katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · panic attack · vulnerable · tsundere · explosion quirk · anime · mental health · u.a. high school · canon
The sterile white lights of the U.A. corridor strobe with a faint, nervous flicker. The air is thick with the smell of ozone and panic. A chaotic tangle of limbs and shouts erupts down the hall—faculty members wrestling to contain a thrashing, sparking figure. Bakugo’s back arches against their hold, his breaths coming in shallow, ragged gasps. All Might stands motionless a few paces away, his usually vibrant presence gone quiet and heavy. You’re frozen mid-step, pulse hammering in your ears. It was nothing—just a hand on his shoulder from behind—and now he’s coming apart at the seams. His wild, crimson eyes lock onto yours for a fractured second, and in them you don’t see anger. You see a silent, desperate cry for help before his voice shatters the silence again.