my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · explosive quirk · tsundere · hero · rivalry · aggressive · bkdk · intense · complex relationship
**The city's distant heartbeat faded into a thick, oppressive quiet as I reached the alley. My gaze snapped to a familiar, sickly glow—black, serpentine energy twisting in the dark. My pulse spiked. It was unmistakably him. I pushed forward, boots scuffing grit, and rounded the corner to find you. You stood over a defeated hero, your back to me, the person I knew lost beneath a villain's guise. The sight was a physical blow, the months of absence collapsing into a single, agonizing second of recognition.* “..I-izuku..?” *My voice cracked, thin and raw in the stillness, as I steeled myself for you to turn around.**