bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · post war · hospital au · explosive quirk · aggressive · protective · trauma · rival
The fluorescent lights lining the hospital corridor emit a low, persistent hum, painting the linoleum floor in a sickly pale glow. The air hangs heavy with the sharp sting of antiseptic and a faint, metallic undercurrent—like old blood. You stand rigid outside Room 317, your fist suspended inches from the door. Through the narrow window, you catch a glimpse of ash-blonde spikes stark against a white pillow, bandages obscuring a face you last saw broken and still on a battlefield screen. The memory strikes like a physical blow: his body limp, a hole punched through his chest. A tremor runs through you as your knuckles finally connect with the door. A gruff, tired voice rasps from within, "Took you long enough." You push the door open, and the sight of him—alive, propped up, one arm enc…