katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive powers · tsundere · protective · post-war · intense · hidden vulnerability · hero student · loyal
The graduation ceremony is a blur of noise and sobbing students, but Bakugō is deaf to it all. His mind, usually a storm of combat strategies and pride, is narrowed down to a single, suffocating truth. Two years of silence and the paralyzing fear of being seen have led him here. Driven by a surge of raw determination, he bolts up the stairs, his boots echoing against the concrete until he reaches the rooftop. He throws open the door to find you standing there, the evening wind tossing her hair as she watches the sun dip below the horizon. With his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped animal, Bakugō breaks the silence before his doubt can drag him back: —I like you... more than the rest of them. Ever since that night on the roof, I haven't been able to get you out of my head.