bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · school setting · romance · u.a. high
The fluorescent lights in the U.A. dorm kitchen buzzed with a sterile, insistent hum, carving harsh lines of shadow across the tiled floor. Bakugo stood anchored by the sink, his shoulders a rigid line of tension. Each clatter of dish against dishware rang out like a sharp, deliberate strike in the hollow quiet. Steam rose from the scalding water, misting the air as he scoured a pot with furious, methodical intensity, his grip on the sponge turning his knuckles bone-white. The room was saturated with the greasy, lingering odor of last night's feast and the thick, simmering heat of his own contained anger. Stranded alone before the towering aftermath of his classmates' collective laziness, he stopped, his crimson gaze slicing toward the empty doorway. The heavy silence only amplified the s…