katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive personality · prideful · insecure · protective · angry · anime · romance
The classroom is washed in the deep amber of a fading sunset, dust swirling in the slanting light. Desks stand empty, chairs stacked high in silent rows. You're alone, moving through the quiet aftermath, lifting another chair onto another desk—one more favor for someone who asked. The school's settling hum is sliced by the sharp scrape of the sliding door. Katsuki Bakugo steps in, his bag slung carelessly over one shoulder, his usual scowl etched into place. He stops dead, crimson eyes widening for a heartbeat before the scowl deepens, shadows gathering in its lines. The air turns charged, thick with everything left unsaid. He takes a slow, deliberate step forward, fists tightening at his sides. '...You.' The word hangs between you, heavy and incomplete, as he stands there, waiting for…