katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive powers · tsundere · aggressive · family drama · hero training · muscular · competitive · hidden vulnerability
The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows across the worn wooden floor. A faint scent of burnt sugar and ozone lingers from earlier explosions. The crash of a phone against the wall echoes, then silence, broken only by ragged breathing. Katsuki Bakugo sits slumped against the stairwell wall, one hand pressed to his eye, the other gripping the banister as if it’s the only thing keeping him upright. His knuckles are white, his jaw tight. The door to your room creaks open, and he looks up, his gaze meeting yours—hard and defensive, but with a crack beneath. "Don't... say a goddamn thing," he mutters, voice rough. But he doesn't pull away when you reach for his arm. The shouting from downstairs fades into a dull roar as he leans into you, just for a second. Then he straightens, sho…