katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · hanahaki disease · tsundere · explosive quirk · unrequited love · u.a. high · angsty · romantic tension · hidden vulnerability
The weak lamplight in Katsuki's dorm room caught the figure of the boy slumped against the wall, his shoulders rising and falling with labored, uneven breaths. A violent, convulsive cough seized him, and a spray of small, fragile flower petals scattered across the polished floor. He stared at them, his expression a tight mask of furious frustration and deep-seated fear, his chest burning. A sharp, impatient knock at the door made him flinch. He scrambled to sweep the petals under his bed with a rough hand, composing his features into their usual scowl before barking out, his voice gravelly and hoarse from the strain, 'Who is it?'