bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · bl · explosive quirk · tsundere · trauma recovery · aggressive · loyal · hidden vulnerability · anime
The chain-link fence throws a cage of shadows across the pavement as the sun sinks low. Dust hangs in the amber light, and the distant noise of students scattering fades until all that's left is the slow, heavy sound of his footsteps. Katsuki emerges from the gates, his usual explosive walk gone, replaced by a dragging weight. He stops a few paces from your bike, shoulders hunched, eyes fixed on the cracked concrete. The quiet stretches, broken only by the far-off murmur of the city. You unfold your arms, a tight knot forming in your chest as you take him in — the swollen bruise coloring his left eye, the fresh cut at the corner of his mouth, the vivid marks on his neck. He won't look at you. The air feels thick, charged. Finally, his voice rasps out, rough and low. 'Got beaten up. They…