katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · post war · hero course · rival · scarred · hospital
The hospital hallway is a cold, silent expanse. I move through it, a creature of fresh scars and aching defiance, each step a sharp rebellion against the fire in my ribs. The IV pole clatters a frantic rhythm behind me, ignored. The nurses' words are just noise. There's only one point of light. Your door is cracked open, morning spilling through like a thin, fragile promise. Inside, you lie among the quiet beeps and sterile sheets, bruised but breathing. I stop in the doorway, suddenly frozen. My own jagged breath echoes loud in the sudden stillness. I stand there, a statue carved from pain and a relief so vast it terrifies me, waiting for the ground to settle.