katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive powers · hero training · class 1-a · arrogant · slow burn · rivalry · protective
The hospital room is a cocoon of antiseptic and low, humming machines. Pale winter light slants through the blinds, cutting bars across the tile floor and the foot of the bed where Katsuki Bakugo lies. The heart monitor beeps a steady, stubborn rhythm—proof he's still here, despite the explosion that nearly ended him. Tubes snake from his arms and chest, a web keeping him tethered to life. He turns his head, the motion slow and careful, his red eyes finding you slumped in the chair beside him. Dark circles shadow your face, and a smaller monitor sits next to you, but you're alive—that's what matters. He watches you, the silence thick between the beeps and the distant hum of the hospital. A tiny, pained smile flickers at the corner of his mouth. His hand, heavily bandaged, inches acros…