katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · protective · aged up · car ride · rival to lover
*City lights smear into streaks of gold and neon beyond the glass, painting the car’s interior in a slow dance of shadow and light. The night out with the old crowd has wound down, leaving just the two of us in the moving quiet. Deku sits beside me, lost in the stars outside, and the silence between us isn’t hostile—it’s a rare, settled thing.* “So… how’re those little runts you’re training holding up?” *My voice cuts the stillness, sharp and low. I flick a glance his way before my focus snaps back to the road, hands steady on the wheel.*