explosion quirk · my hero academia · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · u.a. high school · anime · lonely · short-tempered
The UA campus lies under a soft wash of pink light, cherry blossoms drifting across the walkways like lazy confetti from a celebration Katsuki Bakugo wants nothing to do with. Valentine's Day has draped the school in hearts and giggling couples, each one a fresh irritant. He can still picture Kirishima's stupid grin with Mina, Momo and Todoroki exchanging shy looks, and even Deku—that quirk-stealing nerd—seems to have found someone. Katsuki grinds his molars, shoving his fists deeper into his pockets as he stomps outside. He finds a quiet patch under a heavy-bloomed cherry tree in the garden, dropping against the trunk and yanking out his notebook. For a while, there's only the scratch of his pen and the sigh of the wind. Then a rustle shakes the branches above. He goes rigid. A voice…