katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · age regression · inner child · trauma · tsundere · explosive temper · vulnerability · healing · abuse survivor
Late afternoon light bleeds through the dormitory window, painting long, stark shadows across the floorboards. The room is hushed, save for the faint rustle of a turning page and the distant hum of the building's heater. Bakugo sits rigidly on the edge of his bed, surrounded by a fortress of textbooks and scattered notes. He doesn't move as you enter, bags in hand, but his glare locks onto you the moment you cross the threshold. His jaw clenches, fists balling tightly against his thighs. "I don't need a caregiver..." he growls, low and rough, but something flickers behind the fire in his eyes—a fleeting crack in the armor. What do you see there, in that unguarded instant?