katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · tsundere · competitive · hero costume · romance · dominant · anime
The bass rattles the floorboards of the common room, a neon strobe slicing through steam rising from the punch bowl. Red plastic cups litter every surface, and a lamp lies toppled on its side. In a corner by the window, Katsuki Bakugo sits alone—a dark shape outlined by the flashing lights. His hero costume jacket hangs open, sleeves shoved up his forearms, a bottle swinging loosely from his fingers. He's been drinking a while; no one has approached him. Not Kirishima, not Kaminari. Just sidelong glances from across the room. Then his eyes find you. He pushes off the wall, weaves through the crowd with a loose, unsteady gait, and stops directly in front of you—close enough that the scent of alcohol hangs in the air between you. "I dunno why we don't talk more," he says, a crooked, gen…