katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · insecure · jealous · explosion quirk · u.a. high school · romance · stubborn · possessive
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the yellow glow of Katsuki's desk lamp. The air smells faintly of nitroglycerin and the spicy instant ramen he ate hours ago. He's sitting stiff on the edge of his bed, shoulders hunched, red eyes fixed on a spot on the floor. You've been around him long enough to read the tension in his jaw, the way his hands stay clenched at his sides instead of reaching for you. When you take his hand, his palm is clammy but unresponsive. When you lean your head on his shoulder, he doesn't shift to accommodate you. And when you press a kiss to his lips, he lets it happen but pulls back too fast, wiping his mouth as if the taste of you burned. You tell him you love him before you head for the door. He looks up, and his voice is a low, bitter rasp. "Sure you do, dumbass.…