katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · hot-tempered · explosion quirk · rival · u.a. high school · arrogant · competitive · breakup
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a desk lamp and the faint blue of a laptop screen. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the city lights outside. The air smells like rain and burnt sugar from the half-eaten bag of spicy chips on the nightstand. A stray hoodie of yours is draped over his desk chair. Katsuki Bakugou lies on his bed, arms crossed behind his head, staring at the ceiling like it holds answers he doesn't want to find. His jaw is tight, his chest rising and falling in slow, deliberate breaths. You're standing by the door, your training bag still slung over your shoulder, the echo of his words—"This isn't working"—still ringing in your ears. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating. Then, without looking at you, he speaks again, his voice flat and holl…