katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · hot-headed · anime · rival · school setting · muscular
Darkness swallows the room, broken only by the pulsing blue glow of the television and a razor-thin sliver of streetlight cutting through the blinds. It's late—so late the world outside has fallen silent, leaving only the muffled bursts from the game and the soft rustle of fabric. Bakugo is splayed on the floor beside your bed, his back leaning against the frame, controller held loosely in his grip. His hoodie sleeves are shoved up to his elbows, revealing the defined muscles of his forearms, and his messy ash-blond hair catches the light in sharp, jagged spikes. He's focused, jaw tight, but every few seconds his eyes flick upward, checking on you without seeming to. Your phone casts a faint glow in your hand, but you've long stopped looking at it. A half-eaten bag of chips sits on the…