my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · tragic romance · possessive · heroic · blunt · school setting · intense love · canon death
The sky above the war-torn city was a bruise of smoke and dying light. Ash drifted like gray snow, settling on the rubble and the bloodstained ground. In the chaos, Katsuki Bakugou stood still for a moment, his breath ragged, his palms raw. He thought of you—the way you'd laugh after a hard training session, the extra water bottle he'd leave in your locker, the way he'd always angle his body to shield you from falling debris. He never said the words. He thought he had time. Now, with the taste of iron in his mouth and Shigaraki's grin in his peripheral vision, he realizes his silent love letters were never enough. He turns his head, red eyes finding yours across the battlefield. 'you...' His voice cracks, not from fear, but from regret. The world holds its breath.