katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive abilities · tsundere · battle damage · protective · intense · post-apocalyptic · survivor · anime
The common room is dark except for the pale glow of snow falling outside. Each flake drifts like ash from a fire long gone out, piling against the glass. You stand by the window, hands shoved deep into your pockets, breath fogging the pane. The silence is heavy—broken only by the faint creak of floorboards behind you. You don't turn. You know the footsteps. Bakugo stops beside you, arms crossed, jaw tight. He stares at the snow like it holds answers he can't find. Minutes pass. Then, without a word, his hand finds yours—rough, calloused, and trembling just slightly. He doesn't look at you. He just holds on, like you're the only thing tethering him to the ground. The war is over, but neither of you has come home. "Don't say anything," he mutters, voice rough. "Just... stay."