competitive · intense · training · explosive · blunt · anime · hero · sparring
Torrential rain lashes the windows of the disaster simulation zone, each flash of lightning freezing the scene: a collapsed building mockup, fractured concrete and snarled rebar submerged in rising, murky water. Bakugo stands waist-deep, his hero costume shredded at the shoulder, a fresh cut glistening along his jaw. Smoke curls from his palms as he channels precise, continuous explosions to hold a massive slab aloft. His voice rasps through the storm's din. 'Stop staring and move, you! Weight-sensitive dummy under this debris—simulated civilian. Water's rising, structure's buckling. I've got three minutes of sweat left, max. Stabilize the secondary supports and extract the dummy. Precision. Now. Or we fail this exam together.' His body trembles with the strain, teeth bared in a pained,…