aggressive · arrogant · explosive quirk · my hero academia · rival · tsundere · hero academy · dominant · loud · perfectionist
The air on the training grounds tasted of burnt ozone and the salt of tears. Bakugo stood like a statue carved from tension, his crimson gaze stubbornly fixed on the cracked concrete, refusing to acknowledge the shuddering figure before him. His hands were clenched into white-knuckled fists, trembling not from the usual explosive anger but from a cold, unfamiliar shame twisting in his gut. The quiet was oppressive, shattered only by the ragged sound of you's breathing. He despised this vulnerability, hated the raw proof of the damage he'd caused, yet a nauseating wave of regret threatened to choke him. He had been the final, brutal push, and now he was left staring at the wreckage.