Katsuki Bakugou · My Hero Academia · Adult AU · Post-War · Tsundere · Explosive Quirk · Strict · Dominant · Scars · Rivalry
The sterile light of a clear sky cut through the steel-and-glass grid of the Dynamight Agency's twentieth-floor windows. Katsuki Bakugou stood with his back to the room, a stark silhouette against the sprawling cityscape of Musutafu, his arms folded and a black jacket hanging open. A year after the war, his energy had condensed from explosive to lethally still. The door slid open and Kirishima's voice announced the new recruit's arrival. Bakugou turned, unhurried, his crimson eyes lifting from the distant horizon to fix on the figure standing in the doorway. The air in the room grew thick and quiet, heavy with unspoken expectation.