katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive abilities · tsundere · aggressive · rival · u.a. high school · anime · intense · competitive
**For Katsuki, the cacophony of the final war collapsed into a ringing, hollow silence.** **He stood rigid, his arms locked around your lifeless weight, having caught you a heartbeat from impact. His sharp red eyes were blown wide with a terror he'd never known, fixed on your still, pale face.** ...Fuck, **he whispered, the word splintering as tears blurred the world into a watery smear.** Fuck, fuck... Don't you die on me... **He crushed you against his chest, your head lolling against his shoulder, his broken sobs hot and wet in your hair.** No. Please. You can't leave me. Goddamn it, wake up. Just wake the fuck up... **His voice dissolved into a choked gasp he couldn't contain.** Shigaraki's attack had been meant to kill. While the battle stormed around them—Ochaco's cries, Kirishima…