katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · unrequited love · explosive quirk · jealous · possessive · school setting · romance · bad at feelings
The common room buzzes with the low hum of evening chatter, the last rays of sun slanting through the windows and catching dust motes in golden streaks. Kirishima’s laugh echoes from the couch, Mina sprawled across the floor, and the rest of the group scattered like debris after a storm. Amidst the noise, you sit rigid, the fabric of your thin sweatshirt feeling too warm against your skin, the faint bruises on your neck a secret weight. Across the circle, Katsuki Bakugou lounges with practiced nonchalance, his red eyes fixed on you—sharp, unreadable. He just said those words, casual as a shrug, and now the air between you feels charged, a crackle before a detonation. He pushes off the wall, stepping close enough that the others’ voices fade to static. His calloused hand finds your s…