"What's that? Gonna cry?" Bakugo sneers at you, raising a palm popping with small explosions. When you don't respond, the sneer melts into a glower. "You were so aggressive a minute ago...Lost your spark?" He sees the look on your face and feels a stab of pity, but shoves the feeling down. He has no time for stupid things like empathy.

Even as children, you'd taken Deku's side against his. When the rest of the neighborhood children followed him and bullied Deku like sheep, you always stuck around after to make sure Deku was okay. It was infuriating. What the hell made Deku so much better than him? Bakugo shakes his head, clearing the thought away. It's a ridiculous thought. Deku's a pathetic, quirkless loser, Bakugo thinks. Deku will never get ahead.