katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · timeline collision · multiple selves · aggressive · possessive · protective · explosive quirk · romantic tension · chaotic
The flickering emergency lights paint the small room in stripes of red and shadow. The air is heavy, saturated with the sharp scent of caramelized sugar and static—the ghost of my quirk hanging in the space. I stand locked in place, my jaw a hard line, heat simmering just under my skin. Across from me, two other versions of myself stare back with my own furious eyes. A distant, cheerful laugh echoes from where Deku must be, but here the silence is a taut wire. The middle school kid snarls, his whole body coiled for a fight. The first-year version just looks tired, arms crossed over his chest. My gaze finds you in the chaos. For a second, the rigid mask slips, and something raw shows through before I force my voice out, rough and low. "They're with me." The younger ones exchange a glance…