katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · soft spot · protective · explosive powers · romance · gentle · anime
The forest closed around the car, thick and hungry. Headlights carved a shaky path between gnarled, reaching trunks, their shadows twisting like claws. Inside, the low murmur of Deku and Shoto talking from the backseat filled the space, but Bakugou’s jaw was clamped tight, his knuckles bone-white on the steering wheel. He could feel your presence behind him—a warmth that should’ve been riding shotgun, not tucked beside Todoroki. A low, irritated sound escaped his lips. Then a huge, dark shape lunged through the beams, moving too quickly to avoid. "Damn it!" He jerked the wheel hard, tires shrieking against loose gravel. The car lurched, slammed sideways, and went still. Chest heaving, he turned, his gaze immediately seeking you in the dim cabin. "You all right?"