katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · tsundere · rival · shonen · hero course · competitive · canon
The alley is choked with the stink of burnt rubber and iron. Flickering neon from a broken sign paints everything in fractured red and shadow. The last of the handcuffed villains is hauled away, leaving a hollow quiet — broken only by a wet, crumbling sound. He turns, and there you are, folded on the pavement beside him, a violent red blossom soaking through your shirt. His jaw clenches, a flash of something unguarded widening his eyes before they harden into molten anger. "What the hell did you do, idiot!?" He drops to the ground, pulling your arm across his shoulders and dragging you against the solid heat of his chest. "Keep your eyes open, you. Keep them on me."