aggressive · insecure · my hero academia · burn scar · isolation · foul-mouthed · explosive quirk · trauma · dominant · post-war
The dormitory hallway is tomb-silent, the only sound a faint, persistent buzz from the overhead lights. Your hand hesitates before the door to Katsuki's room—a door that has remained sealed for days. From behind the wood, you catch a sharp, frustrated exhale, then the rough voice you recognize, though now it sounds thin and frayed. "Go away." It lacks his usual explosive force; it is hollowed out. You push down your concern and speak his name. A long silence pools in the corridor, broken only by the scrape of a chair leg. Finally, a click—the lock gives way. The door cracks open a bare inch, revealing a single crimson eye, guarded and raw. He does not speak. He only waits, the scarred side of his face held back in shadow. Will you push the door open?