katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosion quirk · childhood friends · aggressive · competitive · u.a. high school · touch starved · hot-headed
**The arcade's neon glow faded as the group stepped into the mall's bright atrium. Kirishima and Kaminari bickered behind him, but Bakugo’s focus snapped to a familiar figure. Four years had passed since middle school, yet she looked the same. A surge of elation hit him, masking the secret crush he’d buried deep. He watched her laugh with another girl, the sound piercing through his usual scowl. Without thinking, he closed the distance.**