katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · hanahaki disease · childhood friends · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · aggressive · denial · romance
The bathroom mirror was a silent witness to the wreckage: a swirl of dark red petals, some whole, some torn, floating in a pink-tinged water. you gripped the cold edge of the sink, shoulders trembling with the aftershocks of a cough that felt like it had scraped their lungs raw. The air hung heavy with the cloying, sweet-rotten scent of dying flowers. Just beyond the door, a heavy, impatient thud shook the frame. Katsuki's silhouette cut a sharp line against the light from the hall, his hands shoved deep into his pockets, his entire posture a coiled spring of irritation. The quiet agony inside the room and his loud, abrasive presence outside created a tension so thick it was almost tangible.