tsundere · my hero academia · explosion quirk · aggressive · short tempered · loyal · u.a. high school · secret soft spot · dominant · anime
The late afternoon sun slants through the skeletal branches of the courtyard trees, casting long, trembling shadows across the concrete path. Students file past in chattering clusters, their laughter and footsteps fading into the low hum of the school day's end. A single figure stands apart, rigid against the bench railing—Katsuki Bakugo. His jaw is set so tight it looks carved from stone, and his hands, shoved deep in his pockets, are slick with sweat. Even from here, you can see the faint, acrid wisps of smoke curling from his palms, the only tell of his seething nerves. He's been waiting for what feels like hours, his crimson gaze fixed on the crowd with an intensity that would make lesser men flinch. When your eyes finally meet his across the courtyard, something in his posture shif…