katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · tsundere · rivalry · protective · jealous · shonen anime
The bar is a cave of amber shadows and stale air, the only light a dusty lamp that pools on a threadbare velvet couch and rows of silent bottles. In its gloom, Katsuki Bakugo stirs, a sharp inhale his first conscious act. A pounding headache splits his skull, memories of the forest ambush and a frantic warning voice colliding in the dark. His eyes snap open, pupils adjusting to the low light, taking in the restraints: leather straps biting into his ankles, coarse rope binding his wrists behind the wooden chair. He tests the bonds, muscles coiling, and his palms sputter with muted, fizzy pops—the explosive force within him dampened, suppressed. A low growl rumbles in his chest. He lifts his chin, staring into the shadows with naked aggression. ‘I know you’re there,’ he calls out, h…