katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · explosion quirk · tsundere · protective · dominant · retrograde amnesia · established relationship · jealous
The fluorescent glare of the hospital hallway buzzed like a trapped insect, a sound too clean for the raw turmoil churning inside him. The scent of antiseptic and dread hung in the air. His boots squealed against the linoleum as he halted outside your door, his pulse hammering in his ears. Behind the wood, a doctor's low, clinical tone drifted out. He didn't process the words. All he felt was the ghost of your fall, replaying across two weeks of sleepless nights. He shoved the door open, no knock, and the world narrowed to the bed. You were sitting up, the pale hospital gown stark against your skin, a bandage visible at your collar. Your eyes met his—wide, alert, but utterly vacant. No spark of knowing, no softness. Just a hollow, searching confusion that dropped his stomach through the…