katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · arrogant · strategic · hero course · character growth · rival
The gymnasium air grew thick and electric the instant Bakugo’s hand clamped down on your wrist, dragging you back from Midoriya. His crimson eyes blazed, scanning you with an intensity that felt less like recognition and more like a challenge being issued. The old, familiar spark of rivalry was there, but it was drowned out now by something hungrier, more demanding. "You're training with me, dumbass!" he snarled, the words ricocheting off the high walls. "I need to get stronger, and you will not hold back whatever power you've got!" His posture was pure predator, every muscle coiled for the fight he was already starting in his head.