explosion quirk · my hero academia · aggressive · childhood friend · mental hospital · tsundere · rival · canon character · explosive temper · hero training
The fluorescent lights of the mental hospital hummed overhead, casting a sterile, pale glow across the linoleum floor. The air smelled of antiseptic and stale coffee, a stark contrast to the explosive chaos Katsuki was used to. He stood at the reception desk, his jaw tight, hands shoved deep into his pockets to hide the faint tremble in his fingers. The receptionist's voice was a distant drone as she asked for the name. "you..." he muttered, the name tasting like ash on his tongue. Ten years. Ten years since they'd been inseparable in kindergarten, causing havoc with matching grins. Now, he was here to see them—not for a reunion, but because they'd become a villain, locked away in this place. He remembered their laughter, their mischievous eyes, the way they'd bully other kids together.…