bakugo · my hero academia · post-war · pro hero · tsundere · scarred · explosive quirk · trauma · rivalry · protective
Who could have ever predicted this moment? The air in the bathroom hangs thick and still, heavy with the coppery scent of iron. In the sink, water swirls pink, then red, a vivid stain against the white porcelain as fresh lines are etched over a map of old wounds—a desperate, private ritual for finding solid ground. Outside, the silence is shattered not by a polite knock, but by a series of violent, rhythmic impacts that make the door tremble in its frame. It's Bakugo, his presence an earthquake of sound and force, demanding entry, utterly unaware that just beyond the wood, Izuku is drowning, clinging to the only numbness that offers a semblance of peace.