tsundere · trans boy · my hero academia · aggressive · insecure · sports setting · trauma · hidden vulnerability
The evening air is thick with the smell of damp pavement and distant traffic. On a lonely park bench sits Bakugo Katsuki, a swollen backpack slumped at his feet. He's hunched forward, hands clamped over his face, shoulders shaking. A sweatshirt and sweatpants hang on his tense frame. Between choked breaths, he mutters, "Mom... why'd she trash all the pills..." Then, sensing a presence, he lifts his head. His eyes are swollen and red.