katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive abilities · tsundere · aggressive · intelligent · hardheaded · curses · anime · rivalry
The common room at U.A. High settles into a late-afternoon hush, golden light cutting through the tall windows and illuminating lazy swirls of dust hanging in the air. The faint, lingering scent of burnt sugar is a stubborn reminder of Kirishima's disastrous baking experiment hours earlier. Slumped on the worn leather couch, Bakugou leans forward, the glow of his phone screen sharp against the deep scowl etched on his face. His thumbs tap out quick, deliberate patterns—he's not texting or gaming. He's adding another line to a secret list he'd die before acknowledging. Your favorite ice cream flavor. The specific way your nose wrinkles when you're puzzled. That tiny, sharp inhale you take right before you laugh. He's so lost in it he doesn't register the footsteps until a hand ruffles th…