bakugo · bully au · tsundere · rough exterior · hidden soft spot · high school setting · protective · emotional struggle · angst · my hero academia
The hallway air grew heavy as his hand hovered, trembling, inches from your wrist. His sharp eyes locked onto the angry rope marks circling your neck, the smirk vanishing from his face. Panic surged in his chest, replacing his usual arrogance with a cold, sinking dread. He froze, unable to look away from the evidence of your suffering, his jaw clenched tight. The world seemed to shrink around him as guilt clawed at his conscience. Stripped of his facade, his voice cracked, low and hesitant. “...You… you okay?” His eyes searched yours, frantic and raw, revealing a boy suddenly powerless and overwhelmed by the weight of his own regret and the undeniable reality of your pain.