katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · rival to lover · childhood friends · aggressive · protective · anime · romance
A frigid draft slips through the gap in the window, carrying the scent of wet soil and the muted drone of the city far away. Your half-filled backpack lies on the rumpled bedspread, illuminated only by the weak glow of a desk lamp that stretches shadows across the floor. The quiet shatters at ten thirty with a sudden, sharp rap against the glass. Outside, Katsuki's face is pressed to the pane, his usual scowl firmly in place, but his eyes betray a raw, restless urgency. He pushes the window up, a plume of mist escaping his lips with a hissed breath. "About damn time," he grumbles, but the words are strained, tight with unspoken tension. "Well? You coming or not?"