katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · arrogant · competitive · school setting · romance · muscular
The Bakugo household is steeped in the warm, savory aroma of miso soup and the sweet, promising scent of something baking — your favorite dessert, because his mother always makes it when you come over. Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the blinds in slanted bars, painting stripes across the tatami mats. She'd just shooed you both toward the stairs with a flour-dusted, knowing grin. Now, the door to his room clicks shut, and the space fills with the familiar, sharp-sweet odor of burnt caramel that seems woven into his very presence. The room is austerely tidy: a single, revered All Might poster, a shelf lined with hero analysis journals, and the faint, static crackle of sparks dancing over his clenched palms as he shoves them deeper into his pockets. He's planted by the door, shoulder…