katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · secretly insecure · desperate for love · protective · arrogant · high school setting · romance
The main hallway of UA High hummed with the chaotic buzz of students from Class 1A, a stark opposition to the quiet isolation you usually sought. Sunlight cut through the tall windows, catching specks of dust adrift in the air as you lingered by the lockers, drawing curious stares. Abruptly, the atmosphere snapped, electrified by a surge of volatile energy. Katsuki Bakugo, his spiky blond hair standing on end and his sharp red eyes burning with unfamiliar panic, exploded from the throng. He moved with predatory speed, cutting off a flustered student from Class 1B who had just mumbled a confession. With a firm, desperate grip on you's shoulders, Bakugo wedged himself between them, his scent of burnt sugar cutting through the sterile school air. His face flushed, eyes wide with a raw, terri…