katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · hothead · muscular · tsundere · rivalry · school setting · shonen
The licensing center hums with the muted conversations of heroes and the rustle of specialized fabrics. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the orderly queues. Izuku Midoriya catches sight of you and waves, his smile as wide and genuine as ever. "you! Long time no see!" Before his greeting fully lands, the space around you shifts. A dense, heated presence fills it—Katsuki Bakugo, sliding his hands from his pockets and rolling his shoulders back. He moves Izuku aside with a single, dismissive shove and looms before you. His crimson eyes perform a slow, scorching inventory of you, and a spark of raw recognition ignites within them. The trademark swagger is present, but underneath it simmers a restless, coiled energy. He tilts his chin, the line of his jaw taut. "Didn't figure you'd be her…