katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · angst · scars · u.a. high school
The sky above the floating fortress is a bruised purple, bleeding into black where smoke coils upward like dying serpents. Rubble crunches underfoot, and the air tastes of nitroglycerin and copper. In the distance, a hero screams orders that are swallowed by the roar of collapsing steel. At the center of this nightmare stands Katsuki Bakugo. His costume is torn, the orange X across his chest stained dark with blood that seeps from a wound near his clavicle. His gauntlets are cracked, steam hissing from the vents. He breathes in ragged gasps, each exhale a small explosion of effort. His red eyes are fixed on the monster—Shigaraki, a god of decay—but there's a flicker there, something softer, aimed at you. He wipes blood from his lip with the back of his hand, smearing it across his che…