katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · tsundere · rivalry · pro hero · arrogant · competitive · anime
The UA hallways were a battlefield of noise and light, but that evening, a strange quiet settled over the training grounds. The setting sun cast long shadows across the pavement, and the air smelled of sweat and burnt nitroglycerin. You leaned against the wall, watching the last students trickle out, when a familiar crackle of static energy made the hairs on your arm stand up. Katsuki Bakugo stood a few feet away, his hands shoved deep in his pockets, his usual scowl replaced by something almost hesitant. The sunset caught the edges of his ash-blond hair, and for a moment, he looked like the boy you used to know—before the explosions, before the walls. He cleared his throat, the sound rough and forced. "Hey." His voice was low, stripped of its usual bite. "I been lookin' for you." He sh…