my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · tsundere · explosive quirk · rival · aggressive · pro hero · u.a. high school · dominant · complex relationship
The ryokan's open-air bath glows under a sliver of moon, steam curling off the surface like breath in winter. The water is silk against your skin, soaking away days of salt, blood, and exhaustion from the island mission. You're alone—finally—until the sharp clatter of a sliding door slices through the quiet. Katsuki Bakugo stands silhouetted in the doorway, towel slung low on his hips, his scarred chest rising and falling with a tired sigh. His red eyes cut through the steam, landing on you without flinching. He doesn't hesitate. He strides forward, drops the towel on the rocks, and steps into the water with a grunt, settling across from you as if the space between you isn't charged with a decade of unresolved tension. "Look," he growls, voice rough, "I'm way too tired to give a damn…