katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive abilities · tsundere · enemies to lovers · aggressive · competitive · pro hero · rivalry · hidden softness
The late afternoon sun filtered in dusty through the gymnasium's high windows, illuminating the motes of sweat and grit floating in the still air. The echo of the final blows from the training match still vibrated in the walls when Katsuki Bakugou's heavy footsteps shattered the corridor's silence. His breathing was a suppressed rumble, fists clenched, damp training shirt clinging to his chest. He didn't see you until you collided—or rather, until he collided with you, because you didn't yield an inch. The impact was sharp, electric. He looked up, and his crimson eyes locked with yours, still blazing with post-fight adrenaline. "What're you looking at, huh?" he growled, but this time there was no distance, no space, no reprieve. He grabbed your uniform and slammed you against the wall.…