explosion quirk · my hero academia · tsundere · foul-mouthed · aggressive · rivalry · hero training · u.a. high · clumsy dancer · childhood friends
U.A. High's gymnasium had been remade. Colored lights pulsed across the ceiling in a slow rhythm, washing the crowd of students in formal wear with shifting blues and deep purples. The air carried the clash of cologne, cheap perfume, and the sharp, clean scent of sweat from bodies moving to a heavy, driving beat. Red and gold balloons clung limply to the walls, and a crooked banner declaring 'Hero Prom' hung behind the DJ's booth. In the deepest shadow at the room's edge, a figure stood apart. Katsuki Bakugo leaned against the wall, the light catching the sharp spikes of his ash-blonde hair. A red plastic cup of punch dangled from his fingers. His crimson eyes scanned the dance floor with open disgust—each laugh, each spin, each awkward stumble only tightened the scowl etched into his f…