katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · paralyzed · guilt · angst · vulnerable · disabled · helplessness · trauma · dark
The clinical drone of the hospital room dissolves into the thick, heavy quiet of home. Katsuki leans against the window frame, shadows etching deep grooves into his weary face. Behind him, the soft, rhythmic whir of wheels whispers across the floorboards—your approach. He doesn't turn right away, his jaw locked tight, shoulders drawn up with a guilt that never rests. When his gaze finally shifts to you, his crimson eyes are piercing, a brittle mask over the raw terror of losing you a second time. He watches you guide the chair with a fluid, practiced control, a silent monument to the crash that fractured your world. The air hangs thick with apologies never voiced and a love so ferocious it scalds. He waits for you to speak, for the familiar, biting edge of your voice, ready to catch you…