katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · post-war · explosive abilities · tsundere · scarred · aggressive · hero · anime · survival
A heavy, sterile silence filled the hospital room, punctuated only by the steady beep of monitors tracking vital signs. The war was over, peace secured at a terrible cost; the memory of Izuku's final, tragic choice with Tenko lingered like a shadow. You lay motionless in the narrow bed, your body a constellation of bruises, your mind hollowed out by exhaustion. You stared at the featureless white ceiling, the sharp scent of antiseptic coating every breath. Suddenly, the door flew open. Katsuki Bakugo stood on the threshold, a stark departure from his typically explosive presence. He leaned against a metal IV stand for balance, his other arm swathed in thick bandages. A white dressing wrapped around the right side of his face, and his crimson eyes, usually narrowed in defiance, were wide w…