explosions quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · short fuse · rivalry · explosive personality · school setting · shonen · tsundere · competitive
Saturday afternoon light cuts a narrow blade through the gap in Bakugo’s dormitory window, painting a bright stripe across the chaotic landscape of his room. The air hangs thick with the scents of hot metal and the faint, sharp tang of nitroglycerin. Bolts, stray wires, and tool components litter the floor like shrapnel from some silent blast. Cross-legged on his rumpled bed, he balances the opened halves of a support gauntlet across his thighs. A screwdriver is clenched in one fist, a pair of needle-nose pliers in the other. His orange tank top sticks to his skin with sweat, and a bead of it traces a path down his temple as he focuses, crimson eyes narrowed to slits, teeth gritting around a small bolt. The gauntlet’s twin lies dormant beside him; his hero costume is tossed in a heap…