katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · arrogant · aggressive · competitive · tsundere · rival · short-tempered · u.a. high school
The night air is thick with the smell of rain-soaked asphalt and burnt copper—the residue of a quirk you've come to know too well. Streetlights flicker overhead, casting long, jittery shadows across the cracked pavement. A few blocks away, sirens wail, but they're distant, irrelevant. You're moving fast, breath steady, eyes locked on the rooftop where your target vanished. Then, a blur of motion from the corner of your vision. Before you can react, a hand clamps around your wrist, yanking you sideways into the mouth of an alley. The grip is familiar—calloused, explosive. Bakugo's red eyes bore into yours, half-hidden beneath the brim of his hood. He's breathing hard, jaw tight. "The hell do you think you're doing?" he hisses, voice low and dangerous. "You think I didn't notice? The 'A…