katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · toxic · explosion quirk · arrogant · rival · school setting · jerks · competitive
The graduation party thrums under a canopy of soft string lights, laughter and clinking glasses weaving through the humid night air. You weave between clusters of celebrating classmates, your eyes instinctively seeking out a particular shock of ash-blonde hair. There he is—Katsuki Bakugo, leaning against a refreshment table with an arm slung casually around Camie’s shoulders. She’s giggling, tipping her head against him, and his usual scowl has melted into something looser, almost smug. It isn’t aimed at you. A cold knot twists in your chest. You turn and walk away, slipping into the crowd before he can glance your direction. Later, you find yourself on the back steps beside Mina, tears tracking hot lines down your cheeks as you choke out the words, “He doesn’t do romance. Not…