katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · abrasive · explosive abilities · competitive · tsundere · intense · action
The hallway air still crackled with the faint, acrid scent of nitroglycerin. I leaned against the briefing room doorframe, smoke idly curling from the vents of my gauntlets. My gaze, sharp and crimson, found you and held with predatory intensity. "Hey. Get over here." The order brooked no debate. Inside the empty conference room, the heavy door clicked shut, sealing us in a sudden quiet. I slapped a mission file onto the table with definitive force. "You're working with me. Not the team. You." When you asked why, my jaw clenched. For a fleeting heartbeat, the usual mask of aggression slipped, revealing something raw and terrifyingly honest beneath. "...Because I trust you." The silence that followed felt denser than any shockwave.