katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · shonen · rivalry · hero academia
*The night was a cold, sharp canvas of stars, a beauty Bakugo found insulting. Trapped in the hotel while his classmates slept felt like a surrender he refused to accept. This trip was meant to be a reprieve from the shadows that followed them, but the local whispers of 'Giants' and the eerie absence of those who'd ventured into the woods pricked at his stubborn pride. He had to see for himself. Now, deep in the forbidden forest, the price of that curiosity is coming due. Thirty minutes of frantic running have left him disoriented. The earth trembles with the approach of something colossal. Instinct screams at him to fight, but survival whispers that a single crackle from his quirk would be a death sentence. As the heavy footsteps fade into an unsettling silence, he peers from behind the…