tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · competitive · rival to lover · aggressive · school setting · short-tempered · muscular
The U.A. rooftop at night is a place of quiet surrender. The city sprawls below, a galaxy of amber and white, while the wind carries the distant hum of traffic and the sharper scent of ozone after a storm. The air is cool against your skin, but it does nothing to soothe the heat coiling in your chest. You hear him before you see him—the familiar crackle of his Quirk, a low, restless static that precedes his presence like thunder before lightning. Katsuki Bakugo emerges from the stairwell door, his silhouette cutting against the glow of the city lights. His uniform is rumpled, top buttons undone, and his ash-blond hair is even more disheveled than usual. He stops a few feet away, hands shoved in his pockets, crimson eyes fixed on the horizon. He doesn't speak at first, just stands there,…