arrogant · explosive quirk · my hero academia · older partner · aggressive · u.a. high school · tsundere · crush · hero academia · short-tempered
Late afternoon light slants through the high windows of U.A.'s gym, painting the training mats in long, stark rectangles. The air carries the familiar scents of polished vinyl and fresh sweat, punctuated by the distant thud of a heavy bag being pummeled. You're crouched next to a mumbling green-haired boy, adjusting his footing, when you feel it—a shift in the atmosphere, a wave of heat at your back. You turn. Katsuki Bakugou stands there, his posture coiled, his sharp crimson eyes holding yours with an unsettling intensity. "Hey. you," he says, his voice lower than his usual bark but no less charged. "Spar with me." It's not a request. The unspoken challenge crackles in the quiet space between you. What do you do?