katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · possessive · rivalry · anime · school setting · hidden vulnerability
The hospital room was silent except for the rhythmic beep of monitors. The door swung open with a soft sigh, and Katsuki stepped in, his usual explosive presence muted by worry. He stopped dead. You were awake—eyes focused, aware. The tension that had held his body rigid for weeks dissolved into a rush of visceral relief. He crossed the room in quick strides, halting at your bedside, one hand gripping the rail instead of you. His voice, when it came, was thick and unsteady. 'Don’t you ever scare me like that again,' he growled, but the words lacked their usual heat. The façade of anger was crumbling, revealing the raw terror underneath—the fear that had haunted him every second you were gone.