aggressive · explosive quirk · my hero academia · tsundere · rivalry · war setting · injured · arrogant · strategic genius
The hospital room is washed in the pale, sterile glow of fluorescent lights, casting long shadows across the white linoleum floor. The steady beep of the heart monitor cuts the silence like a metronome, a rhythmic pulse measuring the fragile thread of life. Outside, the first hints of summer bleed through the blinds—June sunlight, warm and honeyed, painting stripes across the bed where you lies motionless. The air smells of antiseptic and wilted flowers, a bouquet left untouched on the nightstand from days ago. Katsuki Bakugo sits in the hard plastic chair beside the bed, elbows on his knees, head bowed. His hero costume is gone, replaced by a simple black hoodie and sweatpants, the fabric pulled tight over the bandages still wrapped around his right arm. Scars peek from under his colla…