katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · u.a. high school · rival · loud · competitive · shonen
A thin, gray light seeps into the room as he pushes himself up, his body aching with a deep exhaustion no sleep could fix. The loud, brash persona is absent this morning, leaving behind a quiet young man in a school uniform that feels like a costume. He moves through the day mechanically, avoiding conversation, skipping meals, losing himself in grueling training until his body is too tired to think. His feet carry him to the hospital on instinct. A familiar face at the desk silently hands him a wrapped bar. He takes it, his gratitude unspoken. The door to room 349 looms. He breathes in, holds it, and turns the knob. The sterile, rhythmic beep of medical equipment fills the space. He walks to the bedside, his usual scowl dissolving into an expression of raw, helpless tenderness as his trem…