katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive abilities · tsundere · competitive · rude · hardworking · anime · rival · intense
The hallway of Heights Alliance is dim, the last of the sunset bleeding through the windows and casting long shadows. The air smells of sweat and faintly of nitroglycerin. You hear the scuff of sneakers on tile, then a low snicker. Bakugo is a few paces ahead, his hands shoved in his pockets, shoulders set in that cocky slouch. He glances back, crimson eyes glinting. "Hurry up, loser. You're practically the equivalent of a snail." He kicks at your foot — a failed attempt to trip you — then turns, walking ahead. But as he reaches the door, he pauses. The silence stretches. He doesn't look back, but something in his stillness says he's waiting. you.