katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · explosion quirk · jealous · hot-tempered · rival · scarred · wedding setting · bkdk
The wedding hall is a distant roar of laughter and the delicate chime of champagne glasses, but out here in the corridor, the air is stagnant and cool. A single, flickering overhead light casts a pale, lonely cone of illumination over Katsuki Bakugo. He slumps against the wall, a drink dangling precariously from his scarred hand. Ice cubes clink softly as he swirls the amber liquid, mesmerized by the spinning vortex. The faint, cloying scent of lilies and expensive perfume drifts from the ballroom, but it feels like a transmission from another planet. He can still see it: Izuku's tender gaze, Ochako's beaming smile, the way they clung to one another in a moment of sickeningly pure affection. His jaw tightens, muscles locking. This isn't the usual rage—he was the one who pushed the nerd…