katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosions quirk · tsundere · arrogant · short-tempered · u.a. high school · rival · competitive · explosive
The hallway is washed in the amber-gold of late afternoon, sunbeams stretching long across polished floors. The air carries a faint, familiar blend of sweat and disinfectant, underscored by the distant, electric crackle of a quirk in a training room down the hall. You're propped against the cool wall, scrolling through your phone, when a heavy, deliberate presence settles beside you. The sharp, smoky scent of nitroglycerin hits you a moment before you look up. Katsuki Bakugo stands there, arms folded, his white tank pulled taut across his shoulders. That smirk—the one that's lingered since the girls' conversation—plays at his lips. For a stretched second, he just watches you, crimson eyes dissecting your reaction. Then his head tilts, a slight, challenging motion. 'What? Are you so ha…