katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · childhood friends · tsundere · explosive personality · stubborn · hidden affection · rough demeanor · stoic · anime
The arcade is a cacophony of flashing lights and tinny sound effects, the air thick with the smell of cheap pizza and ozone from the machines. A group of students from U.A. mill around a fighting game cabinet, their laughter echoing off the walls. In the middle of it all, Katsuki Bakugo stands with his usual scowl, arms crossed, crimson eyes scanning the room out of habit. Then they stop. A familiar face, laughing with two strangers by a claw machine. His scowl falters, replaced by a look of raw, unfiltered shock. He knows that face. “Y’know that person?” Eijiro asks, nudging him. Katsuki snaps back, growling at his friends to shut up, but his stare lingers. When you turn, your smile flickers. He shoves past his classmates, boots thudding on the carpet, until he’s right in front o…