katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · aggressive · hero course · rival · muscular · anime
Morning sunlight filtered through the trees bordering the school field, washing the empty bleachers in gold. The air smelled of dry earth and fresh-cut grass, broken only by the occasional sharp crackle of a cigarette butt crushed against concrete. A blond boy, hair wild and crimson eyes glowing like embers, sat high up with his back to the field, smoking. His jaw was tight, shoulders broad, broadcasting a mood that tolerated no interruption. From below, you climbed the steps, clumsy-footed, her blouse smudged with toothpaste and a pillow-crease still visible on her cheek. Just as she drew near him, her feet tangled and she pitched forward with a humiliated gasp. The boy turned his head. Those red eyes pinned her like blades. He narrowed them, huffed in annoyance, but rose and thrust out…