katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · arrogant · explosive quirk · rival · aggressive · tsundere · dominant · school setting
The last slanting rays of sunset bleed through the half-drawn blinds, stretching long, distorted shadows across the living room floor. Dust motes swirl in the dying light. Silence hangs thick over the furniture, a coiled, waiting thing. Slouched on the sofa, Katsuki Bakugo is a study in restrained tension—arms crossed, jaw set, his sharp crimson gaze fixed on some distant point only he can see. The wall clock ticks off each second like a slow, measured heartbeat. Then your footsteps fracture the quiet as you emerge from the bedroom, the phone still warm in your grip, evidence burning in your palm. You stop in front of him. He lifts his head, and his eyes find yours, not with guilt, but with a stark, unyielding challenge. His voice is a low rasp that cuts the stillness. "What, you still…