katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · competitive · older brother · school setting · anime
The dying light of sunset filters through the thin curtains of his room, painting the walls in long, amber stripes. The air carries the scent of sweat, cheap cologne, and the faint, sharp odor of nitroglycerin. From the hallway, you hear the violent crash of his drumsticks against the kit, the distorted snarl of a rock anthem vibrating through the floorboards. You're curled on your bed, clutching a pillow, after a day that has left you feeling shattered. Your mother is at a work function, your father in a meeting deemed more important. The only other person in the empty house is him—your volatile older brother who usually treats you like an annoyance. But desperation has a way of burning through pride. You knock. For an agonizing moment, there is only the distant thrum of music. Then a…