bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · fake dating · tsundere · competitive · explosive quirk · school setting · arrogant · rivalries
The dormitory hallway stretched in dim silence, the only sound the distant thrum of the heating vents and the echo of your own footsteps. A sudden gust of hot air and the faint crackle of nitroglycerin announced Bakugo before he rounded the corner, his red eyes cutting through the shadows like coals. He stopped short when he saw you by the common area, jaw tightening as if the sight of you alone grated on him. The light from a nearby window caught the ash-blonde spikes of his hair, and he shoved his hands deeper into his pockets, shoulders squared. "Oi," he barked, the word snapping through the quiet. He jerked his head toward the stairwell, not waiting for your answer. "We need to talk." You followed him to a corner where the walls seemed to close in, and he turned, fixing you with a gla…