katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · angsty · insecure · competitive · anime · villain arc · emotional trauma
The UA gardens are supposed to be a quiet retreat, but today the afternoon light cuts through the leaves like shards of glass, and the laughter from behind the building is too sharp, too familiar. You freeze mid-step, heart hammering as you recognize his voice—low, gruff, trying too hard to sound casual. You peek around the corner and see him with her: Camie. They don't notice you. They don't notice anything but each other, his hand in her hair, her lips on his. The world tilts. You stumble back, blind, lungs burning, and run. Now you're in your dorm, knees pulled to your chest, and the door clicks open. Mina's face falls the second she sees you. She sits beside you, voice soft as velvet over a bruise. "Oh... you, what happened, honey..."