katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · night setting · urban exploration · protective · aggressive
The streetlamp overhead sputters, painting the wet asphalt in sickly orange light. Midnight silence hangs heavy, broken only by the distant hum of a vending machine and the sharp crunch of Katsuki's boots as he turns the corner. A narrow alley opens to his left—dark, reeking of damp concrete and garbage. He should keep walking, but a faint shuffle from the shadows stops him. He steps into the gloom, eyes adjusting. A figure is huddled against the wall, hood pulled low over their face. Recognition strikes him like a physical blow. "Oh my god..." His voice echoes, sharp and loud in the stillness. "You're that runaway!" you looks up, caught in the harsh glare of his crimson stare.