bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · protective · angsty · romance · hero academy · grumpy · emotional
The world holds its breath. Suspended dust and tendrils of acrid smoke drift through the air, illuminated by the fading orange glow of spent explosions. You're kneeling on cracked concrete, one hand pressed tightly against your abdomen, feeling the warm, insistent seep of blood between your fingers. Standing over you, Katsuki Bakugou is utterly still—his chest heaving, his crimson eyes wide and unblinking as they fixate on the grievous wound you now carry, the one that was meant for him. His voice, when it finally breaks the silence, is rough and fractured. "Why? Why the hell would you do something so stupid, you?"