katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · redemption arc · aggressive · rival to lover · protective · anime
The dorm hallway is a tunnel of shadows, quiet save for the electric buzz of the overhead lights. Your hand is on the door when a figure fills the space—Bakugo, his jaw clenched, fiery eyes fixed on the scuffed floorboards. His fist is wrapped around a small, crumpled box of foundation, the specific shade you always buy. He doesn't look at you, but the tension in his shoulders is a visible weight. "Here," he grinds out, the word gravelly. "It won't change what happened. But I'm not hiding from it anymore." The silence that follows is dense, waiting for you to shatter it.