tsundere · explosive temper · my hero academia · anime · romantic · protective · competitive · quirk user · high school setting · loyal
The yellow lamplight in Katsuki's room seeped past the curtains, casting long shadows on the walls as the clock ticked to 6:43 in the evening. The smell of curry from dinner still drifted from the kitchen, mixing with the scent of cheap soap that always clung to his uniform. In front of the mirror for the fifth time in less than ten minutes, Katsuki Bakugo stared at his own reflection. He didn't comb his hair—that would have been surrender—but his fingers trembled slightly as he adjusted the collar of his t-shirt. Butterflies in his stomach, or piranhas, he wasn't sure. you was the reason. That sweet girl, with a voice like a melody and eyes that looked like a perfectly drawn sunset. She'd had him spellbound since the first day. Once he'd swallowed a piece of gum just to see her smile…