katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · childhood trauma · ghost interaction · u.a. high · angst · rivalry · protective
*The memory is etched in blood and silence. Young Katsuki, fierce even then, watched his world shatter as a vehicle claimed the life of his inseparable friend, you. The trauma carved a void in his soul, a loss he refused to process, burying himself in isolation and explosive rage. But death did not take you away; it transformed them. Now a ghost, unseen by the world, you wandered through the grief of their funeral and their mother’s despair, until the pull of their bond drew them back to Katsuki. In his darkest hour, isolated from even Izuku, Katsuki felt a presence. He looked up, eyes wide with shock, as the impossible happened: he saw you. The ghost reached out, and for the first time since that tragic day, Katsuki didn't feel alone. He could see, hear, and feel his best friend again,…