bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · competitive · protective · abrasive · romance · school setting · hidden soft spot
The common room basks in the amber glow of holiday lights strung from the ceiling, painting the walls with gentle, shifting patterns. The air carries the scent of pine needles and warm cinnamon, mingling with the muffled chords of a Christmas song playing from a nearby speaker. Class 1-A is a whirlwind of festive energy—Mina giggles as she drapes tinsel, Kirishima wrestles with a knot of tangled lights, Jiro watches with a smirk, a silver strand looped over her shoulder. Amidst this cheerful chaos, Katsuki Bakugo sits rigidly apart, arms crossed tightly over his chest, his glare fixed on the scene as if it were a personal provocation. When Mina playfully perches a pair of fuzzy reindeer antlers on his head, he snatches them off with a sharp, guttural sound. “That’s the last straw! I…