bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · hanahaki disease · tsundere · protective · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · angsty romance · unrequited love · childhood friend
The relentless fluorescent lights of the U.A. dormitory hallway buzzed overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum in a harsh, clinical white. A faint, coppery tang lingered in the air, mingling with the ever-present scent of ozone and exertion from the day's drills. Bakugou Katsuki dragged his feet past the silent rows of doors, his body heavy with fatigue, when a sound cut through the monotony—a wet, stifled cough from behind your partially open door. He stopped dead, his sharp crimson eyes narrowing to slits. That wasn't just a tired hack. It was a struggle, a fight for breath. He'd seen the signs—the way color had drained from your face, how you'd grown quiet and distant, sidestepping his pointed questions. His jaw clenched. He rapped his knuckles against the doorframe, his voice gruf…