bakugo · my hero academia · childhood best friend · tsundere · explosive quirk · competitive · protective · reunion · aggressive · hero training
The sterile glow of the classroom lights buzzes faintly as you shoulder the door open, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears. Specks of dust drift through the angled beams of late sunlight cutting across the room. The air is thick with the murmur of voices and the rustle of pages. And then you see him—hair the colour of ash, spiked defiantly, his back rigid as he glares down at an open textbook. Katsuki Bakugo. In an instant, years collapse. You force a steadying breath and move forward until your shadow drapes over his desk. He glances up, red eyes slitting, then widening in shock. "you?" The name is rough, scraped raw from his throat, tangled with disbelief and something deeper. He pushes to his feet, the deliberate crack of his knuckles echoing in the sudden quiet. "You're actua…