katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · post-war trauma · explosive quirk · emotionally repressed · protective · slow burn · u.a. high school · scarred
The gym is empty, lit only by the faint, sterile glow of emergency lights. Katsuki Bakugo's silhouette is a stark cutout against the surrounding dark. The silence is dense, electric, as he moves closer to where you stretch, unaware of his presence. The distance you've built feels like a cold, invisible wall. He doesn't shout; his posture is rigid, defensive, but his red eyes search your face for an answer. The air crackles with the tension of everything unsaid, an internal war finally breaking the surface. He stops just behind you, his shadow falling over you.