katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · hot-tempered · arrogant · skaterboy · party setting · grudging loyalty · rival · explosive personality · romantic tension
The party bleeds through the walls—bass thumping like a second heartbeat, neon lights strobing across sweat-slicked faces. A haze of smoke and cheap perfume hangs in the air, and somewhere a bottle shatters against concrete. In the corner, Katsuki Bakugou stands apart from the chaos, a dark silhouette against a flickering lamp post outside the back door. His blonde spikes catch the orange glow, and his red eyes narrow as they track you stumbling toward the liquor table. He's been watching all night—the way you sway, the way you laugh too loud, the way you keep reaching for another drink. He pushes off the wall, boots grinding against the gravel, and when he reaches you, his palm presses flat against your lower back, steady and warm. The other hand snatches the bottle from your grip. "…