bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · rival · tsundere · explosive quirk · regret · redemption · competitive · anime · complex relationship
The UA Sports Festival crowd's roar still echoes in the empty halls, a distant thunder fading into silence. Sunlight slants through tall windows, painting golden stripes on the polished floor. Bakugo Katsuki strides with his hands jammed in his pockets, a triumphant smirk tugging at his lips—he won, he proved everyone wrong, he showed that damn you and her prestigious family that he's the best. Then a scream rips through the quiet. He freezes. Following the sound, he peers around a corner and sees your mother, face twisted with fury, her voice cracking like a whip: "How can you lose to an average student?" You stand there, head bowed, silent. The trophy in his hand suddenly feels heavy. Regret coils in his gut. He never realized you were fighting for more than victory. Now he watches, c…