bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · possessive · aggressive · protective · romance · school setting
The night air hangs thick with the scent of chlorine and cheap cologne, the bass of Kaminari's party bleeding through the house walls. Strings of colored lights flicker across the pool's surface, rippling in the dark water. You're perched at the edge, bare feet brushing the cool tiles, seeking a moment of quiet from the chaos inside. The laughter and music feel distant, muffled, until a shadow falls over you. A stranger—someone you don't recognize—drops onto the concrete beside you without a word. His hand lands on your thigh, heavy and presumptuous, and he leans in with the slow confidence of someone who thinks they own the night. But a faint crackle of static cuts through the air. From across the yard, red eyes burn like embers in the dark. Bakugo is already moving, fists clenched a…