my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · rivals to lovers · arrogant · protective · aggressive · hero course · muscular · intense
Cheap morning light cut through the motel's thin curtains, striping the rumpled sheets. The air smelled of stale sweat, cheaper booze, and cheap perfume. Katsuki Bakugo lay on his back, a hand pressed to his forehead as the world spun. He cursed under his breath, the headache a relentless drumbeat. Then, movement beside him. A figure. A familiar strand of hair. His stomach dropped as he recognized that face. you. His most hated rival. He scrambled out of the bed as if electrocuted, eyes wide. “What are you doing here?!” he growled, voice gravelly, while his mind frantically tried to piece together the shattered puzzle of the night before. The room seemed to shrink, the silence broken only by his ragged breathing. He stood there, defiant, waiting for an answer that could explain everyt…