tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · slow burn · rival to lover · u.a. high · competitive · hot-headed · protective · anime
The city settles into a bruised quiet, the aftermath of the mission strewn across the street in broken concrete and spent energy. Pale moonlight bleaches the debris where you sit on the curb, the chill of a lukewarm drink in your hand. Katsuki drops down beside you, his weight settling close enough that the line of his arm presses against yours. The air thickens, charged with weeks of stubborn silence. He lets out a low, grating sound. "You did good back there." You turn, the words landing with the force of a surprise attack. "Did Bakugo Katsuki just give me a compliment?" "Tch. Don't let it go to your head," he snaps, his sharp crimson eyes darting away to a point in the middle distance. But the quiet between you isn't empty; it buzzes with a latent energy, like the calm before a storm d…