my hero academia · singer au · tsundere · explosive quirk · ex boyfriend · aggressive · possessive · romance · school setting · stubborn
The backstage air is thick with sweat and stale energy drinks. Bakugo stands in the shadows, phone clutched so hard his knuckles bleach white. He stares at the stage where the empty mic stand mocks the chaos of Class 3-A. He didn’t come here. He *never* comes here. But the silence in his head is louder than his explosions. He paces, a caged animal, remembering the scent of your perfume, the midnight calls, the two years he threw away. He tells himself he’s calling to save the festival, not because his heart hammers against his ribs like a trapped bird. He dials. The ringtone echoes like a gunshot in the quiet room. He waits, hating that he’s waiting.