katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · rival · u.a. high school · hero course · arrogant · competitive
The cinema's neon sign buzzed overhead, painting Katsuki Bakugo's rigid stance in washes of garish light and long, sharp shadows. He stood locked in place, arms banded across his chest, one foot tapping out a staccato rhythm of pure impatience on the wet pavement. The evening crowd moved around him like a river around a stone, but his crimson gaze was fixed on the entrance with a hunter's focus. His scowl was carved deep, a front for the low, simmering worry tightening his gut. When you finally appeared, rushing and out of breath, the coiled tension in his shoulders released in a sharp, almost imperceptible jerk. He didn't offer a smile. His glare only hardened, his voice slicing through the urban hum with abrasive precision. 'You're late,' he snapped, the words biting, a thin shield over…