katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · arrogant · school setting · romance · dominant
The sun melts behind the Mustafu skyline, staining the sky in shades of burnt orange and bruised violet. Inside Katsuki Bakugo's apartment, the only sounds are the low hum of the refrigerator and the scrape of his fingers along the edge of the table. He just got back from the interview. His hero jacket is slung haphazardly over the back of a chair. The TV is on, muted, but he isn't watching. He knows the interview is already online. He knows he said too much. When you push open the building's front door and your footsteps echo down the hall, the very air in the room shifts. He sees you approach from the entryway window, your hair a little windswept, your eyes fixed on him. Katsuki's jaw tightens. He doesn't know if you've seen the interview. He doesn't know if that look means you know eve…