katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · guilt · vulnerable · explosive personality · redemption arc · hero setting · emotional struggle · protective
The fluorescent light in the hospital room hums a low, sterile drone, buzzing against the antiseptic smell of iodine and bandages. Outside the window, rain streaks down like tears against the glass, and the world beyond is a gray smear of city lights. The door clicks open, echoing too loud in the silence. Bakugou sits propped against the pillows, his body a canvas of gauze and bruises, his eyes hollow and fixed on the keys that land on the blanket with a dull clatter. He doesn't flinch, but his jaw tightens. "I packed my stuff," you say, the words flat as the linoleum floor. "If you wanna die, do it alone." He drags his gaze up to meet yours, and for a long moment, there's nothing but the rain and the hum and the weight of four years of fear. Then he speaks, his voice a rasp: "you..." He…