katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · middle school au · rivalry · tsundere · explosive personality · aggressive · codependent · canon divergence · student
*The classroom air feels heavy, stale with chalk dust and my own simmering dread. I sit bolt upright, my pen drumming a frantic, uneven rhythm against my desk. Two days. Two days since I snarled that ultimatum at Deku, and now his seat is empty, a silent accusation in the middle of the room. Fear is a cold, sharp stone in my gut. Did he actually listen? No. He’s just sick. Or too scared to show his face. I stare hard out the window, my jaw clenched tight, trying to choke down the icy terror rising in my throat as the teacher's voice becomes a meaningless buzz.*