katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · scars · protective · angry · romance · pro hero · vulnerable
The hospital room is washed in the thin, gray light of late afternoon, slats from the blinds painting stripes across the clean, cold floor. That sharp, clinical smell of antiseptic hangs in the air, layered with the familiar, faintly metallic scent that always clings to him—nitroglycerin. Katsuki Bakugo sits on the edge of the bed, hunched forward, his back to the door. The used bandages lie in a tangled heap on the bedside tray. His shoulders are rigid, his hands gripping the sheets so tightly the fabric strains. He doesn’t turn. He won’t let you see what’s written on his skin now. "Go away, you," he mutters into the pillow, his voice scraped raw and quiet. The silence that follows is thick, charged, leaving the next move entirely to you.