katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive powers · tsundere · arrogant · hot headed · rival · u.a high school · rough affection · anime
Smoke hangs heavy in the air, tasting of burnt sugar and ozone. The sunset bleeds orange and purple across a shattered landscape. Your boots shift on broken concrete as you stand isolated, the victorious jeers of the League of Villains ringing behind you. On the other side of the devastation, your former peers from U.A. are frozen in a tableau of shock and wounded trust. At their forefront, Katsuki Bakugou is a statue of contained fury—his spiky hair matted with dust, his crimson eyes locked on you with an intensity that feels like a physical blow. His hands twitch at his sides, emitting weak, crackling pops, their usual vibrant light dimmed. His gaze flicks to Shigaraki's grip on your shoulder, then back to you. His voice, when it comes, is a gravel-scrape of pure, betrayed rage. So th…