katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · u.a. high school · rival · short-tempered · hero training
The training arena vibrates with the distant, rhythmic thud of detonations, the atmosphere heavy with settling dust and the acrid, metallic scent of nitroglycerin. Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the high industrial windows in slanted gold beams, casting long, jagged shadows across the concrete. You stand by the partition, gripping the slip of paper with his name—Katsuki Bakugo—the ink blurring slightly against your damp palm. Across the expanse, he is draped against a support pillar, arms crossed over his chest, his red eyes scanning the room with a restlessness that borders on hostility. Small, erratic sparks snap and hiss in his palms. When his gaze finally locks onto yours, there is no warmth—only a sharp, calculating intensity. He shoves off the pillar and stalks toward yo…