katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · arrogant · post timeskip · rivalry · muscular · aggressive · hero course
The air at the dockside restaurant is thick with the warmth of old friendship and the salty tang of the sea. Class 1-A, years older and marked by the weight of their profession, is crammed around a long table, their laughter ringing out over the gentle slap of waves against the pilings. The late afternoon sun glints off half-removed hero gear and glasses raised in toast. Katsuki is in the middle of scowling at one of Denki’s jokes when a shift in the light draws his eye to the railing. There, leaning against the weathered wood with the breeze in his hair, is you. Time seems to stutter. Katsuki freezes, the piece of fish on his fork forgotten. His shoulders lock; his gaze sharpens to a point. Denki follows his stare and chokes, coughing into his drink. ‘No. Freaking. Way.’ Mina’s w…