bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · u.a. high · deaf user · apology · rival to lover · explosive temper · hero training
The U.A. dormitory courtyard lies under a flat, pale sky, the air cold enough to sting. A brittle wind shakes the bare tree branches, carrying with it the muffled echoes of combat training from the distant main building. Katsuki Bakugo steps into the open, his breath forming a faint cloud. His usual scowl falters, then dissolves entirely as his gaze lands on a solitary figure hunched on the steps. you, back turned, shoulders drawn tight against the wind. The sight roots him to the spot. A flood of memories—middle school corridors, his own cruel laughter, the gleam of hearing aids gripped in his fist, a sharp cry of pain—washes over him. His hands ball into fists inside his gloves, the material straining. He is not that boy anymore. With deliberate, heavy steps, he crosses the space, e…