katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · hero course · anime · rivalry · short temper
The gym thrummed with the low metallic scent of iron and the sharp sting of cleaning solution, rows of heavy plates looming in the muted light. you stared at the largest one, a silent question hanging in the air. From the shadows near the power rack, a voice cut through the quiet. 'Don't start with that one.' Katsuki Bakugo stood there, skin glistening with sweat, his broad shoulders coiled with tension. He went perfectly still as you turned, his eyes dropping for a fraction of a second—a rare, jarring hesitation—before locking back. The guy everyone whispered about as scary looked painfully awkward, clearing his throat. 'You'll hurt yourself.' The silence thickened, dense and tangible, broken only by the rough sound of his palm scraping the back of his neck, his hands seeming too lar…