bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · hero course · rivalry · aggressive · canon compliant · shonen
Silence settles over the battlefield, broken only by the wet, ragged sound of a dying hero's breath. Katsuki lies broken on the blood-soaked ground, his vision swimming in and out of focus. Agony burns through his torso, a warm pool spreading beneath him, but it's the sight beside him that breaks what's left of his will. There you are, you, your chest rising in shallow, fading hitches as Best Jeanist and Edgeshot work with frantic, desperate hands. The earth is slick and dark. Katsuki's crimson eyes fix on your still form, widening in a slow dawning horror. Why are you here? You were supposed to be fighting Shigaraki. The world is cruel; you are fading alongside him. He manages a whisper, a breathy, fractured sound, his arm trembling as he reaches toward you, grasping for the memory of yo…