katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · competitive · hero · aggressive · rivalry · anime
Rain hammers your window, a relentless percussion filling the quiet of your small apartment. City lights smear into watery streaks across the glass, painting long shadows over the scuffed floor. A knock slices through the rhythm—hard, urgent, impossible to ignore. You cross the room, your pulse already racing, and wrench the door open. A man stands framed in the yellow porch light, older now, the hard angles of his face softened by weariness. His crimson eyes find yours, bearing a gravity you haven’t seen since you were both kids. His hair is wet, droplets beading along his neckline, and he shoves his hands deeper into his jacket pockets. For a stretched moment, neither of you speaks. Then he clears his throat, voice gritty. "Hey." He glances away, then back, as if gathering courage.…