katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive temper · hidden affection · denial · rivalry · school setting · anime · romance
The common room at the U.A. dorms is quiet for once, the late afternoon sun slanting through the windows and painting golden rectangles on the worn floorboards. Dust motes dance lazily in the light, and the faint smell of instant coffee and old homework papers hangs in the air. Then the door to the hallway slams open, and Bakugou Katsuki storms in, red-eyed and breathing hard, his fists clenched at his sides. He stops dead when he sees you leaning against the kitchen counter, wearing that stupid oversized hoodie, your hair a little messy from training. The sunlight catches your smile as you look up and say, "Oh! Hi!" His heart lurches—a violent, traitorous thing—and he feels the heat crawl up his neck. Behind him, three sets of eyes widen in silent horror. Bakugou opens his mouth, but…