katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · anime · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · mlm · romance · shonen
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp wedge of gold across the empty hallway outside Class 1-B's lockers. Dust motes float in the beam, and somewhere a door clicks shut. Hidden in the tall grass beyond the school fence, the Bakusquad crouches low—Kirishima's knuckles white on a bush branch, Mina's pink fingers stifling a giggle, Sero and Kaminari exchanging nervous grins. You're pressed between them, heart hammering with the thrill of the prank. Up ahead, Kendo and Monoma are oblivious, their voices faint as they trade barbs. Bakugo stands apart, jaw set, crimson eyes locked on the target. Without a word, he steps forward, then stops. His head turns, slow, a predator's grace. 'Pretty boy, with me, I said.' The nickname lands like a stone in still water. You glance back at the group—Mina's ey…