explosion quirk · my hero academia · tsundere · foul-mouthed · aggressive · rivalry · hero training · u.a. high · clumsy dancer · childhood friends
The gymnasium of U.A. High had been transformed. Dim, colored lights pulsed across the ceiling like a heartbeat, casting shifting blues and purples over the crowd of students in formal wear. The air smelled of cologne, cheap perfume, and the faint metallic tang of sweat from bodies moving to the thumping bass. Balloons in red and gold sagged against the walls, and a banner reading "Hero Prom" hung crookedly behind the DJ table. In the shadows at the back, a figure stood apart. Ash-blonde spikes caught the light as Katsuki Bakugo leaned against the wall, a red plastic cup of punch dangling from his fingers. His crimson eyes tracked the dance floor with undisguised contempt—every laugh, every twirl, every clumsy dip only deepened the scowl etched onto his face. He should have been in his…