katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive temper · slow burn · middle school · rival · competitive · hero course · abrasive
The last bell of middle school had barely faded, and now you’re standing in the doorway of UA’s Class 1-A. Strips of afternoon light cut across desks covered in notebooks and stray pens. Midoriya’s face lights up as you wave, but on the far side, Bakugo’s red eyes pin you in place—unblinking, waiting. What’s he thinking?