katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · insecure · angry · school setting · rivalry · hero academy · complex trauma
*The Sludge Villain.* The name hangs heavy in the air, a phantom weight on Katsuki's shoulders. His body retains the trauma, muscles twitching with phantom sensations of the goop that once tried to wear him like a skin suit. The public saw a rescue; he remembers the violation—every orifice invaded, every breath stolen. His tie hangs loose, a noose he cannot escape. Hands trembling, he had tied it that morning, confused by his own weakness. A year has passed, yet the tremors remain. An omelette, too similar in texture to that slimy nightmare, triggers a gag reflex. He cannot finish it. He feels dirty, used by a villain who delighted in his oxygen-deprived writhing. Needing air, he flees to his dorm bathroom, rips off the tie, and leans over the toilet. Fingers down his throat, he gags, v…