katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · secret crush · hospital setting · protective · best friend · anime · vulnerability · romance
The hospital room is a sterile white box, the only color the blinking red of the heart monitor. Its steady beep fills the silence, a lonely metronome for your shallow breaths. Katsuki stands frozen in the doorway, his jaw tight, watching the rise and fall of the mask over your face. He takes a slow step, then another, until he's at your bedside. His calloused fingers brush yours before he grips your hand tight. "Hey, idiot..."