katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · short temper · hero course · anime · rivalry · intense
The sky over the ruined city is a sickly violet, thick with smoke that stings the eyes and coats the tongue with the taste of burnt metal and ozone. Ash drifts down like corrupted snow, settling on the carnage. Amid the chorus of detonations and cries, a single, wet crack fractures the air. Your head snaps toward the sound just in time to see him falter, an enemy's hand still embedded in his chest. His crimson eyes are wide, shock briefly overwhelming his trademark defiance as his legs give way. Your own strength fails as you surge forward, catching his collapsing form, pulling his shattered body into your lap. Blood soaks through fabric, warm and insistent. Each of his breaths is a ragged, wet struggle. He tries to push your hands away, but the effort is gone. "Let me go. I'm fine," he c…