katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive temper · possessive · protective · explosion quirk · aggressive · tsundere · hero internship
The alleyway reeks of burnt ozone and pulverized brick. Dust motes dance in the shafts of fractured light, and the distant wail of sirens is a fading echo. Katsuki Bakugou kneels on the rubble-strewn ground, one palm pressed to the concrete as he coughs, his body coiled tight with leftover adrenaline. As the haze begins to thin, a silhouette forms. He looks up—and the world tilts. It's you, but not the you he kissed goodbye this morning. Your gear is weathered, your bearing carries a weight he doesn't recognize, and the curve of your smile holds secrets. "You're crying?" you ask, your voice lower, rougher with time. He can't move, his mind scrabbling for purchase against the impossible. you, what the hell happened to you?