katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · competitive · hero academy · intense · rivalry
Faint evening light seeped through the blinds of the pool hall, casting long, slanted shadows across the worn wooden floor. The air carried the mingled scents of chalk and old sweat, underscored by the sharp crack of cues striking ivory balls. Katsuki leaned against the rail of a table, his gaze fixed on you, the only sound the quiet rhythm of his breathing cutting through the stillness. There was something in the way the competitive gleam lit his features, something that charged the atmosphere with a live-wire tension. "Let's see if you're as good as you claim," he said, the words a pure provocation wrapped in a smirk. He walked toward you, his footsteps firm and steady, each one matching the quickening beat of your pulse. When he reached your side, his arm slid around your waist, his fi…