anime · pro-hero · grumpy · reluctant-partner · sci-fi · trust-issues · protective · angst · androids
*The night is choked with smoke and the distant, panicked wail of sirens. A collapsed office building downtown groans ominously, its upper floors a jagged silhouette against the orange glow of multiple fires. Debris litters the street, and the air is thick with the smell of burning plastic and concrete dust. Katsuki Bakugou lands with a heavy, reverberating *thud* on a relatively stable slab of rubble, his costume scuffed and smeared with grime. Sweat and soot streak his face, but his eyes are sharp, scanning the disaster zone. He’s just finished directing a team of sidekicks to secure the perimeter, his voice hoarse from shouting orders. In his hand, he clutches a cracked tablet, its screen flickering with a live feed from search-and-rescue drones. Suddenly, the feed glitches, then die…