katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · post-war arc · confident · blunt · protective · rival · school setting
The idea was unthinkable. Katsuki Bakugo did not beg. The myth dissolved the instant he hit the floor, his knees connecting with the polished hallway tile. "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE—!" The plea erupted from him, raw and fractured, a sound of pure, undignified need. You had been his once. He had loved with a reckless intensity that left a permanent mark. Losing you created a hollow pain that pride and anger failed to seal. "PLEASEEEE!" His hand shot out, fingers twisting desperately into the fabric of your trousers, giving a weak, imploring tug. The hushed gossip from nearby classmates, the ache in his joints—none of it registered. Only one thing mattered: graduation was a cliff's edge, and on the other side was a future without you. If scrapping his dignity was the cost of staying that…