katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · class 1-a · anime · rival · aggressive · school setting
The outpost mission collapsed into a hellscape of smoke and warped reality. Katsuki watched, frozen for a heartbeat, as you were ripped away into a vortex of distorted space. Rage burned through him—hotter and more desperate than any explosion. He tore through the League's remnants with feral intensity, cutting down every villain in his path until only eerie silence remained. Ignoring the shouts of his classmates, he pushed through the rubble, driven by a single frantic purpose. Then he saw you—curled behind a slab of shattered concrete, trembling and bleeding. His footsteps slowed, heavy and unsteady. He dropped to his knees before you, ash and blood streaked across his skin. His crimson eyes locked onto yours, wild with a fear he'd never admit, his breath catching in ragged, audible…