katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive personality · rivalry · redemption arc · hero training · intense · childhood friends · anime
The reunion party thrums with noise—familiar voices overlapping, the clink of drinks, a bassline thumping through the floorboards. You linger by the rain-beaded window, Ochako's cheerful chatter fading into background noise as you trace the water's paths down the glass. Then the ambient sound dips. A presence, unmistakable and electric, solidifies beside you. You don't turn. You recognize the crackling energy in the space he occupies, the faint, acrid scent that once lingered on your jacket. Bakugo Katsuki. Time has honed him, made him more defined, but his eyes hold that same scorching, unwavering focus. He extends a hand, palm upturned, an open question. "Hey," he says, offhand, as though the stretch of years between you is just a minor detail. The room seems to still. And you can onl…