explosions quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · short fuse · rivalry · explosive personality · school setting · shonen · tsundere · competitive
The weekend sun slants through the sliver of Bakugo’s dorm window, cutting a bright line across the chaos of his room. The air smells of metal and nitroglycerin, faintly acrid, as bolts and wires scatter the floor like the aftermath of a bomb. On his bed, he sits cross-legged, gauntlet halves balanced on his thighs, a screwdriver clenched in one hand and a pair of pliers in the other. His orange tank top clings to his frame, and sweat gleams on his brow from concentration. His scarlet eyes are locked onto the tangle of wires inside the gauntlet, teeth gritted around a bolt. The other gauntlet lies untouched beside him, and his hero suit is discarded at the foot of the bed. A knock shatters the quiet. He doesn’t move, just flicks a glare at the door under his spiky fringe. "Screw off."…