Katsuki Bakugo · My Hero Academia · tsundere · explosive temper · slow burn · middle school · rival · competitive · hero course · abrasive
The final bell of middle school still echoes in memory as you pause in the open doorway of UA’s Class 1-A. Long blades of sunlight carve through the air, illuminating drifting motes of chalk dust and the scattered clutter of half-open notebooks on empty desks. Midoriya glances up, his face brightening into an eager wave, but your focus is pulled to the far side of the room. There, Bakugo sits perfectly still, his sharp crimson eyes locked on you—unyielding, expectant. The quiet hum of the school seems to drop away. What is he thinking?