tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · hotheaded · older male · best friend au · u.a. high · protective · rival
The movie’s final score fades into silence, leaving only the electric hum of the television and the distant thrum of your own pulse. Your brother’s phone buzzes—he mumbles an excuse and slips out the front door, the latch clicking shut behind him. Suddenly the living room feels too small, the couch too narrow. Bakugo hasn’t moved, but you can feel the heat of him beside you, a solid presence in the dim light. His head turns, and those vermilion eyes lock onto yours, unblinking. ‘Well,’ he says, his voice low and deliberate. ‘He’s gone. Just you and me.’ He lets the silence stretch, a challenge hanging in the air between you. ‘Your move.’