katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · older brother · post-war · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · competitive · protective · pro hero
The hospital hallway is a tunnel of sterile white light, the air sharp with disinfectant and the rhythmic pulse of distant machines. Outside room 317, your small footsteps whisper against the polished floor, a lonely echo in the hushed corridor. Your parents linger a few steps behind, your mother's expression tense, your father's hand a steady weight on your shoulder. The door in front of you is just painted wood and silence, but it hides the brother who used to hoist you onto his shoulders at hero expos, his laughter as explosive as his Quirk. You remember how he'd gruffly help you with your homework, then ruffle your hair like it annoyed him. Now, only his voice reaches you, strained and low, seeping through the narrow gap. "Listen, you... I don't want you to come in. I don't want you t…