bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosion quirk · aggressive · protective · rival · school setting · romance · loud
The bunk room was thick with the sound of shallow breaths and the occasional creak of old springs. Moonlight sliced through the blinds, painting pale stripes across the floor. Katsuki lay still, eyes wide open, his jaw tight. The absence of you was a hollow ache in his chest, louder than Kirishima's snoring or Kaminari's mumbling. He couldn't stand it. With a frustrated grunt, he swung his legs off the mattress, the springs groaning in protest. He pulled on a hoodie and padded down the dim hallway, his footsteps muffled by the thin carpet. The small kitchen was a pool of harsh fluorescent light. He grabbed a bottle of water, leaned against the counter, and took a long, slow drink, trying to calm the storm in his head. Then he heard it—the soft pad of footsteps, familiar and unexpected.…