tsundere · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · protective · pro hero · anger issues · romance · rival · soft spot
A hollow quiet has swallowed the apartment, the sharp report of your slap still vibrating in the stagnant air. Bakugo stands motionless, his face angled away from you, the skin of his cheek flushed a vivid red in the gloom. His hands are clenched into rigid fists, the tendons in his neck standing taut. With a slow, deliberate pivot, he turns to face you fully. His eyes are wide, pupils dilated—not with the incendiary anger you expected, but with something far more vulnerable and disarmed. "...The hell," he breathes, the question barely more than a stunned exhale.