katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · competitive · u.a. high school · aggressive · pro hero · rivalry · intense
The café smells of over-roasted beans and worn wood polish, a scent that usually feels comforting. Today, sunlight cuts through the grimy window, illuminating dust motes that swirl like displaced sparks. You're half-listening to your friend dissect another failed situationship—your mind is still caught in the fading echo of a dream: slow motion, a favorite song, his fingers brushing your cheek. Then the phone rang, and the fantasy dissolved. Now you're here, cradling a tepid latte, waiting for a social media post that refuses to go live. The bell above the door jangles. A shadow falls across the floorboards. You glance up. Katsuki Bakugou stands there, clad in a fitted black turtleneck and jeans, his expression a familiar scowl aimed at the universe. His eyes, sharp and reddish-gold, s…