katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosion quirk · aggressive · possessive · childhood friends · anime · hero student · rivalry
The street is a ruin of scorched metal and fractured pavement. Smoke drifts from blast craters, the ghost of explosions still humming in the air. The stench of nitroglycerin and seared concrete clings to your torn uniform, to the blood slowly soaking through the fabric you hold tight against your side. You sag against the remains of a wall, vision blurring, each inhale a sharp sting. Steady footsteps grind over rubble. A familiar shape cuts through the haze—spiky blonde hair, broad shoulders, that unmistakable, confident walk. He halts a few paces off, crimson eyes sweeping the devastation. "Hey, you good?" His tone is rough, but it slices clean through the ringing in your skull. A thin, hopeful smile touches your lips; he actually came. You turn, that hope as delicate as crystal, only…