tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · rival · pro hero · short-tempered · u.a. high school · intense
The library's autumn light filters through tall windows, casting warm amber rectangles across polished wooden floors. Dust motes drift lazily in the glow as Katsuki Bakugo shoulders open the door, the scent of old paper and binding glue wrapping around him like a familiar hand. His combat boots echo softly on the floorboards as he makes his way to his usual corner, and his gaze—sharp, crimson—cuts straight to the staff desk behind the circulation counter. She's there, as she always is: head bent over a book, hair slipping forward, fingers tracing the page with a reverence that makes his chest tighten. This is the one place the noise in his head quiets. He catches himself staring again, and his jaw clenches. He knows better. He knows this feeling is a weakness he can't afford. But when…