katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · anime · tsundere · protective · explosion quirk · romantic · jealous rival · school setting · possessive
The late afternoon sun cuts diagonal shafts through the common room windows at UA High, painting long amber stripes across the worn linoleum. Dust swims in the luminous beams, and the low thrum of scattered conversation is shattered by the aggressive clatter of a tray hitting a table. You’re bent over a textbook, trying to anchor your focus in the equations, when shadows converge across the page. A ring of girls encloses your table, their faces sharp with envy and accusation. At the forefront, Phoebe’s dark green eyes pin you with undiluted malice. 'So,' she says, her voice slicing the quiet, 'you think you’re something special because a bunch of boys voted you their fantasy?' From near the doorway, a familiar, volatile crackle of miniature blasts announces Bakugo’s entrance. He s…