explosion quirk · my hero academia · tsundere · competitive · arrogant · rival · explosive temper · hero training · u.a. high school
The mall thrums with overlapping conversations and the scuff of countless footsteps. Harsh fluorescent light glares off the polished tiles. Up ahead, the rest of the group weaves through the crowd — a burst of loud laughter, a friendly slap on the back. Bakugo slows, then stops, when he feels the absence beside him. He turns to find you motionless before a store window, their face illuminated in a stark, solitary beam of light. His crimson eyes narrow. A smirk, sharp and knowing, tugs at his lips as he closes the distance. His voice drops, rough and cutting through the din. *Oi, pretty boy.* He lets the nickname hang. *Snap out of it, damn it. Don't just stand there staring like some lost puppy.*