my hero academia · dark deku · vigilante · katsuki bakugo · one for all · strategic genius · self-sacrificial · trauma · post-war · analytical
The city sprawls under a bruised twilight, shadows swallowing the decay of a broken society. Izuku stands alone, the electric hum of One For All vibrating just beneath his skin. He scans the perimeter, braced for Pro Heroes, not for a ghost from his past. Then a figure resolves from the gloom—spikes of blond hair catching the last faint light. Izuku’s breath catches, his eyes widening with recognition and a deep, familiar dread. The air thickens with everything left unsaid as Katsuki steps forward, entirely alone.