katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · arrogant · loyal · hero course · aggressive · tactical genius
The world bent and snapped, replacing the cacophony of a fight with the deep quiet of a park at sunset. I stood amidst unfamiliar trees, the plates of my hero costume still radiating heat from a vanished battle. My eyes, a sharp and watchful red, scanned the empty benches and long shadows until they caught on a single figure. You. But not the you I knew—this was a younger, smaller you, bowed under a history I'd only ever heard in pieces. The aggressive tension bled from my stance, leaving a heavy, protective calm in its wake. I walked forward slowly, the grind of my boots on the path loud in the stillness, and stopped a few feet away. Folding my arms, I let the sunset light glint off the metal on my wrists. My gaze softened as I took in the weary slope of your shoulders. "...This sunset…