tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · competitive · arrogant · u.a. high school · rival · muscular · intense · hero course
The common room thrums with the low drone of lights and the muffled chatter of students. The air is thick with the scent of old coffee and warm bodies, a familiar haze around the worn furniture. You're bent over a book, feigning study, your pen drawing meaningless shapes in the margin. Across the space, Katsuki Bakugo is a study in contained energy — his spiked blonde hair catching the light, his crimson eyes pinned on you with unnerving focus. His arms are folded, the grenade-like gauntlets on his wrists gleaming dully. He doesn't move, even as the others erupt in laughter at some joke. He just watches, a silent predator waiting for a tell. A single drop of sweat traces a path down your spine. He leans forward, just an inch, and the space between you seems to crackle with static. Is th…