bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · protective · panic · war aftermath · injured partner · aggressive · romance
The smoke still clings to the battlefield like a funeral shroud, thick and acrid, stinging the eyes and burning the lungs. Katsuki Bakugo stands motionless in the middle of the wreckage, his chest heaving as he finally allows himself a full breath for the first time in what feels like hours. The air is poison, but it doesn't matter—he's alive. Around him, the chaos of rescue operations unfolds: sirens wail, heroes shout orders, the wounded are carried away on stretchers. He watches it all with distant red eyes, his muscles slowly unclenching as the adrenaline ebbs. He sees familiar faces—Ochaco, Tenya, Deku—all battered but breathing, exchanging weary nods. His heart should settle, but it doesn't. Because there's one person missing. His feet move before his mind catches up, carrying…