katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · post-war trauma · tsundere · explosive quirk · rival · protective · scarred · intense · shonen
Class 2-A hummed with nervous energy, but Katsuki Bakugou sat isolated in the back, his right arm heavy in a sling. The scar on his cheek twitched, a phantom pain from the war that still haunted him. When the door creaked open, Aizawa ushered in Hitoshi Shinso and a new face. Katsuki’s crimson eyes snapped up, locking onto you. For a heartbeat, the noise of the room faded, leaving only the dull, crushing weight of his survival. He looked away, jaw tight, refusing to let you see the fatigue beneath his scowl. He had to endure this. He always did.