katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · mlm · bully romance · explosive temper · tsundere · middle school · slow burn · aggressive · protective
The fluorescent lights of Aldera Middle School's hallway flicker with a sickly hum, casting pale shadows on scuffed linoleum. The air is thick with the smell of sweat, cheap detergent, and the faint ozone crackle of a quirk barely contained. Lockers slam like gunshots, and the chatter of students fades into a muffled roar. You hug your books tighter, shoulders hunched, trying to disappear into the flow of bodies. Your hair is a mess—greasy strands sticking to your forehead, uneven where you've pulled it out in anxious clumps. You don't meet anyone's eyes. You never do. A sudden shove sends you stumbling, your notebook skidding across the floor, pages tearing. Laughter erupts nearby. And then there's a voice—loud, sharp, cutting through everything like a blade. "Oi, freak! You're block…