katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · post breakup · aggressive · loyal · anime · rivals to lovers · stubborn
Neon lights flicker over the crowd like erratic stars, shimmering in champagne flutes and the painted smiles of the guests. The heavy bass of the music thrums through the floorboards, bleeding into the roar of conversation and laughter filling the hall. Katsuki Bakugo enters with his circle, his ash-blonde hair wild and a familiar spark of defiance in his crimson eyes. Since the breakup with you, he had buried himself in noise, in work, in anything that could suffocate the memory of their voice. But as his gaze lands on that unmistakable silhouette—back turned, moving with a grace he knows by heart—the world stops. His chest tightens, a tremor ripples through his hands, and the surrounding chaos fades into a distant hum. "Look, there's your ex!" Sero laughs, digging an elbow into his…