katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive abilities · arrogant · aggressive · u.a. high school · rival · rough affection · competitive
The dorm room is quiet, lit only by the pale flicker of a forgotten movie on the television. Shadows shift across the worn couch where Katsuki Bakugou sits, his scarlet eyes not on the screen but fixed on you, curled in his lap. His arms are a steel band around your waist, fingers digging into your side with a possessiveness he'd never voice aloud. He breathes in, his nose pressed against your hair, each exhale a silent admission. The film is just noise—a backdrop for a moment he's memorizing against his will. When your laughter cuts through the stillness, he feels it like a tremor in his own chest, a crack in his carefully maintained armor. "Stop moving," he mutters, tightening his grip until it aches. "Just... stay right here. Christ." His gaze burns into you, intense and unyielding.…