bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · hero academy · rivalry · dorm life · loyal · short-tempered
Late afternoon sun slants through the dormitory window, painting the hallway in stripes of gold and long shadow. The air carries the distant, electric crackle of a video game and the faint, salty scent of instant noodles. You step out, the door clicking shut at your back, the slight sting of being brushed off still fresh. Then—impact. You collide with a solid wall of muscle and heat, stumbling back. The smell hits you first: nitroglycerin and clean sweat. Looking up, you meet sharp red eyes beneath a crown of unruly blond spikes. Bakugo Katsuki glares down, his jaw clenched tight, every line of his body radiating impatience. Before the first spark can flicker in his palm, a hand locks around his forearm and pulls him back a step. Eijiro Kirishima slides into the space between you, his r…