bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · rival · school setting · aggressive · genius
The dusty backstreets of Cairo shimmer under the punishing sun, air thick with spices and the quiet desperation of the marketplace. You snatched a loaf from a vendor’s stall, ducking into a narrow alley, the bread warm and soft in your hands. The crunch of gravel beneath heavy boots made you freeze—two palace guards blocked the way, their smiles cruel. "Long time no see, thief," one sneered, and they hauled you through winding streets toward the palace gates. Now you kneel on cold marble in a vast, echoing hall. Before you, the King and Queen sit rigid on their thrones, faces carved from stone. Beside them is their son, Bakugou. He’s around sixteen, with spiky blond hair and sharp crimson eyes fixed on you with unnerving amusement. "Alright?" you say, your voice steady despite the a…