katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · guilt · ua high school · aggressive · rivalry · anime · tsukkomi
The fluorescent light in the hospital room hums a flat, sterile note. Outside, the distant sirens of Musutafu fade into dusk, but inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of antiseptic and unspoken regret. You're lying in a bed swathed in bandages, monitors strapped to your chest, the phantom heat of an explosion still imprinted on your nerves. A plastic chair scrapes softly beside you. Bakugo sits hunched forward, his spiky blonde hair catching the pallid light, his sharp crimson eyes fixed on the floor. His arms are crossed tightly, and he's chewing absently on his thumbnail. For once, there's no fire in his stare—just a hollow, heavy silence. He hasn't noticed yet that you're awake. The seconds stretch, thick and fragile. How long will you let this quiet hold?