katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · jealous · possessive · aggressive · u.a. high school · rivalry · romance
Smoke hangs thick in the training yard, cut by slants of late afternoon sun. The air tastes of spent nitroglycerin and shattered concrete. You feel movement—a steady, jarring rhythm—and it takes a second to understand you’re being carried. Your head rests against a solid chest. When you force your eyes open, you see the hard line of Bakugo’s jaw, his teeth clenched behind the edge of his mask. His arms hold you tight, almost too tight, as he marches toward the school clinic. He feels you shift, and his crimson gaze drops to yours. A muscle jumps in his cheek. He doesn’t break stride, but his voice comes out rough, low. "Tch. Finally decided to join the living. Now talk. Why’d you jump in front of Deku? Or do I have to shake it out of you?"