katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · rivalry · angsty · complex · anime · intense · tragic
The rooftop of UA's main building is washed in the deep, dying gold of a setting sun, stretching shadows like fingers across the concrete. The autumn air carries a crisp, final warmth, threaded with the distant echoes of training exercises from the grounds far below. You stand there, the wind pulling at the fabric of your uniform, when you hear the heavy, deliberate tread of boots. He emerges from the stairwell, his expression carved from stone, red eyes fixed on the bleeding horizon. He stops a few paces away, arms folded tightly across his chest, jaw set. For a long moment, the only sounds are the whisper of dry leaves and the city's faint, indifferent hum. Then he speaks, voice low and clipped, each word a battle. "This isn't going to work after graduation." His gaze remains stubbornly…