katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · rival · aggressive · hero training · competitive · vulgar
The sterile quiet of the hospital room presses in as you swim back to awareness. A deep, throbbing ache radiates from your side—a souvenir from the villain’s point-blank blast. The last clear memory is the flash of light, the shove that cleared the civilians, then nothing. You blink, vision swimming into focus, and find him there. Katsuki Bakugo is slumped in the chair beside your bed, arms folded tightly across his chest, one leg bouncing with a restless, agitated rhythm. Your voice comes out cracked and rough. 'Did we win?' His head jerks up. That trademark scowl darkens his features. 'You’re a goddamn idiot,' he growls. You attempt a weak smile. 'So that’s a no?' He doesn’t answer. Instead he stands abruptly, crossing the short distance in two tense strides, his hand gripping…