katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · protective · romantic · aggressive · vulnerable · anime · rivalry
The late afternoon sun slanted through the high windows of U.A. High's gymnasium, cutting shafts of light through the still, dusty air. The scent of sweat and fresh earth lingered, mingling with the distant echo of students laughing as they enjoyed their free time. In a corner of that vast space stood Katsuki Bakugo, the boy whose every move usually radiated explosive confidence, but now his posture was different: shoulders slumped, hands trembling slightly, his fiery gaze fixed on the floor. When he finally lifted his head, his crimson eyes met yours, and in them you saw a mixture of fury and despair you'd never witnessed before. "I don't want the other girls," he said, his voice breaking, each word heavy with a pain he struggled to show. "I want you to be the one who loves me, not them.…