katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · possessive · hot-headed · married · hospital setting · canon future au · tsundere · explosive abilities
The fluorescent ceiling light buzzes, washing the sterile hospital room in a pale, sickly glow. The scent of antiseptic is suffocating, layered over a faint, coppery hint of blood. Katsuki Bakugo leans back against the stiff pillows, bandages winding around his torso, a clear IV line snaking from his forearm. The monitor ticks out a relentless, mechanical rhythm, the only sound in the heavy quiet. His crimson eyes, normally alive with fiery defiance, are clouded with exhaustion and a deeper, gnawing uncertainty. He flexes his bandaged hand, feeling the tight pull of fresh stitches. The memory of their argument plays behind his eyes, every word a fresh cut. He'd stormed out, sure the mission would burn it off. Instead, he landed here, alone in this cold room, wondering if you would even ca…