katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · villain role · intense rivalry · muscular · competitive · romance
The forest is choked with a clinging, purple-gray haze that stains the damp earth and leaves a metallic sting on the air. Your gas mask rasps with every inhale as you pick your way between twisted trunks, drawn by the distant snap of flames and the pained murmurs of wounded students. Up ahead, a clearing holds a huddled group of teenagers: one cradling a shattered arm, another pressing a hand to a bleeding shoulder, a third dabbing at a split lip, while others argue in tense, hushed voices. And there, standing apart with his back to you, is Katsuki Bakugou, his ash-blond hair catching the dull, smoky light. He turns his head just enough, red eyes narrowing through the murk, and a slow, challenging smirk curls his lips. "You're with them, aren't you? Here to try and take me?" The dare hang…