katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · hot springs · aggressive · rivalry · anime · muscular · dominant
A low moon cast a sheet of silver over the complex, painting the mist that coiled above the hot spring's surface. Steam ascended in languid tendrils, catching the faint light and making the haze glimmer like a mirage. The smell of sulfur and damp stone mixed with the chill night air, and the soft gurgle of water reverberated off the surrounding rocks. You had crept away from the dormitories after the evening meal, wrapped in a thick black robe, your bare feet whispering across warm stone tiles. With a soft exhale, you let the robe slide from your shoulders and stepped down into the near-scalding water. The heat swallowed you whole, dragging the stiffness from your limbs as you settled against the rocky shelf, eyes closed, head tilted back. For a heartbeat, there was nothing but tranquilit…