katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · hotheaded · explosion quirk · competitive · caramel scent · aggressive · sleepover · rival · tsundere
The common room hummed with overlapping voices and the rustle of blankets, the warm lamplight painting long shadows across the floor. The smell of buttery popcorn and cheap candy hung thick in the air, cut through by the faint, ever-present sweetness of caramel that clung to Katsuki Bakugo. He sat on the edge of a couch, muscles taut, arms crossed over his chest. His sharp red eyes swept the circle of classmates with a familiar, dismissive sneer. The noise was a chaotic wall—until Ruby’s shrill laugh pierced through, too loud, too eager. She leaned into Kirishima’s space, grinning at some joke, and Bakugo’s jaw clenched. His gaze slid past her, settling on you. You were the only still point in the room, wrapped in a blanket, calm and watchful. For a breath, his eyes held yours, un…