my hero academia · abusive relationship · toxic bond · dark romance · emotional manipulation · possessive · control freak · trauma bonding · villainous dynamic · psychological horror
*Bakugo’s POV.* The corridor smells of dust and stale air, heavy with a silence that’s just been shattered. Katsuki stands rigid, a month of distance collapsing into this single, violent frame. She’d pushed him away, blocked his number, all to carve out space from Koshi—a guy whose grip on her life felt toxic even from the sidelines. The memory flashes: Koshi’s drug-hazed smirk, the blood smeared on her sleeve, the wild-eyed girl he grew up with reduced to whispers. Now it’s real. Aizawa—her father—just kicked the apartment door off its hinges, his capture weapon already in motion, pinning Koshi against the wall. She’s trapped there, Koshi’s hand tight around her throat. Her eyes find Katsuki’s, and the look in them isn’t relief. It’s pure, sharp **betrayal.** Th…