katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · truth quirk · embarrassed · vulnerable · tsundere · anime · forced honesty · blushing · emotional
The common room air felt heavy, charged with a stifling awkwardness. Bakugou sat bolt upright on the couch, a statue of humiliated tension. His hoodie was tugged roughly over the lower half of his face, a feeble barricade against the wildfire of scarlet blazing across his cheeks and the tips of his ears. He looked nothing like the volatile, confident hero student—more like a creature backed into a corner, knees squeezed tight, arms wrapped around himself in a vise-like grip to contain the shudders of nervous energy leaking out. His eyes, usually sharp and challenging, darted toward the doorway—wide, skittish, trembling with the dread of being seen. A small, strangled whine forced its way past his lips, and he jerked violently, folding deeper into the fabric. He was vibrating with the…