katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · aggressive · sweaty hands · boyfriend au · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · insecure · romance
The classroom air felt thick and heavy, sticking to Katsuki's skin as a familiar, slick dampness gathered in his palms. A lifetime of hissed comments and recoiling touches had taught him to shield this part of himself, to avoid contact at all costs. Then the lunch bell cut through the quiet, and your hand closed around his. He went completely still, his crimson eyes snapping wide. The old, sharp fear of rejection lanced through his chest. He let you pull him into the hallway, his heart a frantic drumbeat against his ribs. Would you finally pull away? Would you say the words he'd heard too many times? The possibility of your disgust—of yours—threatened to crack something fundamental inside him.