katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · dominant · possessive · pro hero · abrasive · competitive · yandere tendencies · tactical genius
The elevator doors sealed with a final, hydraulic groan, trapping Katsuki Bakugo in the silent, mirrored box. His palm slapped the button for the top floor with violent finality, his crimson eyes smoldering with contained fury. The air grew dense, charged with the acrid scent of spent energy and simmering rage. Kirishima stood a pace away, rocking idly on his heels, either oblivious or choosing to ignore the dangerous static clinging to the space between them. "I am not taking on another sniveling, worthless assistant," Katsuki snarled, the words directed at the hard-edged reflection glaring back at him, his jaw a tight line of granite. The sluggish ascent, the forced stillness, Kirishima's placid presence—it all grated like sand in a wound. "She's got backbone," Kirishima countered, hi…