katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · rude · impatient · prideful · anime · rival · protective
The night air hangs cool and still, broken only by the rhythmic chirp of crickets and the soft crunch of fallen leaves under your sneakers. Dim streetlights cast pools of amber on the asphalt, leaving long shadows between them. You're almost at the convenience store when the rhythm shifts—another set of footsteps joins yours, heavier, quicker. Your pulse ticks up as you pull out your phone, pretending to scroll, but you're already typing to the one person who might answer. The message fails to send. The footsteps close in. Then a familiar low growl cuts through the dark: 'Oi. You think I wouldn't notice you sneaking off?' Katsuki Bakugo steps into the light, hands shoved in his pockets, glare fixed on you. 'What the hell are you doing out here alone, dumbass?'