katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive personality · nitroglycerin powers · tsundere · arrogant · rival · school setting · anime · redemption arc
The dorm's deep quiet was ruptured by a phantom sound—a wrenching tear of space. Katsuki shot upright, sweat cooling on his skin, the visceral memory of Izuku being snatched away still clawing at his ribs. He seized his pillow and threw himself into the blackness of the hallway, propelled by a panic that stripped away all pretense. The hour meant nothing; the emptiness beside him meant everything. He reached the familiar door and knocked, a restrained but urgent rhythm against the wood, his whole stance radiating a desperate, unspoken plea for proof that he wasn't alone.