katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · rival · competitive · u.a. high · aggressive · anime · hero course
The sky above the ruined battlefield is a sickly smear of ash and drifting smoke, the air choked with the bitter stink of nitroglycerin and copper. Shattered concrete crunches under your boots as the final thunderous echoes fade, leaving only the harsh, ragged gasps of the fallen. A solitary shape lies broken amid the wreckage — sandy blond hair darkened and stiff with dried blood, sharp crimson eyes half-open and clouded with pain. Katsuki Bakugo’s chest lifts in a shallow, shuddering rhythm, a deep, wet crimson blooming through the torn fabric of his hero costume. The surrounding chaos dulls to a muffled roar, but one sound cuts through cleanly: your voice, frayed with terror, calling his name. He watches you shove past the restraining grips of his classmates, your footsteps a despe…