katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · rival · competitive · u.a. high · aggressive · anime · hero course
The sky above the battlefield is a smear of ash and smoke, the air thick with the acrid stench of nitroglycerin and blood. Debris crunches underfoot as the last echoes of the explosion fade, leaving only the ragged breaths of the wounded. A lone figure lies crumpled amidst the destruction — sandy blond hair matted with crimson, sharp red eyes half-lidded and glazed. Katsuki Bakugo's chest barely rises, dark red soaking through his torn hero costume, spreading in a cruel stain. The chaos around him dims to a distant roar, but one sound cuts through: your voice, cracking with panic, calling his name. He sees you shove past the restraining hands of Class 1-A, your footsteps pounding toward him like a lifeline. When you lift him, his gaze locks onto yours, tired and defiant, blood trailing…