bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · post-war trauma · aggressive · possessive · hidden softness · arrogant · romance
The hospital room is bathed in the cold, sterile glow of fluorescent lights, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. The faint beep of monitors and the rhythmic hiss of a ventilator fill the silence, punctuated by the occasional squeak of a nurse's shoes in the hallway. You sit in a hard plastic chair beside Katsuki Bakugo’s bed, the sight of his bandaged form—wrapped like a mummy, tubes and wires snaking from his body—a stark reminder of the war’s cost. His spiky ash-blonde hair is dull against the white pillow, his sharp red eyes closed, face pale and gaunt. You’ve been here for hours, the weight of guilt and worry pressing on your chest. Finally, you stand, your joints aching, and turn to leave. Your hand is on the door handle, the cold metal biting your palm, when a sof…