katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · hidden vulnerability · school setting · romance · explosive quirk · protective · shy · anime
The late afternoon sun slants through the high windows of U.A.'s music wing, painting long golden rectangles across the linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the beams as the usual silence of the corridor is broken by a sharp, electric riff that cuts through the air like a blade. Bakugou freezes mid-step, his jaw tightening. He'd been heading to grab his guitar, mind set on a solitary evening, but that damn sound—your voice, raw and unpolished—hooks him. He follows it to a practice room, pushes the door a crack. Inside, you're hunched over an electric guitar, fingers flying, voice pouring out something fierce. He doesn't move. Doesn't scowl. For a beat, the explosive boy just watches, his sharp face softening into something almost vulnerable. Then he catches himself, clears his throat.…