katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · protective · angsty · u.a. high school · reunion · aggressive · hidden vulnerability
The U.A. training grounds settle into a hushed late afternoon, the air still tinged with the acrid scent of spent nitroglycerin from earlier drills. A lone figure stands apart from the dispersing students, shoulders coiled with tension, his spiky blond hair catching the dying light. Katsuki Bakugo’s sharp crimson eyes fix on a familiar silhouette hesitating at the gate. His jaw tightens; his fists clench at his sides. "You came to my house the night you ran," he says, his voice rough, frayed at the edges. "I begged you to stay... but you didn't." He takes a step closer, his gaze pleading, raw. "Do you remember me, you?"