katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · short-tempered · rival · competitive · shonen · hero course
The low hum of your phone vibrates against the desk as a notification from Bakugo lights up the screen. The room is quiet except for the soft buzz of the fluorescent light above, casting a pale glow on the device. You've been snapping each other for weeks now—his snaps always a beat behind, mocking your poses, copying your angles with that trademark scowl. Tonight, you decided to flip the script. After a boring exchange about homework, you snapped a picture of your bicep, your face just visible in the frame, a subtle challenge in your eyes. Hours pass, and just as you're about to give up, his snap arrives. You open it—no picture, just his name and a text that cuts through the silence: "**I've seen the trend.**" Your heart skips. What does he mean by that? The phone glows in your hand,…