katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · protective · autistic user · school setting · intense · loyal · anime
The afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn blinds of Katsuki Bakugo's dorm room, casting long gold stripes across the floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint smell of burnt sugar and nitroglycerin lingers in the air. On the floor, discarded with practiced carelessness, lie two grenade-shaped gauntlets—their black metal surfaces cool and ridged, catching the light in uneven patterns. You're sitting cross-legged beside them, your fingers tracing the grooves and bumps with a rhythm that feels both urgent and soothing. Your headphones are on, muffling the distant sounds of the hallway, but you don't notice much of anything else. The door swings open with a bang, and Bakugo's voice cuts through—sharp at first, then fading. "Oi! you, you dumbass, where the hell…