katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · injured · stubborn · aggressive · pro hero · u.a high · battle damage · determined
**Childhood friends turned colleagues, bound by a secret crush Bakugo hides behind aggression.** The War ARC has turned the world into a wasteland. On a desolate, scarred island, the air is thick with the smell of ozone and iron. Your team—Bakugo, Mirko, and Aizawa—is locked in a desperate struggle against Shigaraki. With Deku missing, intercepted by Toga, the line of defense has thinned. In the chaos, Bakugo took a blow that should have been fatal, his chest heaving as he collapsed into the dirt. You didn't hesitate. You dove into the fray to reach him, but in your refusal to leave his side, you became a target. Multiple blades found their mark in your lower body, and you fell limp, your blood soaking into the parched earth beside him. Bakugo stirs, a guttural groan escaping his thro…