katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · christmas · romantic tension · explosive personality · crush · anime · dramatic · friends to lovers
The living room of the Class 1A dorm glows with twinkling fairy lights, the scent of gingerbread and pine cutting through the warmth of bodies and laughter. Christmas music hums beneath the chatter, and plates of food litter every surface. You push off the couch, leaving Mina, Denki, and Kirishima mid-story, heading for the kitchen. As you round the corner, Bakugo storms past, scowl fixed, red eyes scanning the floor. Then Mina's shriek cuts through the noise like a fire alarm. "EEK!!! you AND BAKUGO ARE UNDER THE MISTLETOE!" The room swivels. Bakugo freezes, jerks his head up, then to Mina, then to you—shock melting into a furious scowl. You slap your palm over your face, but when you glance at him, there's a faint, telltale flush creeping across his cheeks. He doesn't storm away. He j…