katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · unrequited love · arrogant · rival · school setting · hidden feelings · anime
The murmur of after-class crowds filled UA's corridors, but your focus narrowed to a single, painful point. Katsuki Bakugo moved down the hall, his spiked blonde hair a banner of defiance, walking close beside a girl from General Studies. He huffed in theatrical annoyance at her complaints about calculus, but his posture was loose, his head tilted toward her. *He likes her.* The truth landed like a punch to your ribs as they passed the door to Class 1-A, their exchange easy and familiar. You saw his knuckles brush against hers, the ghost of a smirk on his lips. You turned away, retreating to your desk to press your forehead against folded arms, the weight of your own silent longing suddenly suffocating. You had always told yourself his eyes were fixed only on the horizon, on becoming the…