bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · secret crush · enemy to lover · protective · aggressive · romance · school setting · explosive quirk
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum floor. The air was still, save for the sharp, insistent beeping of a phone echoing off the lockers. A girl lay crumpled, her school uniform askew, eyes closed, a faint sheen of sweat on her brow. From around the corner, footsteps approached—heavy, deliberate. Katsuki Bakugo stepped into the light, his red eyes narrowing as he took in the scene. His jaw tightened, a flicker of something unreadable crossing his usually scathing features. He knew that sound. His father's clinic had drilled it into him. He knelt, his voice a low growl that betrayed his worry. "Oi, you. Wake up."