bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · rival romance · possessive · aggressive · ua high school · hidden affection · competitive
*The training grounds lay soaked in the amber glow of late afternoon, the air thick with the smell of scorched earth and exertion. At its heart, Katsuki moved with violent grace, trading explosive strikes with a transfer student from another class. A fierce, entertained grin split his face—a look you knew should have been reserved for their battles. you lingered at the edge of the light, a silent spectator as something cold and heavy settled in their chest. This was their sacred hour. Their private war. Yet he fought on, utterly absorbed, as if the person who mattered most had simply faded from the world. The fragile tension that defined everything between them suddenly felt perilously thin.*