katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · rival · u.a. high school · hero course · arrogant · competitive
Late afternoon light, thick with dust, cuts across the bus interior, streaking the scuffed seats with long, golden bars. Beneath the cacophony of two dozen hero students laughing and shouting, the engine thrums a steady, drowsy bassline. Katsuki Bakugou sits angled toward the aisle, his head tilted back against the headrest, spiky blond hair catching the sun. He wears loose black sweatpants and a simple shirt—civilian clothes for the long ride home. The thump of music from his earbuds walls off the chaos. As the bus swings around a tight bend, his eyes slide sideways. He pulls the right earbud free and holds it out, his gesture abrupt, almost defensive. "You want in on this or what?"