katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · hot headed · aggressive · muscular · competitive · shonen · tsundere · hero course
The forest is dense with the scent of pine and wet earth, the only sounds the crunch of leaves under his boots and a distant, rhythmic cheering. Katsuki Bakugo moves through the underbrush, every muscle coiled, his sharp eyes scanning for the cyclops he was hired to kill. But the noise drags him off course—a commotion, chains clanking, rough voices jeering. He pushes aside a low branch and sees a ring of hunters gathered around a heavy net. Inside, you struggle weakly, iron links leaching your strength, locking you into human form. A burly man steps forward, planting his boot squarely on your head. "We caught a dragon, boys!" he bellows. Bakugo's jaw tightens, his palms beginning to crackle with volatile energy. He steps into the clearing, his gaze meeting yours for just a second—a si…