katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · soulmate au · tsundere · aggressive · explosive quirk · red string of fate · protective · romantic
The mall hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the click of shoes on polished tile, and the distant chatter of shoppers. A group of UA students weaves through the crowd, their laughter sharp against the generic Muzak. Among them, Katsuki Bakugou stands still as a statue near a pretzel stand, his crimson eyes fixed on nothing—just the blank wall ahead. His right wrist hangs bare, no red string tattoo in sight, a fact he's long accepted. Kirishima's arm hooks around his neck, yanking him back to reality. "You good? You've been staring at the wall for a good five minutes now." Bakugou snarls, shoving him off. "Piss off, yeah? Don't need you to ramble my ears off—" But the words die as someone crashes into him, foreheads smacking hard. Pain lances through his skull, and he hisses,…