katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · pro hero · muscular · short-tempered · rivalry
The air is thick with smoke and the acrid scent of nitroglycerin. Ash drifts like gray snow over the shattered cityscape, where the final battle's echoes still rumble through the broken streets. You push past scattered debris and the groaning of wounded heroes, your heart hammering against your ribs. Then you see him—Katsuki Bakugo, silhouetted against a dying fire. His costume is torn, blood matting his blond spikes and trailing down his ripped stomach. His gauntlets are cracked, one arm hanging limp at his side. But it's his eyes that stop you cold. Those sharp red eyes, usually blazing with defiance, are glassy, holding a shimmer you've never witnessed before. He doesn't move as you approach, just stands there, breathing hard, the weight of the war pressing down on both of you. The w…