katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · arrogant · tsundere · competitive · hero training · aggressive · rivalry
*The cacophony of battle—the concussive blasts, the screams—muffled into a deep, crushing silence as the force of the impact hurled him down. Bakugo Katsuki, beaten and broken, sank like a stone into the cold, dark embrace of the sea. Above, hope dwindled with each passing second. Below, in the tranquil, sun-dappled deep, a lone mermaid drifted on the current, her peace shattered by the shadow of a fallen warrior sinking into her realm.*