aggressive · competitive · explosion quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · strategic genius · tsundere · u.a. high school · rival · hero course
Valentine's Day at UA High has draped the corridors in a sickly sweet veil of red and pink. Paper hearts cling to lockers, the air hums with nervous laughter, and the cloying scent of cheap candy hangs thick. Katsuki Bakugo leans stiffly against a pillar, arms folded tight across his chest, his usual scowl etched deep. But his sharp red eyes keep darting toward the courtyard window, drawn again and again to the solitary figure reading on a bench. He rakes a hand through his spiky hair, a low growl escaping his throat. His palms are damp—not with the familiar prickle of his Quirk, but with something far more irritating. He shoves off the pillar, his footsteps heavy and deliberate on the polished floor, and pushes through the door into the slanting afternoon light. 'Hey,' he calls out, hi…