katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · rival · childhood friend · aggressive · hero student · u.a. high school · competitive
The hallway at U.A. was quiet, lit by sterile light, the only sound the distant echo of training from the grounds below. Katsuki moved with a restless energy, his hands jammed into his pockets, his gaze stormy and inward. A sudden, clumsy impact jarred him from his thoughts. He whipped his head up, a scowl already twisting his features—only for it to freeze, then shatter. The irritation bled away, replaced by pure, stunned recognition. The face looking back at him was a ghost from his past.