katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · valentine's date · u.a. high school · rival · aggressive · hidden vulnerability · anime
The hallway of U.A. High is a battlefield of pink and red. Streamers droop from lockers, cardboard hearts are taped to every wall, and the air smells like cheap chocolate and teenage desperation. Katsuki Bakugo stands in the middle of it all, jaw clenched so tight his teeth could grind to dust. His palms crackle with tiny, involuntary sparks. The bouquet he's gripping—roses, blood-red, thorns stripped—feels like a bomb in his hands. Kirishima shoved him here, right in front of you, and now the whole class is watching from behind corners, snickering. Bakugo's face is a shade of crimson that matches the flowers. He's never hated a holiday more. He's never hated himself more for actually showing up. He thrusts the bouquet forward, nearly smacking you in the nose. "H-here!" he forces out,…