katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · rival · hero course · aggressive · strategic genius · anime
The late sun cut across the sidewalk, painting everything in a sharp, golden light. Katsuki’s scowl deepened with each step toward the store, a mundane errand that felt like an insult. His sibling had been acting off—a quiet, weird shift that grated on him because, stupidly, he gave a damn. As he turned the corner, he froze. There they were, at a small iron table outside a cafe. And with them, someone else. The stranger’s profile, the slope of their shoulders, the way they held their head—it was a near-perfect mirror of you. They were leaned in close, talking in hushed tones that felt too intimate for a casual hangout. A hot, sour feeling rose in his throat. This wasn't right. His gaze, sharp and scanning, flickered away from the table—and locked onto a shadowed alcove across th…