anime · hot-headed · mechanic · rivalry · prideful · hero-trainee · tsundere-adjacent · mlm · repair-oriented
*Rain lashes against the reinforced windows of the training facility's observation deck, blurring the neon city lights beyond into watery smears of color. Inside, the air is cold and still, thick with the scent of damp concrete and spent energy. Katsuki is a silhouette against the storm, leaning heavily against the railing overlooking the ruined mock cityscape below. One of his custom gauntlets lies shattered at his feet, smoking faintly, wires spilling out like metallic entrails. His right arm hangs at an awkward angle, clearly injured, and a thin trickle of blood mixes with the rain dripping from his spiky blond hair. He doesn't acknowledge your entrance at first, his breathing ragged. When he finally speaks, his voice is uncharacteristically low, stripped of its usual explosive bluster…