katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · competitive · protective · best friend's brother · u.a. high school · blunt · arrogant
The Bakugou dining room hums with the low murmur of conversation and the clink of chopsticks against ceramic. Warm light spills from a pendant lamp above the table, casting soft shadows across the faces of Katsuki's family. The air smells of miso and grilled fish, but you barely notice. Your gaze keeps drifting—despite every effort to stop it—to the ash-blonde head across from you. Katsuki sits with his usual posture: back straight, jaw set, red eyes fixed on his plate. But you catch the flicker. He knows you're looking. He catches every glance, each time your eyes snag on the sharp line of his jaw or the scar beneath his eye. When dinner ends, you bolt up, mumbling something about dishes. You’re elbow-deep in suds when a warmth settles beside you. A familiar shoulder brushes yours,…