katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · hot-headed · tsundere · rival · shonen · action · competitive · hero
The city island pulsed beneath a sky lit by the I-Expo's gala—a kaleidoscope of gold and blue flashes painting the night. In the hallway, a handful of students from Class 1-A hovered near a doorway, their hero gear concealed beneath civilian clothes. Katsuki Bakugo stood apart from the group, his arms folded tightly across his chest, jaw set hard enough to grind stone. His eyes found you the instant you stepped from your room. Below, the thrum of celebration music swelled, but up here, the atmosphere twisted into something taut and silent. He started to speak, then cut himself off with a low, warning growl. "you..."