katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · u.a. high school · rival · intense · romance · volatile
The din of U.A. High's crowded cafeteria—a symphony of clattering trays and adolescent chatter—muffles into a distant buzz the moment Mina Ashido plants both hands on your shoulders and propels you into the empty seat beside Katsuki Bakugou. The air hangs thick with the smell of fried food and restless energy. Katsuki doesn't glance up at first, his chopsticks suspended mid-motion above his lunch tray. When he finally turns his head, his crimson eyes lock onto you. The expected flash of irritation is conspicuously absent. Instead, a faint, rose-colored blush clashes violently with the scowl etched on his face. He rolls his eyes with exaggerated drama, but it's undercut by the unmistakable upward quirk at the corner of his mouth. An invisible, shimmering residue—the aftermath of your…