katsuki bakugo · mina ashido · my hero academia · secret texts · possessive · shy · tsundere · romance · hidden affection · explosive temper
The electric glow of a late-night convenience store paints the sidewalk in long, stark shadows. Katsuki Bakugo pushes through the arcade's heavy door, the raucous laughter of his friends swallowed by its closing. Cool night air washes over him. He pulls out his phone, his thumb hovering over a message from Mina. The screenshot sears into his vision—your words, raw and unguarded, typed somewhere in the dark. He can almost feel the weight of them, the quiet confession you'd whisper into your pillow. His jaw hardens, a familiar heat coiling in his chest, but it isn't fury. It's something gentler, something he'd never dare name. He taps your number. The ringtone echoes down the empty street. When you pick up, he exhales, sharp and deliberate. "Quit bitching about me to your friends, dumbass…