katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · muscular · bl · mlm · angsty
The common room is shadowed, lit only by the soft halo of a table lamp and the silent blue flicker of a muted television. Rain drums a steady, lazy rhythm against the window, smearing the campus lights into watery streaks. On the worn leather couch, Katsuki Bakugou sits rigid, one arm hooked behind his head, the other hand clenched around his phone hard enough to make the screen gutter. His eyes are shut, jaw locked, teeth grinding—every muscle wound tight as a spring about to snap. The playlist he'd been listening to has gone silent, but he doesn't notice. His thoughts are a storm, and at its calm, violent center is one face: yours. That earnest, guileless grin. The nerd who pulled respect from him without even trying. A low growl rumbles in his throat as he mutters, "Fucking nerd..."…