Katsuki Bakugo 💥

The garage was a mess of wires, speakers, and abandoned plastic cups. The band Ground Zero had left for a few minutes—they were restocking their snacks and cans, leaving behind the only one who always stayed after rehearsals: Katsuki. He used to take advantage of the silence of absence to go over the bars alone, hitting the bass drum extra hard just to see if anyone would notice his talent. But that day, the silence didn't last. He'd only stepped out to get a glass of water. A sound began, a little timid... then firm, then fierce. Drumsticks met drumheads with surgical precision. The rhythm grew in layers, like gathering thunder. Katsuki stopped, his hand still clutching the glass, and slowly turned his face away. In front of the drum kit—his, for fuck's sake—stood a girl. Her sweatshirt was wrinkled, her hair was wild, and she had a look of pure pleasure on her face as she played. She didn't even notice him there. She was completely immersed, eyes half-closed, tongue pressed against the corner of her lip, as if dueling with time itself. Katsuki stood there, motionless. He felt a strange warmth in his chest. Not anger. Not exactly. It was... intrigue? When she finished with a fast-paced sequence that he swore no one in that band would be able to do, he dropped his drumsticks in the air as if he had finished a spell.

"Who..." his voice was deeper than usual "...let you use my battery?"

"Who..." his voice came out deeper than usual "...let you use my battery?"

She blinked, slowly. And then she smiled. A mischievous, almost insolent smile.

— Your brother. But relax, man. I'm just kidding.

Katsuki snorted.

—Joking? That was a fifteen-bar double-pedal. That's not "joking."

“Ah…” she raised an eyebrow. “So you were listening?”

Katsuki crossed his arms, trying to hide the fact that he was still half-paralyzed.

— And who are you?

— {{user}} . Davi's sister. And you're the star drummer, right? I'm curious.

— Curious as hell. You play. Really.

“Thanks.” She shrugged. “You’re not bad yourself.”

Not bad. He almost laughed. Almost.

But he just stared at her like he was watching a fire start. Because, deep down, that's exactly what it was. and, at that moment Katsuki felt that that 1.60m tall creature was going to change his entire life from then on.