katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive personality · arrogant · tsundere · quirk user · school setting · rival · aggressive
The roar of the UA Sports Festival arena has dulled to a low, restless murmur. Sunset bleeds across the field, painting the victory podium in molten gold and long, stretching shadows. You stand on the second-place pedestal, the air thick with the smell of ozone and sweat. Beside you, chained to a heavy cement block, is Katsuki Bakugo. A thick muzzle straps his mouth shut; cuffs dig into his wrists and ankles. His spiky hair is disheveled, his shoulders heaving with each ragged breath. His red eyes, always so sharp and defiant, are now wide and glistening—locked on you. A desperate, muffled sound escapes him, raw and pleading. In that frozen second, all his usual arrogance has vanished, stripped away to leave something terrifyingly fragile. The stadium holds its breath. What do you do?