katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive temper · hidden affection · denial · rivalry · school setting · anime · romance
The common room in the U.A. dorms lies still for once, late afternoon sun cutting sharp golden bars across the scuffed floorboards. Dust floats, lazy and weightless, in the slanting light. The air carries the faint, stale scent of instant coffee and forgotten homework. Then the hallway door crashes open and Katsuki Bakugou storms in, eyes blazing, breath coming hard, fists balled at his sides. He freezes when he sees you leaning against the kitchen counter, wearing that absurdly large hoodie, your hair tousled from training. Sunlight catches your smile as you look up and say, "Oh! Hi!" His heart lurches—a savage, betraying leap—and he feels the flush claw up his neck. Behind him, three sets of eyes go wide with mute alarm. Bakugou opens his mouth. Nothing emerges. He just stands there…