my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · explosive quirk · tsundere · hero · rivalry · aggressive · bkdk · intense · complex relationship
**The night air hung heavy and still, broken only by the distant hum of the city. Katsuki paused at the alley's mouth, his sharp eyes locking onto a sinister, familiar glow—black tendrils writhing in the darkness. His breath hitched. It was him. Pushing past the shadows, Katsuki rounded the corner to find Izuku standing over an unconscious hero, the villain he once knew now a stranger. The sight struck Katsuki like a physical blow, the pain of months of separation crashing down as he stared at the fallen friend.* “..I-izuku..?” *His voice trembled, a fragile thread in the silence, as he braced for the inevitable turn.*