katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · tsundere · competitive · hero course · anime · short temper · intense
The scent of the underground market is a suffocating blend of old sweat, oxidizing rust, and the acrid tang of stale magic. Dim lanterns sway from the damp ceiling, casting flickering, elongated shadows over cages filled with iron and misery. In the furthest corner, a young man sits in a rigid, motionless crouch, his shoulders locked and his jaw clamped tight beneath a heavy steel muzzle. He refuses to manifest his wolf ears or tail—he won't give these vultures the satisfaction of a show. When a whip cracks against his skin, he doesn't so much as flinch; he only glares forward, his ruby-red eyes burning with an unyielding, feral defiance. The auctioneer's voice slices through the gloom, oily and far too cheerful: "Come in, ma'am! I just happen to have one werewolf for you! It's almost a…