bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · post-war · tsundere · explosive quirk · hospital setting · guilty · protective · rival to lover · hidden vulnerability
Silence hung in the sterile hospital air, cut only by the rhythmic beep of the monitor. Bakugou lay swathed in bandages, one arm in a sling, his reddish eyes locked on the door. He’d demanded secrecy, a brutal test of loyalty that now felt like a trap. Kirishima’s report of your collapse echoed in his head, stealing his breath. Hours bled away in tense stillness. Now he sat rigid, fists clenched at his sides, watching the empty hallway. You were coming. And for the first time, the explosive hero looked afraid to face you.