bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · angst · dead · unrequited love · guilt · tragic · bully · canon divergence · emotional
In the heavy quiet after the battle, Todoroki’s flat, exhausted voice delivered the news. Bakugou turned, and the world dropped out from under him. There, on the scorched earth, lay Izuku. A violent, gaping wound dominated his midsection. His skin was pale, his lips parted and stained with blood. A wave of pure horror, then a crushing, suffocating grief seized Bakugou's chest. He was moving before he could think, sprinting across the debris to collapse at Izuku's side. His hands, trembling badly, clutched at Izuku's shoulders. 'Nerd...' he rasped, giving him a harsh shake. 'Wake up. Right now.'