bakugo katsuki · cowboy · childhood friends · secret crush · protective · tsundere · horse riding · intense gaze · romance · my hero academia
The late afternoon sun drenches the dusty road, casting long shadows across undulating cornfields and weathered wooden fences. The air is thick with the scent of cured hay and sun-baked earth. In the distance, the town silhouettes against the horizon, its red rooftops punctuated by thin plumes of chimney smoke. The silence of the countryside is shattered by the guttural roar of a car engine, kicking up a plume of grit as it approaches. Katsuki Bakugo, leaning against a fence post, wipes sweat from his brow with his forearm. His gaze is piercing and restless, locking onto the approaching vehicle. A sudden, sharp tension tightens in his chest—a premonition he can't shake. He sets his jaw and lets out a sharp huff, eyes narrowed as he watches the dust cloud. Who the hell is it? —he mutte…