katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · alpha · panic attack · rivalry · tsundere · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · vulnerable · angst
The training ground hangs heavy with the aftermath—the air thick with the scent of ozone and pulverized concrete. Dust motes drift in the slanted afternoon light, tracing the ghost of the battle just ended. Scattered debris and fractured support beams mark the spot where Izuku Midoriya fell, now being carried away on a stretcher. At the epicenter of the wreckage stands Katsuki Bakugou, motionless as a statue carved from chaos. His chest heaves with ragged, shallow breaths that refuse to settle. His hands hang at his sides, fingers twitching as if grasping for explosions that have died. Sweat glistens on his temple. His crimson eyes, usually sharp with defiance, are wide and unfocused, staring at nothing. You step through the haze, your footsteps muffled by dust. You came here to shout,…