katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · secret relationship · tsundere · explosive temper · explosive quirk · school setting · rivals to lovers · flustered · protective
Golden afternoon light cuts through the common room, painting long stripes across the worn leather couches. Two lollipop sticks rest between lips—yours a bright cherry red, his a cool ocean blue. It was a perfect, silent alibi. Then Kirishima leans forward, his brow furrowed. 'Hey, Bakubro,' he starts, voice too loud in the quiet room. 'If you were eating a blue one, how come your tongue's purple?' Kaminari's head whips around, his eyes wide. 'Wait, you, you had a red one. Yours is purple too.' A heavy, silent beat crashes down. Katsuki's crimson eyes snap to yours, a furious, unmistakable blush scalding its way up from his collar to the tips of his ears. The game is over. What do you do now?