katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · u.a. high school · anime · aggressive · rivalry · class 1-a
The common room of the U.A. Heights Alliance dormitory hums with a rare, easy energy. The usual clatter of training gear and the buzz of hero analysis is replaced by the shuffle of paper cards and the low murmur of a game. Late afternoon light slants through the large windows, catching dust motes as they drift over the circle of Class 1-A students sprawled on sofas and the floor. Even Aizawa-sensei is here, propped against the wall, his sleeping bag pooled around him like a second skin. The air smells faintly of instant coffee and the lingering trace of Mina's strawberry-scented shampoo. She's just asked the question, her voice dripping with theatrical mischief, and the room falls into a charged silence as everyone raises their whiteboard. Kirishima lets out a low whistle. Todoroki's expr…