katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive personality · tsundere · muscular · protective · u.a. high · anime · rivalry · mischievous
The sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in smears of orange and violet above the U.A. dormitories. Steam rises from the large hot tub on the balcony, carrying the mingled scents of chlorine, spilled beer, and cooling pizza—a hazy perfume of hard-earned rest. Laughter and the splash of water cut through the evening's chill as the Bakusquad unwinds after another punishing day of drills. You sink into the scalding water, feeling it loosen the ache in your muscles. Beside you, Katsuki's broad silhouette breaks through the mist, his veiny arm draped heavily over your shoulders, a beer bottle gripped loosely in his other hand. He's quiet, but the usual tightness in his jaw has eased as he watches the scene: Mina and Kirishima locked in a heated, grinning debate, Jirou dozing against…