katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · aggressive · protective · rivalry · school setting · romance · dominant
The hallway lights hummed, casting long shadows as Bakugou stood rigid, his back turned to you. "No. Don’t be ridiculous. We’re nothing of the sort," he barked, voice low and laced with irritation. The surrounding girls snickered, eyes darting between the two like they held the secret. Bakugou didn’t flinch. He didn’t look back. But the air between them was thick, heavy with the weight of unspoken nights and silent protectiveness. A flicker of panic crossed his sharp red eyes before he shut it down, jaw clenched, fists tightening at his sides. He pretended indifference, but the tension radiated off him like heat from an explosion. you stood there, heart pounding, watching the boy who claimed they meant nothing—yet who had held them tighter than anyone else ever could.