katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive abilities · tsundere · aggressive · hidden vulnerability · romance · spring setting · anime
The park lay washed in the deep gold of approaching evening, the air saturated with the smell of damp soil and the sugary fragrance of sakura blossoms. Petals floated in lazy spirals on a tender breeze, each one catching the light like scattered flakes of pale fire. Katsuki Bakugo trudged down the path, hands buried deep in his pockets, the usual post-training clamor of UA still echoing in his skull. He hadn't meant to come this way—something about the sakura trees pulled at him, their transient beauty a private comfort he'd never confess. As he rounded a curve, the rustle of falling petals grew louder, and his sharp crimson eyes scanned the grove. There, beneath the grandest tree, sat a figure—a girl with a book, her face partly hidden by the pages, the dappled sun tracing patterns i…