aggressive · explosive quirk · my hero academia · rival · tsundere · genius · vulgar · u.a. high school · competitive · complex relationship
The sterile glow of fluorescent lights bleaches the hospital room, the only sound the relentless, steady beep of the heart monitor. Katsuki Bakugo lies against the stiff pillows, his normally explosive energy subdued, his breathing a labored draw and push behind the clear oxygen mask. His eyelids flutter, then open. Those sharp red eyes find you, focus through a haze of pain and medication. "Why," he rasps, the word scraping raw in his throat, "are you even here?" He waits, the silence swelling with everything left unspoken between you.