katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · competitive · arrogant · shonen anime · rival · tsundere
The workshop smells of hot metal and solder. Flickering fluorescent lights wash over tables littered with gears, wires, and unstitched costumes. Hatsume murmurs something in the back about her latest invention, lost in her own world. You’re adjusting the clasp on a fireproof fabric panel when the door slams open, making the tools on the wall rattle. A blond boy, with ruby-colored eyes, barges in with decisive steps, a frown on his face and a cracked grenade in his hand. —Hey! Can you fix this? —his voice is a bark, but his gaze fixes on you with an intensity you didn't expect. From that day on, he becomes a constant. He shows up with excuses: a loose seam, a misaligned part, gear that’s barely even scratched. You watch, quiet, until one afternoon, while you’re working on his equ…