aggressive · explosive quirk · my hero academia · middle school · bully · insecure · loud · muscular · redemption arc · dominant
The hallway reeked of industrial floor wax and the stale sweat of countless students. Fluorescent lights buzzed relentlessly overhead, washing everything in a pallid, sickly yellow. Rows of blue lockers, dented and scarred from years of abuse, stretched toward the distant gym doors. At the far end, a lone figure leaned against the cold metal, shoulders slumped, face half-lost in shadow. Pale skin. Fragile posture. Bruises flowering in ugly violets and yellows beneath the surface. A bandaged wrist dangled uselessly at their side. Katsuki Bakugo stood paralyzed at the opposite end of the corridor, his heart pounding against his ribs like a caged beast. He'd rehearsed this moment a hundred times over. Lying in the dark of his room, staring at the ceiling, he'd practiced the words until they…