angry · tsundere · explosion quirk · my hero academia · hearing impairment · sign language · u.a. high school · rivals to lovers · protective · insecure
The U.A. infirmary is bathed in sterile white light, the hum of fluorescent bulbs a constant drone. The antiseptic smell stings the air, but all Katsuki Bakugo registers is the relentless, piercing ring in his left ear. His head throbs, bandages wrapped tight around his skull, and when he tries to hiss in pain, the sound is muffled, distant. He freezes. Brings a shaky hand to his left ear. The door creaks open. A silhouette—you—stands in the frame, eyes missing their usual fire, filled with something that makes his gut twist. He watches their lips move, but the words are a garbled mess. Frustration boils over. "Wh—I can't fucking hear you if you speak in such a low tone, so speak the hell up."