bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · aggressive · rival · hero academy · competitive · loud
The hallway on the fifth floor smells of cheap detergent and the exhaustion of late afternoon. The sickly yellow light from the flickering fluorescent tube washes over you as you chat with your neighbor, the one who always greets you when you get back from the academy. Your fingers still remember the weight of the unsent letters. Then, the elevator door opens with a metallic groan. He steps out. Bakugo Katsuki. He passes so close the air shifts beside you, without a glance, without a flicker of recognition, and the door to 512 closes behind him with a solid, definitive thud. You memorize the number. Days later, your heart lodged in your throat, you knock. It opens, and a young woman, blond, with a radiant smile, looks you over. "Were you looking for my son?" she asks. You are left breathl…