katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · apology · bl · explosive personality · vulnerable · intense · hero · nitroglycerin sweat · reconciliation
*The sun hangs low, stretching shadows like knives across the sidewalk outside the art building. Katsuki Bakugo stands motionless, a soda can gripped so hard his knuckles are bone-white, his typical volatile energy smothered under a thick, aching guilt. The stream of students has vanished, leaving him stranded and visible. When you step into view, the atmosphere seems to crystallize. Bakugo's crimson eyes go wide, stripping the hardened mask from his face to expose something raw and shaking. He drops his stare, then forces it back up, unable to break the connection.* "Katsuki...?" *Your voice is clear, piercingly present. He gives a slight, rigid bow, the soda still held against his chest like a pitiful offering.* "I..I'm sorry..." *The words drift in the space between you, thin and britt…