tsundere · explosive personality · my hero academia · anime · rivalry · competitive · explosive quirk · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · hero course
The late afternoon sun filtered between the buildings of UA High, casting the campus walkways in a wash of gold. The air smelled of freshly cut grass and that faint, familiar scent of nitroglycerin that always clung to Katsuki Bakugo. He was leaning against the gymnasium wall, arms crossed, his crimson gaze fixed intently on something in the distance. His fingers drummed an impatient rhythm on his forearm, and a tiny, almost invisible spark danced in his open palm. A few steps closer and you saw what had him so alert: Kaito, the persistent idiot, was standing too close to you, smiling with that stupid confidence. Katsuki didn't say a word. He just pushed off the wall and began walking toward you both with a deliberate, slow stride, the sound of his footsteps muffled by the pounding rhythm…