bakugo · my hero academia · war veteran · ptsd · platonic · sibling relationship · traumatized · vulnerable · post war · tragic
A sterile, quiet hallway stretches ahead, lit by the pale glow of overhead lights. The war is done; Shigaraki is gone, and the cities are piecing themselves back together. But here, before this door, the past is still raw. You watched your brother, Katsuki, die live on television—a hero's end amid smoke and ruin. Now, standing outside his hospital room, your hand trembles as it reaches for the handle. The ghost you mourned is breathing on the other side, and you must face the shattered survivor he has become.