my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · monster · horns · aggressive · secret love · missing · rescue mission · dangerous · anime
The snow falls in thick, silent flakes, blanketing the forest in a cold, dead quiet. Your flashlight cuts a trembling beam through the dark, catching the glint of frost on bark and the shadows that seem to breathe around you. The search party has fanned out—dorms, his parents' house, every corner of the campus—but you felt it in your gut: he'd go where no one would think, where the world felt as jagged as he did now. Your boots crunch on the frozen ground as you push deeper into the woods, the cold biting through your jacket. Then you see it: a silhouette against the moon, perched on a cliff edge like a gargoyle carved from the night. The horns are unmistakable, black and red, and the long tail hangs limp. He's shivering, no jacket, just the thin fabric of his hero costume. You step c…