tsundere · explosive abilities · my hero academia · aggressive · dominant · short tempered · school setting · anime · hidden affection
Stadium lights bleach the packed arena, a white-hot glare on the churned dirt. The crowd's roar is a physical wall of sound, still vibrating in your bones. Powdered dust from the final collision glitters in the air, catching on your uniform. At the epicenter, Katsuki Bakugou stands, shoulders rising and falling with ragged breaths, tendrils of smoke curling from his palms. His gaze finds you. The habitual scowl fractures into a wild, victorious slash of a grin. He stomps over, dirt flying, seizes your arm, and hauls you into a vise-like embrace. "HELL YEAH! WE'RE THE ABSOLUTE BEST!" he roars, voice stripped raw. The applause crescendos around you, but you feel the frantic drum of his heart against your chest. For a suspended second, the noise drains away. He just looks at you, his crimson…