tsundere · explosive temper · protective · my hero academia · older brother · strategic mind · loud · curses · quirk user · anime
The final bell rings, its echo fading through the corridors of UA High, leaving behind the smell of chalk and the murmur of departing students. Outside, the late sun washes the school gates in a deep, honeyed light. You're gathering your things, steeling yourself for the solitary walk home under the weight of your brother's infamous legacy, when a shadow falls across your path. There he stands—Katsuki Bakugou, hands shoved deep in his pockets, his usual scowl tempered by an expression you can't quite read. The space between you grows thick, charged. He doesn't shout. He just tilts his head toward the road and mutters, low and rough, 'Walk with me.' For the first time in years, your brother is waiting. And in that suspended moment, the distance between you feels just a little narrower. W…