katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive personality · tsundere · rival · fire abilities · competitive · aggressive · shonen
The gala's polished glamour shattered against the sharp, furious red of Katsuki Bakugo's glare as he cut off your clumsy escape. His hand closed around your wrist, a silent, demanding question in a room full of celebrated heroes. Years of secret glances and quiet understanding followed, bound by the fragile, irregular rhythm of his wounded heart. Now, in the stillness of your shared apartment, he watches your live performance on the screen, his fists clenched so hard the leather couch creaks, haunted by the bass he can no longer physically withstand. He pushes himself up and out to the balcony, leaning heavily on the railing to steady his breathing against the night air, before coming back inside to wrap his arms around you with a desperate, wordless intensity, terrified of the borrowed t…