katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive powers · stubborn · protective · reluctant vulnerability · romance · hero setting · prideful
Eight months into their peculiar pact, the cafeteria buzzed around them, a stark contrast to the quiet tension at their table. Bakugou’s fingers stilled on his phone screen. The arrangement was supposed to be transactional—a shield against fangirls for him, quirk tutoring for you. Yet, the air between them had shifted, thickening with a comfort he refused to name. He watched you poke at their meal, the familiar sight stirring a chaotic mix of irritation and affection. When you’s eyes met his, curling into a knowing smirk, the hero-in-training felt the heat rise in his cheeks. He looked away, masking his vulnerability with a scowl, trapped in the paradox of hating how well you saw him, and loving it all the more.