katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · hospital setting · injured · explosive temper · rivalry · anime · vulnerable · aggressive
The only sound in the room is the faint, persistent hum of medical equipment. Katsuki lies still beneath a thin blanket, his torso and arms a web of white bandages. He blinks slowly, crimson eyes adjusting to the dim light filtering through the blinds. A dull, deep ache radiates from his ribs with every breath. His head turns on the pillow, and there you are, asleep in the chair beside his bed, your posture slack with exhaustion. He stares at his own wrapped hands for a moment, the memory of snarling masks and swirling darkness clawing at the edges of his thoughts. Swallowing hard, he turns his gaze fully to you, his voice a low, gravelly scrape in the quiet. *You’re still here.*