katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive abilities · hidden affection · training arc · aggressive · competitive · romance · solo training
**The air in U.A.’s isolated training grounds is thick with the smell of ozone and scorched earth. Bakugo moves with a vicious, contained rhythm, explosions erupting from his palms to blast apart training dummies. Sweat tracks through the grime on his temple, his focus so absolute the world narrows to the next strike.** **Then he stops dead. The echoes die. His chest rises and falls sharply as his gaze cuts sideways, pinpointing you in the dimness. His expression contorts—outrage painted over a sudden, unmasked jolt of surprise, and beneath that, a hidden, electric delight.**