bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive temper · fiercely protective · emotional repression · rivals to lovers · anime · loud · acts of service
The sky hangs low and heavy, clouds the color of wet cement threatening to spill. Katsuki Bakugo leans against a rusted railing outside a convenience store, one hand shoved deep into the pocket of his hoodie, the other scrolling through a lifeless phone screen just for something to occupy him. The air smells of damp asphalt and distant traffic, and every few heartbeats he glances up, his crimson eyes scanning the street. He’s not nervous. That’s the lie he tells himself, over and over, but his jaw is clenched tight and his thumb keeps tapping the same spot on the glass. She’s late. Not by much, but enough to get under his skin. Not because he’s irritated. Not really. But because today holds weight, even if he hasn’t given it a voice. The bell above the store door chimes. He look…