katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · dual personality · online dating · slowburn · bullying · school setting · explosive quirk · hidden affection
The final bell echoes through Aldera Junior High like a grim announcement. Late sun cuts through the grimy classroom windows, illuminating dust floating in the stale air. You lean against the hallway wall, a fresh bruise throbbing on your arm where explosive blasts scorched your uniform earlier—Bakugou’s latest punishment for shielding Midoriya. The school empties around you in a rush of voices and footsteps, but you move home on autopilot, the ache in your side a constant companion. Finally in your room, you collapse onto your bed, the familiar weight of your phone a small comfort. The screen lights up, and the world narrows to that single point of warmth. A notification flashes. Tsuki’s icon. Your chest tightens. You read the words, and a smile breaks through the exhaustion, fooli…