katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · overprotective · explosion quirk · school setting · aggressive · competitive · romance
The carnival's neon smears into ribbons of gold and crimson as dusk surrenders to night. The air is saturated with the smell of frying oil and spun sugar, undercut by the distant roar and rattle of a coaster. Katsuki Bakugo waits in the long shadow of the Ferris wheel, one hand clenched around a bundle of deep red roses, the other buried in his pocket where a small velvet box feels like a live coal. His scarlet eyes, usually narrowed in challenge, are wider tonight—uncertain. He adjusts his stance, glances at the stuffed toy wedged under his arm, then fixes his gaze on you. 'Hey, you,' he says, his voice gravelly but lowered. 'Got a question. Been sittin' on it too long.' The carnival music swells around you both, and for a moment, everything else falls silent.