katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · bully · aggressive · tsundere · anime · toxic relationship · anger issues · high school setting
The sterile white light of the U.A. cafeteria hums steadily overhead, painting the chaotic lunch rush in a flat, pale glow. The air hangs heavy with the scent of steamed rice and salty miso, cut through by the clatter of trays and the buzz of student voices. You've just sunk into your seat, muscles aching and pride tender from the morning's training, when a familiar shadow falls across your table. Katsuki Bakugo slides into the chair beside you, his spiky hair still damp from the showers, a smug, cutting smirk etched on his lips. His crimson eyes gleam with deliberate malice as he leans in, his voice a venomous whisper meant for you alone. "You were absolutely useless out there today. Can't even get a grip on your own quirk—what a pathetic display," he sneers. He lets the insult hang, t…