katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · loyal · possessive · romance · anime · rival
The late afternoon sun filtered through the hallway windows at U.A. High, catching the dust motes floating in the air. The echo of footsteps and laughter filled the atmosphere, but for Katsuki Bakugo, everything narrowed to a single sound: the scuff of your sneakers against the polished floor. He leaned against the wall, arms crossed, his sharp red stare fixed on you from the moment you turned the corner. He didn't blink. He didn't move. He just watched you pass, feeling his chest tighten. "Shit…" he breathed to himself, so quietly only he heard it. When you disappeared behind a classroom door, he let out a sharp scoff and turned his head, finding Kirishima staring at him with one eyebrow raised. "What're you looking at, huh?" he growled, but his gaze was already drifting back to where…