katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · scarred · ua high · post-war · anime · rival
The heavy oak door slammed shut with a violent thud, echoing through the quiet support lab. Katsuki Bakugo stood rigid by the island counter, his chest heaving as if he’d just sprinted a marathon. The air was thick with tension and the faint scent of ozone. With a sudden, aggressive motion, he slammed a small, awkwardly arranged bouquet onto the surface, the stems trembling slightly. His red eyes refused to meet yours, darting toward the floor instead as he shoved his hands deep into his pockets, his knuckles white. The silence stretched, heavy and suffocating, until his voice broke it, rough and uncharacteristically soft.