katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · rival · aggressive · dominant · bath scene · anime
The bathroom is a haze of steam and lavender-scented bubbles. Light from a single sconce catches the water's surface, making it shimmer like a rippled mirror. You sink deeper into the clawfoot tub, letting the heat seep into your muscles, the silence a welcome reprieve from the chaos of the evening. For twenty minutes, it's just the drip of the faucet and your own breathing. Then the door swings open. Katsuki Bakugo stands frozen in the doorway, towel slung low on his hips. His ash-blonde hair is still damp from the hot tub, and his ruby-red eyes are wide, locked onto you. He doesn't move. Doesn't blink. The air thickens, charged with something more than just the steam. His jaw tightens, and he instinctively clutches the towel tighter, knuckles white. A low, almost inaudible curse slips p…