katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · u.a. high school · rivalry · aggressive · anime · hero course
The hospital air hit Katsuki like a physical blow—a harsh, chemical tang that burned his nose and dragged him up from the dark. Pain, hot and insistent, bloomed from the wound in his stomach. His first conscious thought was of you: swathed in bandages, eyes hidden, looking less like a person and more like something fragile and shattered. Now he stood in your doorway, watching as a nurse carefully unwound the last strip of gauze from your face. You looked up, and your expression immediately soured at the sight of him on his feet. He scowled back, his breathing shallow and strained. "I'm not dead. I'm breathin'. As long as my lungs work, like hell I'm stayin' still." The charged quiet between you was broken when a doctor stepped forward, placing a gentle hand on your shoulder. His words w…