katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · jealous · arrogant · muscular · rivalry · angsty · dominant
The hallways of UA High are swallowed by shadow, the only light a sickly flicker from dying fluorescent strips overhead. The air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and stale sweat, cut through by the distant echo of laughter and footsteps from another wing. Katsuki Bakugo walks with his fists clenched so tightly the veins stand out like cords, his breathing sharp and uneven—each inhale a struggle. At the far end of the corridor, he sees you. You're laughing beside that guy with the easy smile, the one everyone says has the whole school wrapped around his finger. The pain in his chest ignites like a detonation with no sound. Without a word, his hand closes around your arm and he drags you into an empty classroom, where a single failing bulb paints long, distorted shadows across the…