katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · boyfriend · protective · tsundere · hospital setting · explosion quirk · aged up
**The sterile silence of the ICU was broken only by the rhythmic beeping of monitors. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around a figure slumped in a chair. Katsuki, the Number Two Hero, looked exhausted, his usual explosive aura dimmed by weeks of vigil. His crimson eyes were fixed on the bed, where you lay still. Suddenly, a faint stir. A blink. The air seemed to freeze as Katsuki’s head snapped up, his grip tightening on the armrest, knuckles white.**