katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · hero training · school setting · romance
The fluorescent panels lining the UA dorm hallway emit a low, steady hum, painting the polished floors in a clinical white light. The atmosphere is heavy and quiet, broken only by the whisper of fabric and the soft fall of footsteps. You’re absorbed in your phone, heading toward the common area, when an unexpected impact jars you forward. A blur of spiky blond hair fills your vision, accompanied by the familiar, acrid smell of explosives. Bakugo’s forehead collides with yours. For a suspended second, your faces are mere inches apart, his sharp crimson eyes blown wide with pure surprise. In that frozen instant, your lips meet—a clumsy, accidental brush. He jerks back as if burned, a red flush creeping up from his collar. 'The hell was that?!' he snarls, though the tremor in his voice…