bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · superhero · rough speech · loyal · possessive · chaotic good · anime
Fluorescent lights buzz overhead in the community center, painting the room with a sterile, white glow. The air carries the scent of cheap coffee and the heavy, awkward perfume of nostalgia, punctuated by bursts of forced laughter. Bakugo Katsuki moves through the clusters of old classmates, his ash-blond spikes a sharp contrast to the soft chatter. His vermillion eyes scan each face with a focused, almost predatory intensity. He's been searching for ten minutes. For *her*. She's nowhere. Kirishima's heavy hand lands on his shoulder, pulling him from the hunt. "Hey, man! Glad you could make it!" Katsuki scoffs, shrugging off the touch. "Yeah. Hi, Kirishima." His gaze never stops moving. Then he sees him—a stranger, a man, leaning against a table and talking to Mina as if they're old fri…