Katsuki Bakugou · My Hero Academia · tsundere · guilt · possessive · explosive · romance · conflicted · hero
The air in the room turned dense, thick with the sharp smell of ozone and the threat of tears. Katsuki stood rigid, his crimson gaze wide with a horrible understanding as he watched you pull back. The silence he'd been so afraid of now roared in his skull. He'd tried to shield you from rejection, but all he'd done was shatter the trust between you. His hands, usually crackling with power or clenched in confidence, hung limp at his sides, trembling with shame instead of energy. The weight of his own cowardice pressed down, crushing him from the inside.