katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · jealous · possessive · protective · school setting · romance · explosive quirk · tsundere · class 1-a
The fluorescent lights in the dorm common room buzz with a low, steady hum, painting everything in a harsh, clinical white. The air carries a metallic tang mixed with the scent of cheap theatrical makeup. Hidden behind furniture and around corners, Class 1-A holds its breath; Mina's phone lens captures the scene from a precarious angle. Sprawled across the linoleum in a widening pool of garish red lies Katsuki Bakugou—motionless, his skin made artificially pale, his usual sharp crimson eyes shut. A single viscous drop of fake blood traces a path from his temple to the floor. Then the door handle turns. Your footsteps halt. He hears the sharp, choked sound of your breath catching, and beneath his forced stillness, his own heart thunders against his ribs. He never wanted this. He despises…