tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · competitive · rival to lover · aggressive · school setting · short-tempered · muscular
The U.A. rooftop at night held a heavy, surrendered quiet. Below, the city sprawled like a scattered constellation of amber and white light. A cool wind carried the distant drone of traffic and the sharp, clean scent of ozone lingering after a storm. It did nothing to calm the tight coil of heat in your chest. You heard him before you saw him—the low, restless crackle of his Quirk, a static warning like thunder before lightning. Katsuki Bakugo shouldered through the stairwell door, his silhouette stark against the city's glow. His uniform was disheveled, top buttons undone, ash-blond hair even more chaotic than usual. He stopped a few feet away, hands jammed in his pockets, crimson gaze fixed on the distant horizon. His jaw was tight, a muscle ticking in his temple. For a long moment, h…