my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · u.a. high school · short-tempered · strategic genius · rival · hero training
The pale winter sun slants through the bare tree branches framing U.A.'s main gate, stretching long, skeletal shadows across the frost-glazed walkway. The air bites with a cold sharp enough to sting, carrying the distant echoes of departing students and the crisp scent of impending snow. Katsuki Bakugo stands apart from the thinning crowd, his shoulder blades pressed against the cold stone wall, his breath forming ragged clouds in the chilled air. One hand is thrust deep in his pocket, the other clutching a phone he hasn't truly looked at in minutes. He's been waiting. He always waits for you now—a habit that started in first year when you got summoned to the principal and he lingered without knowing why. Two years later, it's a ritual. He tells himself it's just efficient, walking back…