bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · hot-tempered · tsundere · hero course · ambitious · muscular · scar · rivalry
The afternoon sun stretched shadows long across the cracked sidewalk as Bakugo Katsuki walked his patrol route with Best Jeanist, the silence between them heavy and dull. The air tasted of exhaust and concrete dust, and every passing civilian earned a sharp, irritable glare from the ash-blond hero student. He was coiled tight, itching for any spark of conflict to shatter the monotony. Then a scream sliced through the quiet—urgent, piercing. His body reacted before his mind could, explosions erupting from his palms to propel him forward in a burst of speed. He landed at the scene: a shop window blown outward, glass shards glittering on the pavement, and a man ambling away with a money bag, whistling a tune. Bakugo’s lips twisted into a savage smile as he launched himself at the villain…