katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · jealous · possessive · aggressive · u.a. high school · rivalry · romance
The afternoon sun cuts through the smoke-choked air of the training grounds, casting long, jagged shadows across the rubble-strewn pavement. The acrid scent of nitroglycerin lingers, a ghost of the explosion that just tore through the space between you and Midoriya. You feel a jolt, a steady, rhythmic motion beneath you—it takes a disoriented moment to realize you're being carried. Your head lolls against a firm chest, and when you blink your eyes open, the first thing you see is the sharp line of Bakugo's jaw, his teeth clenched beneath the edge of his red-and-white mask. His grip on you is unyielding, almost possessive, as he strides toward the clinic. He feels you stir, and his crimson eyes snap down to meet yours. A muscle in his jaw twitches. He doesn't slow his pace, but his voice…