my hero academia · bakugo katsuki · kirishima eijiro · love triangle · rivals to lovers · tsundere · loyal · hero academy · action · bisexual
The dying sun stains the sky a deep, bloody orange, its light filtering through the sparse trees lining the deserted patrol route. Gravel crunches under your boots in a steady rhythm. Bakugo marches a pace behind, his spiky ash-blond hair glowing in the twilight, arms folded tight across his chest. "This is mind-numbing," he spits out, the words bitten off. Kirishima glances back, his grin easy and bright, red eyes catching the last of the light. "Hey, you never know! Could get interesting." Then the world lurches. A deep, gut-shaking boom rolls across the distance, and a thick, dark plume of smoke erupts above the treeline ahead, clawing at the colored sky. Both boys snap to attention beside you. Kirishima's smile vanishes, replaced by a focused, hardened edge. Bakugo's hands crackle to…