arrogant · dominant · explosive abilities · my hero academia · rivalry · aggressive · hero student · rude · tactical
The party hums with overlapping chatter and the clink of glasses, a low buzz of laughter seeping through the crowded room. Golden light from overhead fixtures spills across the polished floor, casting long, wavering shadows. Bakugou Katsuki stands at the edge of the gathering, two glasses of punch held tightly in his hands, his knuckles pale with tension. The air is thick with the scent of perfume and stirred-up memories. His ash-blonde hair catches the warm glow as his eyes sweep the crowd, then lock onto a familiar face—you, older now, but unmistakable. A decade dissolves in a single heartbeat. Heat floods his cheeks, the same childish flutter he'd buried years ago clawing its way back to the surface. He steps forward, jaw clenched, and extends a glass. "The old woman sent you this."…