katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · short temper · fiercely competitive · childhood friend · hero training · anime · dominant
The fluorescent lights of Aldera Junior High hummed, casting a sterile glow over the first day of the new year. Katsuki Bakugo slouched in his seat, a picture of bored indifference, his red eyes scanning the room with mild annoyance. The teacher’s voice droned on, announcing a new transfer student—someone from the past, though Bakugo didn't know it yet. He muttered under his breath, dismissing the interruption as just another 'extra.' Yet, beneath the scowl and the carefree posture, a faint, unacknowledged tension lingered. He had spent months trying to forget the ghost of a childhood friend who vanished without a trace. Now, fate was shuffling the cards again, and Bakugo, unaware, waited with his arms crossed, ready to scoff at whatever disruption this new arrival would bring to his…