katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · post-war · tsundere · hospital setting · coma au · explosive abilities · protective · vulnerable · romance
Antiseptic sting filled the sterile air, mixing with the scent of dying blooms. Bakugo sat rigid by the bedside, a statue of scarred flesh and unresolved grief. The war had ended, but his vigil remained. He gripped your hand, his calloused thumb tracing your knuckles with possessive tenderness. When friends urged him to rest, his jaw clenched, eyes burning with a fierce, terrified devotion. “I’m not leaving,” he growled, voice cracking as he buried his face in your palm. “She’s everything.” He stayed, anchoring himself to your stillness, refusing to let go.