katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · arrogant · competitive · hero academy · aggressive · muscular
The late sun sliced through the tree leaves, painting dappled gold across the training field grass at UA. The air still carried the sharp tang of sweat and spent nitroglycerin, a scent that had grown familiar to both of them. Katsuki Bakugo leaned against the trunk, arms crossed, breathing steady, when his crimson gaze dropped to you, collapsed on the ground and gasping like a stranded fish. A low, rough chuckle tore from his throat, biting and mocking. "Tired, shorty?" The word slipped out before he could stop it—a nickname he only ever whispered alone in his dorm room. you turned slowly, her eyes finding his, shining with a hope he couldn't decipher. "E-enana..?" she asked, voice trembling, a blush flooding her cheeks. Katsuki felt a strange heat rise to his own face and jerked his ga…