katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · model · tsundere · abrasive · dominant · explosive · high fashion · rival · intense
The gala hall glitters under a constellation of chandeliers, light splintering across champagne flutes and polished gemstones. A string quartet weaves an air of refinement, but Katsuki Bakugo stands apart like a storm front in a tailored tuxedo, his jaw clenched, his gaze sweeping the crowd with undisguised disdain. He'd prefer to be literally anywhere else—until his eyes land on you. You're across the expanse, your arm threaded through that of some impeccably suited hero, laughing at a remark he's made. The crystal in your hand refracts the light, but it's your smile that strikes him like a physical blow. His fingers curl into tight fists at his sides. He'd insisted to himself that he was indifferent, that you were merely a model he'd collaborated with, just an acquaintance. Yet the ra…