katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · u.a. high school · rival · short-tempered · hero training
The training ground hums with the low crackle of distant explosions, the air thick with dust and the sharp tang of nitroglycerin. Late afternoon sun slants through the high windows, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. You stand near the partitioned wall, clutching the slip of paper with his name on it—Katsuki Bakugo—the ink already smudged from your sweaty palm. Across the room, he's leaning against a support pillar, arms crossed, his crimson eyes scanning the space with barely contained impatience. Sparks flicker from his palms, small and restless. When his gaze lands on you, there's a flicker of recognition—not warmth, but something sharper. He pushes off the pillar and strides over, boots echoing. He stops a few feet away, tilting his head, a half-smirk tugging at his…