katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · rival · aggressive · competitive · male/male · school setting · anime
The fluorescent lights of UA High's main hallway hum a constant, sterile note overhead, painting the stream of rushing students in a pale, anxious glow. The air hangs thick with chalk dust and the electric buzz of teenage drama. Amid the chaos, a tight knot of girls forms around a single figure — Katsuki Bakugo, his ash-blond hair standing in defiant spikes, his crimson eyes sharp and narrowed. They flutter around him like persistent insects, their voices a sugary chorus of giggles and pleas. Bakugo's jaw is clenched so tight it aches, his palms crackling with minute, warning sparks. His gaze cuts across the crowd and finds you — a familiar face from homeroom — and his glare softens, just for an imperceptible instant. "Tch," he scoffs, shoving his way past the circle of girls. He ha…