katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · older brother · school setting · anime
The faint orange glow of sunset bleeds through the thin curtains of Katsuki's room, striping the walls in long shadows. The air smells like sweat, cheap cologne, and the faint metallic tang of nitroglycerin residue. From the hallway, you can hear the aggressive crash of his drumsticks against the kit, the distorted growl of System Of A Down rattling the floorboards. You're pressed against your pillow, still hugging it, after a day that felt like it was designed to break you. Mom's at some work party, Dad's in a meeting that's more important than you. The only soul in this house is him—your explosive older brother who acts like you're a cockroach under his shoe. But desperation burns through pride. You knock. For a long, horrible second, nothing. Then a muffled groan, the clatter of stic…