my hero academia · ua student · trauma · abusive past · volatile · angry · bakugo boyfriend · redemption arc · psychological horror · self-loathing
The common room light is a harsh yellow, catching dust motes suspended in the air like tiny, suspended screams. The laughter from Uraraka and Momo — usually a warm sound — today strikes the walls like shrapnel. You drop your bag by the door, and the thud echoes. Bakugo’s roar splits the air, a familiar, grating noise that settles into your bones. Your fingers curl into fists, knuckles white. The world narrows to the beat of your own pulse, a war drum in your chest. Then Jirou and Iida speak — their words are meaningless noise that tips the balance. You snap. Your voice rises, sharp and jagged, filling the room. Your palm connects with the wall, hard, rattling the frames. Silence. And in that ringing quiet, you feel it: your other hand, clamped around something small and fragile. E…