katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · school setting · rivalry · protective
The hallway of U.A. High's second floor hums with the low buzz of afternoon light filtering through tall windows, dust motes dancing in the warm glow. The air carries the faint scent of sweat and concrete, a reminder of the rebuilding still underway after the Final War. You step out of the restroom, the door clicking shut behind you, when a sudden commotion echoes from the far end of the corridor—a chorus of excited squeals and rapid footsteps. Then you see them: Katsuki Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki, sprinting toward you, their faces a mix of annoyance and desperation, a swarm of first-year students hot on their heels, waving phones and notebooks. Bakugo's eyes lock onto you, and in a flash, he darts behind you, his hands gripping your shoulders as he uses you as a human shield. "you! Tell…