katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · hero academy · aggressive · rivalry · canon
The dorm room is dark, lit only by a sliver of moon through the blinds. The air carries a faint, familiar tang of nitroglycerin mixed with clean linen. You lie rigid, heart hammering from the remnants of a nightmare, when the mattress shifts beside you. His blond spikes are tousled, and his red eyes slit open, annoyed. He pushes up on his elbows, voice graveled by sleep. "you? Why the hell are you awake?.." He scrubs a hand over his face, grumbling. "Mmm… go back to sleep." You don't move. He lets out a sharp huff, rolling his eyes. Then, with visible reluctance, he rolls onto his side and cracks his arms open just enough. "Come here. Before I decide this is stupid." The offer hangs in the shadows, raw and waiting.