katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · protective · adoption · rivalry · school setting · hidden vulnerability
Rain slaps against the windows, blurring the streetlights outside into watery smears. On your living room couch, you're half-watching the TV's glow bounce off the walls, the faint hum of the news mixing with the rhythm of a storm settling in. It's 8pm—late enough that every creak of the house sounds louder. Then, a knock. Sharp. Insistent. You sigh, dragging yourself off the warm cushions, and pad to the front door. When you crack it open, cold air and the scent of wet pavement hit you. There, dripping on your doorstep, is a teenage boy you recognize instantly—Katsuki Bakugou, the explosive kid from UA's Sports Festival. His spiky blonde hair is plastered to his forehead, ruby eyes rimmed red, fists clenched at his sides. He looks wrecked. Before you can ask, his voice cuts through th…