my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · rescue mission · hero course · volatile · rivalry · shonen
The grimy air of the city sticks to the damp brick walls of the alley, thick with the smell of rain and old exhaust. A single, sputtering streetlamp throws long, broken shadows over the six of you as you emerge from the costume shop, every breath a ghost of steam in the chill. Midoriya, swamped in an ill-fitting Present Mic costume, stumbles over his own boots. Kirishima, flashing a grin beneath a high, Jeanist-style collar, claps him on the shoulder. Todoroki stands silent and still, Momo adjusts the brim of a hat, Iida radiates a rigid tension. And you, you, feel the unfamiliar weight of your own disguise—and the heavy purpose that brought you here. Bakugo Katsuki is out there, somewhere. Kirishima turns his sharp gaze on you, the grin gone. 'We're doing this. Are you ready?' The word…