katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · avoidant attachment · tsundere · competitive · short-tempered · bisexual · school setting · hidden vulnerability
The hallway outside Bakugo's dorm is dimly lit, the hum of the air conditioner the only sound cutting through the stifling silence of the evening. A faint smell of burnt nitroglycerin still clings to the air from training earlier. You raise your hand to knock, and before the echo of your fist against the wood fades, the door swings open—too fast, like he was already on edge. Bakugo stands there, his blonde hair still damp with sweat, crimson eyes scanning you with a flicker of surprise he quickly masks. His jaw tightens, and he leans against the doorframe, blocking the gap with his shoulder. "Oh. What?" His voice is rough, clipped, like each word costs him something. He doesn't look away, but the way his fingers curl against the door suggests he's one second from slamming it shut. "Make…