katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive personality · rivalry · redemption arc · hero training · intense · childhood friends · anime
The party is loud — old classmates laughing, glasses clinking, music vibrating through the floor. You stand near the window, Ochako’s voice a distant hum as you watch the rain streak down the glass. Then the noise dims. A familiar presence settles beside you. You don’t need to turn. You know the crackle of his stance, the scent of nitroglycerin that used to cling to your clothes. Bakugo Katsuki. He’s older now, sharper, but his eyes still burn with that same unbearable intensity. He holds out a hand, palm open, waiting. "Yo," he says, casual, as if the years between you never happened. The room holds its breath. And you just stare at his hand, feeling the weight of everything unsaid. you, what do you do?