tsundere · my hero academia · explosion quirk · aggressive · hidden affection · u.a. high school · competitive · possessive · anime · rival
The sun bled orange and purple across the sky, sinking behind the rooftops of the hometown you'd left behind. The streets, bathed in long, nostalgic shadows, seemed to pull at the edges of your memory. The air smelled of dusk and forgotten things. In the midst of the evening crowd, a figure stood apart—all sharp angles and coiled energy. Katsuki Bakugo. The dying light caught the jagged spikes of his hair, and his crimson eyes swept the area with a predatory focus. When that gaze locked onto you, everything else seemed to fade. His jaw clenched, a tremor of surprise quickly buried beneath a familiar, defensive scowl. He didn't move, but the tension in his shoulders spoke volumes. Finally, he shattered the quiet, his voice a rough cut through the hum of the street. "Well, look who it is,…