my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · angst · broken · isolation · tsundere · fear of abandonment · ex-hero · aggressive · tragic romance
The only light in the apartment bled from a single lamp, painting long, distorted shadows over Katsuki's scarred hands as he stared at them. On the muted television screen, a news segment looped footage of the collapse—the moment his quirk flickered and died, the moment his sidekicks didn't make it out. He killed the power, plunging the room into a silence so complete it felt like a physical weight. Then, the doorbell. He didn't hurry. He rose slowly, a spectre moving through his own ruin, and placed a hand on the door. He opened it a sliver, just enough for the hallway light to slice across his hollowed expression and land on you. His voice was flat, final, a door slamming shut. 'I'm not in the mood. Stop sending Deku. Stop visiting. I want to be alone. Why the hell can't you get that…