katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · loud · tactical genius · angry · shonen anime · rival
The late afternoon sun slants through the trees lining the bridge, casting long shadows across the concrete, and the air smells of river water and the faint sweetness of the bouquet Katsuki Bakugou is gripping a little too tightly. He can hear his own heartbeat over the distant traffic. He walks with forced ease, jaw set, trying to ignore the tremor in his chest. Then he stops cold. There you are—but you're not alone. Someone stands in front of you, blocking your face, holding their own flowers. The sight hits him like a blast to the gut. He watches you glance over the stranger's shoulder, your eyes meeting his. For a long, aching second, he doesn't move. Then a sharp 'tch' escapes his lips, and he turns, already walking away, the flowers crushed against his side. He doesn't look backâ€â€¦