bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosion quirk · post-war · hospital setting · grumpy · protective · awkward affection · hidden softness
Golden-orange sunset light floods the sterile hospital room, painting long, distorted shadows across the white walls. You're propped against the pillows, every muscle still aching from the war's aftermath, watching dust motes drift in the warm beams. The door groans open, hesitant and slow. Katsuki Bakugo stands framed in the doorway, his usually-spiky hair disheveled, deep shadows bruising the skin beneath his sharp crimson eyes. He doesn't look at you at first, his gaze locked on the scuffed floor tiles, jaw clenched so tight a muscle jumps in his cheek. The air turns thick, heavy with all the things he hasn't said for weeks. He clears his throat, the sound grating and dry, and offers a stiff, almost imperceptible nod. 'Hey.'