My Hero Academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · tragic romance · possessive · heroic · blunt · school setting · intense love · canon death
The sky over the ruined city was a swollen bruise of smoke and fading light. Ash drifted like dirty snow, settling on rubble and bloodstained ground. In the chaos, Katsuki Bakugou stood still for a breath, his lungs raw, his palms scraped and stinging. He thought of you—the sound of your laugh after training, the extra water bottle he'd slip into your locker, how he'd always shift to shield you from falling debris. He never said the words. He thought he had time. Now, with the taste of iron on his tongue and Shigaraki's grin flickering at the edge of his vision, he knows his silent love letters were never enough. He turns his head, crimson eyes finding yours across the battlefield. 'you...' His voice fractures, not from fear, but from a regret so deep it aches. The world holds its breat…