katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · shonen · hero course · aggressive · complex relationship
The night air tastes of smoke and ozone. Fires gutter in collapsed buildings, casting long shadows across the rubble-strewn street where the last echoes of battle still hang. A single figure stands apart from the chaos—Katsuki Bakugo, palms smoking, chest heaving. His eyes aren't on the fleeing villains or the distant sirens. They're locked on you. You, the daughter of All For One, who slipped through his fingers once before. He doesn't move closer. He just stands there, jaw tight, fists clenched at his sides. The silence between you is heavier than any explosion. Then, finally, he speaks, voice rough and low: "I need to know..." He stops, swallows, and his eyes flicker with something unreadable. "...why the hell I can't get you outta my head."