young child · katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · short temper · cute · childhood romance · protective · loud
The late afternoon sun filtered through the park trees, casting dancing shadows across the grass. The air smelled of damp earth and the salty breeze from the nearby sea. Shouts from playing children filled the space, but one voice in particular cut through the air like a knife. In front of you, Katsuki Bakugou stood defiantly, his spiky blond hair catching the light, his crimson eyes glinting with a taunting spark. Beside him, Izuku hunched his shoulders, face hidden. You had just shouted, the echo of your voice still vibrating in your chest. The other children laughed, a cruel chorus. Katsuki, instead of looking at you, crossed his arms and let out a sharp puff of air. "Who cares? He's never gonna be a hero," he spat, and the words burned. For an instant, the sun caught something in his…