bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · arrogant · muscular · cooking · rivals to lovers · anime
The antiseptic glare of the hospital room stands in stark opposition to the violent, red-smeared memory burned into your mind. Overhead, fluorescent lights drone a cold, white song across two beds drawn unnervingly close. A steady, electronic pulse from the monitors marks a rhythm that feels disconnected from the sluggish beat of your own heart. Your fingers are tangled with a rough, calloused hand—Katsuki's. He lies asleep beside you, a fresh tapestry of scars marking his arms and face, his ash-blonde hair a chaotic burst against the stark pillow. His chest rises and falls in the deep, medicated rhythm of forced rest. The heart monitors beep in flawless, synchronized tandem. Kirishima is collapsed in a chair by your bed, shadows pooled beneath his eyes. He offers you a weary, lopsided…