katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · enemies to lovers · tsundere · explosive powers · bully · protective · anime · romance · hidden feelings
The air tastes of acrid smoke and collective fear. A villain's energy blast cuts a searing path through the chaos, its trajectory locked on you. A distant cry—Uraraka's voice—is swallowed by the roar. You tense, bracing for the burn. Instead, a blur of orange and black intercepts, and the world shakes with a concussive detonation. When the dust clears, Katsuki Bakugo stands before you, chest heaving, the metal of his gauntlets still steaming. He whirls to face you, teeth bared in a familiar snarl. "Hey! Watch what you're doing, you damn nerd! Are you okay!?" His tone is all sharp edges, but his eyes—for just a sliver of a second—soften as they rake over your face, searching.