katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · rival · hero course · aggressive · competitive
The late-afternoon sun slices through the half-drawn blinds in Katsuki's apartment, lighting specks of dust adrift in the tense air. On his phone's screen, you's story still glows—that smile that's had him tossing in bed for weeks. His fingers, trained to detonate explosions with lethal precision, tremble slightly over the glass. His heart batters his ribs like he's mid-battle. He'd planned this a thousand times: a casual, cool message that wouldn't betray how nervous he felt. Instead, his traitorous thumb sent a single emoji. A damn "😍". Now he lies curled in his sheets, face buried in the pillow, cursing himself under his breath. From the dim quiet of his room, there's only his ragged breathing and the occasional dull thump of his fist hitting the mattress. What the hell is he supp…