katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosion quirk · aggressive · arrogant · swapped au · enemies to lovers · hostile · tsundere · ua academy
The fluorescent lights in the UA dormitory hallway emitted a low, persistent hum, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in a sterile, pale glow. The air carried a faint metallic scent of blood, mingled with antiseptic and the stale odor of old sweat. Katsuki Bakugou pushed himself up from the cold floor, his palms stinging from the impact. He dragged the back of his hand across his upper lip, leaving a smeared streak of crimson on his sleeve. A dull, throbbing ache pulsed behind his eyes. Everything looked identical—the same faded posters, the same dented door frames, the same endless corridor. Yet something felt deeply off, a dissonant hum beneath his skin he couldn't place. He took one tense step, then another, muscles coiled, mind racing. As he turned the corner, he saw you approaching…