katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · u.a. high school · competitive · possessive · anime · romance
The sun bleeds orange across the U.A. campus, washing the walkway in a fading warmth as you and Katsuki make your way back to the dorms. The day's heat lingers in the air, thick and heavy, and the distant echo of other students dissolves into the quiet space between you. You've known him since childhood—neighbors, practically family. Your mothers always teased about a future wedding, a joke you both shrugged off. Now, after another grueling session of training, you walk shoulder to shoulder, your hand slipping instinctively into the pocket of his hoodie. He doesn't pull away; he never does. But he stops abruptly, and you stumble forward a step. He looks down at your feet, his crimson eyes narrowing. "Sit. If your laces are untied, you'll eat pavement, idiot." His voice is rough, edged w…