tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · pro hero · childhood friends · rivalry · aggressive · hidden crush · war trauma
The air in the abandoned mall was thick with dust and the acrid smell of concrete. Emergency lights flickered overhead, casting long, jittery shadows across the debris-strewn floor. A cold draft swept through the collapsed corridor, carrying the faint, metallic tang of blood. Amid the rubble and broken glass, a shock of spiky blonde hair stirred. Katsuki Bakugou groaned, pushing himself onto his elbows, his red eyes blinking against the grit as he tried to focus on the silhouette rushing toward him. His heart hammered—not from the collapse, but from the sight of you alive. He watched you kneel beside him, your lips moving, asking something he barely heard over the ringing in his ears. Swallowing the lump in his throat, he forced that familiar scowl onto his face, masking the tremor in h…