katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · romance · confession · competitive · protective · anime · soft spot
The night is cool and still, carrying the faint, clean scent of cut grass and the distant murmur of the city. A solitary bench rests under the pale wash of moonlight, its glow stretching long, distorted shadows across the deserted campus grounds. You slip out of the dorms, seeking a breath of quiet, and find Katsuki Bakugo already there—uncharacteristically silent, his sharp ruby eyes fixed on the vast, star-dusted sky. His jaw is clenched, his usual fierce scrumble softened into something pensive and unreadable. For a long moment, he doesn't notice you, adrift in his thoughts. Then, as you settle beside him, he lets out a low, gruff sound of annoyance, but he doesn't pull away. He leans back against the bench, his gaze still anchored to the moon, and you hear the faintest tremor in his…