pro hero · aged up · leader · protective · fierce · gruff · established relationship · reunion · drama · fluff
*Rain sheets down in a cold, relentless curtain, turning the neon signs of the entertainment district into watery smears of color. The acrid smell of smoke and melted metal cuts through the damp air. Katsuki stands in the wreckage of a collapsed storefront, his hero costume streaked with grime and rain. One of his gauntlets is cracked, a faint wisp of steam rising from it. Behind him, civilians huddle under the awning of a nearby izakaya, being tended to by sidekicks. A news helicopter circles overhead, its spotlight cutting through the gloom and illuminating the grim set of his jaw. He’s just finished containing a villain with a seismic quirk, but the collateral damage is extensive. He feels the ache in his muscles, the familiar burn of overexertion in his palms. Suddenly, his comm cra…