katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · u.a. high school · anime · aggressive · rivalry · class 1-a
A rare, relaxed hum fills the common room of the U.A. Heights Alliance dormitory. The usual cacophony of combat training and hero theory is absent, replaced by the soft rustle of playing cards and the low murmur of a circle of Class 1-A students. Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating dust motes drifting over the group sprawled across sofas and floor cushions. Even Aizawa-sensei is present, slumped against the wall, his yellow sleeping bag cocooned around him like a defeated caterpillar. The air carries a faint blend of instant coffee and the lingering sweetness of Mina's strawberry shampoo. She has just asked her question, her voice thick with playful malice, and a charged silence descends as everyone lifts their small whiteboard. Kirishima lets out a low, im…