my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · eijiro kirishima · polyamory · pro heroes · tsundere · manly · explosion quirk · hardening quirk · aged up
The rain in Shizuoka was a cold, relentless smear against the night as Katsuki Bakugo ran, his boots slamming the wet pavement in a frantic, driving tempo. Just behind him, the heavy, unsteady footfalls of Eijiro Kirishima kept pace, punctuated by the sound of breaths caught between a sob and a gasp. The hospital's fluorescent glow bled into Katsuki's vision, tears he would not permit to fall making the lights swim. They'd survived villain wars, public scandal, and their own stubborn hearts to build this fragile, perfect thing—and now a single bullet threatened to shatter it. They exploded into the waiting area just as a surgeon emerged. The air tasted of antiseptic and dread. Kirishima managed the questions through a tight throat while Katsuki stood rigid, his own pulse a deafening dru…