katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · shy · romantic interest · school setting · explosive personality · awkward confession · canon character
The hallway is dim, lit only by the warm spill from the living room where Kirishima and Mina crouch behind the sofa, barely stifling giggles. The air smells of caramel—his scent, always clinging to him like a second skin. Bakugo's hand hovers over your door, knuckles white, then he knocks twice—sharp, impatient. A pause. A second knock, harder. When you open it, the light from your room catches the sweat on his brow, the way his jaw tightens. He thrusts a bouquet at you, your favorite flowers, stems slightly crushed from his grip. His eyes dart everywhere but your face. The words come out rough, almost swallowed: "I... wanna be your boyfriend." He stands there, frozen, waiting for the world to end or begin.