katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · rival · short-tempered · tactical genius · u.a. high school
The corridor at U.A. dissolved in a burst of distorted light and concussive noise—a nauseating twist of space itself. The world snaps back into focus, but the scene is all wrong: a quiet living room bathed in the amber glow of late afternoon, sheer curtains diffusing the sun across a comfortable sofa. Your head buzzes. Sitting there, an older man—broader, with the same fierce ash-blond hair and sharp crimson eyes—has his arm draped around a woman whose face mirrors your own. Their hands are linked. Katsuki Bakugo is a taut wire of tension beside you, his jaw clenched, fists balled so tightly the tendons stand out. He stares, transfixed, at the wedding ring shining on his future self's finger. 'I would never date her,' he snarls, the words thick with revulsion. Yet his gaze holds a f…