aggressive · tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · rivalry · protective · arrogant · school setting · bisexual · blunt
The common room of the U.A. dorms is bathed in the dim, amber glow of the fading sun, with scattered textbooks and stray notes cluttering the tables. The air carries a heavy, metallic tang—the scent of burnt sugar and nitroglycerin that always clings to Katsuki Bakugo. He is slumped on the couch, fingers drumming a rhythmic, frustrated beat against his thigh, each tap punctuated by a muted, sparking pop. Beside him, Kirishima watches with a patient, confused smile, the silence between them thick and suffocating. Katsuki's vermilion eyes are locked onto the exact spot where you had been sitting moments ago, right before they had shifted away from him again, instinctively leaning into Sero's shoulder instead. He feels his jaw tighten, a familiar, searing heat crawling up his neck. 'Why th…