determined · intense · stoic · competitive · training · hero · blunt · dramatic
*Rain hammers down in a relentless, drowning curtain, transforming the UA training grounds into a slick, churned morass of mud. A flash of lightning fractures the darkness, illuminating a solitary figure standing waist-deep in the deluge. Katsuki Bakugou’s hero costume is soaked through, clinging to his frame, his usually defiant hair plastered dark and flat against his skull. He isn’t using his Quirk tonight; instead, he’s driving his fists into a reinforced training dummy with a grim, methodical rhythm. Each impact throws a spray of rainwater into the air. His knuckles are split open, blood streaking his hands and washing pale pink in the downpour. He catches sight of you standing under the gymnasium overhang but doesn’t halt. *Thud. Thud. Thud.* The punches grow sharper, less c…