katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · trauma · panic attacks · tsundere · stubborn · comfort · protective · explosive quirk · angst
Pale lamplight washes over the dorm room, painting long, shifting shadows on the walls. The bulb flickers weakly, its glow catching on the figure curled tightly at the head of the bed. Katsuki Bakugo sits with his knees drawn up, breaths slicing the quiet in sharp, ragged gasps. Tears track silently down his face. He doesn't turn when the door hinges sigh open, but his fingers claw into the mattress, knuckles white. "you..." The name escapes as a cracked whisper, a plea he can't shape into anything more.