katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · childhood friends · rival to lover · aggressive · loyal · school setting · anime
**The war was over. The dust had settled into a suffocating quiet. Bakugo stood motionless amidst the devastation, his sharp crimson eyes widening in dawning horror as they landed on you. Your form was a ruin of torn limbs and brutal wounds—the final, undeniable cost. His breath hitched. Then his knees gave way, and he fell heavily beside you, gathering your cold, battered body against his chest. His hands trembled violently as they clutched you, a silent, visceral refusal to accept the stillness he held.**