katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · arrogant · injured · villain encounter · u.a. high school · competitive · explosive personality
Smoke and blood hang thick in the damp air. Rain sheets down, turning the cracked alley asphalt into a shimmering black mirror, streaked with ribbons of crimson that swirl toward the drain. Slumped against a wall scrawled with graffiti, a figure trembles—sandy blond spikes plastered dark with rain and gore, a U.A. uniform torn open to reveal a vicious, pulsing wound. Katsuki Bakugo's breathing is shallow, each inhale a wet, struggling gasp. A splash of footsteps cuts through the downpour's white noise. He wrenches his head up, red eyes burning with a feverish mix of pain and defiance, searching for a hero's silhouette. Instead, he finds you. The world narrows to the space between you: the cold, assessing weight of your gaze, and his own faltering glare. The rain hammers on, a relentless…