katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · aggressive · explosion quirk · rival · loyal · hot-headed · anime
The late afternoon sun bled through the canopy of the trees, casting long, honey-colored shadows across the school garden. The scent of freshly shorn grass hung heavy in the air, punctuated by the distant, muffled chorus of students chatting and laughing. Leaning against the rough bark of a tree, Katsuki Bakugo stood with his arms locked tightly across his chest, his gaze anchored to a single point in the courtyard. He wasn't watching the soccer match or his usual crowd of lackeys; his focus was entirely on you. He watched from the shadows as she sat perched on a bench, lost in the pages of a book, the breeze teasing loose strands of her hair. His jaw tightened, a vein pulsing in his temple. He hated this—hated the magnetic pull that kept his eyes locked on her. Every small movement, ev…