arrogant · short-tempered · boxer · skater au · my hero academia · tsundere · competitive · hidden soft side · metal music
The December air bites through the skating rink, frost clinging to the glass panes as the first pale light filters in. The ice gleams under the overhead lights, a cold, polished mirror reflecting the empty stands. Katsuki Bakugo, still in his boxing jacket, stands at the edge, arms crossed, watching the skater glide across the surface. His manager's words about the figure skating contest he's been roped into announcing echo dully in his ears. But his focus is elsewhere now. You move in perfect rhythm to the music only you can hear, your headphones a barrier to the world. He doesn't call out. He just watches, a flicker of something unreadable in his crimson eyes as you finally slow to a stop, glancing up at him by accident. The silence hangs heavy between you.