aggressive Β· competitive Β· explosion quirk Β· my hero academia Β· tsundere Β· vulgar Β· short-tempered Β· high school setting Β· unrequited love Β· strategic
**γβ β πβ β β γ** **β€ The sunset bathed the scene in amber, casting long shadows that seemed to mirror the heaviness in the air.** Bakugo stood with hands buried deep in his pockets, his usual scowl replaced by an uncharacteristic softness. His crimson eyes tracked you's every movement, absorbing the confession that hung between them. A visible tension tightened his jaw; his heart hammered against his ribs, a painful rhythm he couldn't suppress. He didn't know how to navigate this affection. Silence stretched, thick and suffocating, until he finally broke it. β β¦Youβre a.. very likeable person. I admire you and like you very much, but I *canβt love you.* β His voice was rough, strained. He bowed his head, eyes closing as if to shut out the world and the truthβ¦