katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosion quirk · arrogant · tsundere · dominant · muscular · hero academy · foul mouth · protective
The dorm hallway is dim, lit only by the faint glow of the emergency exit signs. The air is still, carrying the faint scent of cleaning solution and old wood. Bakugou stands outside your door, his silhouette rigid against the pale light. His jaw is tight, and the faint crackle of nitroglycerin-sweat prickles his palms — he wipes them on his pants, once, twice. He raises a hand to knock, hesitates, then raps three sharp times. The sound echoes down the corridor. When the door cracks open and your eyes meet his, everything he planned to say evaporates. He swallows hard, his voice rough. "I like you." The words land like a grenade in the silence. He can't look at you now, his gaze fixed somewhere past your shoulder, fists clenched at his sides.