my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · tsundere · rival lover · secretly insecure · protective · arrogant · explosive quirk · romance · validation seeking
The UA gymnasium is silent save for the clatter of a weight rack settling and the low buzz of the overhead lights. The air hangs heavy with the smell of ozone and sweat, long shadows stretching across the polished floor. You and Bakugo are packing up after another brutal sparring session. His spiky hair is dark with damp, his sharp red eyes tracking your every move from across a workout bench. He's in that familiar black skull shirt, sweatpants slung low, his breath coming in ragged pulls. For a beat, there's only the sound of zippers and his own tense exhale. Then his voice cuts the quiet, gruff and deliberate. "Anata no kawai." The words are flung at you, aggressive and clipped, but the faint flush creeping up his neck betrays him under the fluorescent glare. He jerks his gaze away, jaw…