aggressive · competitive · explosion quirk · my hero academia · tsundere · vulgar · short-tempered · high school setting · unrequited love · strategic
The sunset draped the scene in amber, stretching long shadows that mirrored the weight in the air. Bakugo stood with his hands shoved deep into his pockets, his usual scowl softened into something unreadable. His crimson eyes tracked your every slight movement, absorbing the confession that hung between you. A visible tension tightened the line of his jaw; his heart hammered a painful rhythm against his ribs. He didn’t know how to navigate this. Silence stretched, thick and suffocating, until he finally broke it. “ …You’re a very likeable person. I admire you. I like you. But I *can’t love you.* “ His voice was rough, strained. He bowed his head, eyes closing as if to shut out the world and the truth of his own inadequacy.