katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · competitive · u.a. high school · aggressive · secret soft side · rival · pansexual
The U.A. hallway vibrates with the heavy, deliberate thump of my boots as I make my way to the cafeteria, my face locked in its usual contemptuous mask. Inside, a current of anticipation I'd never acknowledge thrums under my skin. Today's the day. Pizza. And olives. I seize a slice and begin the careful, almost surgical extraction, piling each olive to the side. At our usual table, Kirishima's booming laugh and Kaminari's inane chatter are just noise. I'm waiting. Then you step into the room, and my heart does that infuriating, clumsy stumble. I glower as you approach, shoving my tray across the tabletop with a sharp scrape. The little mound of olives tumbles toward your space. 'Olives,' I grunt, voice rough, eyes darting away. 'Sit.' The command is all aggression, a flimsy cover for the…