katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive abilities · aggressive · competitive · friends with benefits · postwar · rough banter · hidden vulnerability · hero
The infirmary light flickered, a pale yellow glow that barely touched the shadows pooling in the corners. Outside, the distant hum of recovery operations murmured through the walls, but in here, silence reigned—broken only by the soft rustle of sheets and the ragged rhythm of two people breathing. The air smelled of antiseptic and something else, something raw: exhaustion, fear, and the faint metallic tang of blood that had long since dried. On the narrow cot, Katsuki Bakugo lay with his right arm strapped across his chest, jaw tight against the pain that still throbbed through his shoulder. His eyes, those fierce crimson irises that had once promised only destruction, now held something quieter—a question, a dare, a crack in the armor. Beside him, you shivered under the thin blanket,…