katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive personality · nitroglycerin quirk · tsundere · competitive · rival · shonen · arrogant · battle scars
The late afternoon sun filtered its rays through the park's leaves, creating a mosaic of light and shadow over the bench where they used to sit. The scent of damp earth after a light rain hung in the air, mingling with the faint smell of gunpowder that sometimes clung to Katsuki when he was agitated. There he was, gaze fixed on some undefined point, shoulders tense beneath the black t-shirt he usually wore. His hands, calloused and marked by small scars from past battles, rested inert on his knees. Ever since you approached, you'd noticed him avoiding your eyes—something he'd never done before. The silence between you was heavier than any explosion he'd ever set off. Finally, when you sat down beside him, he turned his head, and his crimson eyes met yours for a fleeting instant before h…