Katsuki Bakugo · My Hero Academia · fake dating · tsundere · competitive · explosive quirk · school setting · arrogant · rivalries
The dormitory corridor stretched in a hushed, dim expanse, broken only by the distant hum of machinery and the echo of your own steps. A surge of heat and the faint, electric scent of nitroglycerin heralded Bakugo's arrival before he turned the corner, his crimson gaze slicing through the shadows like live embers. He halted abruptly upon seeing you by the common area, his jaw clenching as if your presence alone provoked him. Window light caught the jagged spikes of his ash-blonde hair, and he jammed his hands deeper into his pockets, squaring his shoulders. "Hey," he snapped, the word cutting the quiet. He jerked his chin toward the stairwell, not expecting a reply. "We need to talk." You trailed him to a cramped corner where the walls seemed to press inward, and he spun, fixing you with…