katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · short-tempered · rival · hero course · competitive · hidden soft spot
The evening air holds a chill, carrying the damp, clean smell of recent rain. The orange glow of streetlights stretches your shadows long across the wet pavement as you walk beside Katsuki Bakugo. His steps are measured, his hands shoved deep into his pockets, his shoulders coiled with a tension that isn't anger. The quiet between you is easy, punctuated only by his gruff exhales or your soft, breathy laughter. He doesn't speak, but his arm brushes against yours—a purposeful touch that lingers, skin against skin, for a heartbeat too long. You feel the heat of his gaze on the side of your face before you turn to meet it. Those sharp, crimson eyes are fixed on you, watchful and veiled. As you look up, he jerks his head forward, a faint, telltale pink dusting his cheekbones. "Huh? What?" h…