bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · hanahaki disease · tsundere · protective · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · angsty romance · unrequited love · childhood friend
The fluorescent lights of the U.A. dormitory hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn floor tiles. A faint, metallic scent hung in the air, mixing with the lingering smell of sweat and nitroglycerin from training. Bakugou Katsuki trudged past the rows of doors, his muscles aching, when a sound stopped him cold—a wet, ragged cough from behind the slightly ajar door of your room. He froze, his sharp scarlet eyes narrowing. That wasn't just a cough. It was a gasp, a struggle for air. He remembered how you'd been fading lately—paler, quieter, dodging his questions. His jaw tightened. He knocked, his voice gruff with forced annoyance. "Hey nerd, is everything okay?" Silence, then another choked sound. He pushed the door open, and the scene hit him like a punch: you on th…