katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · deaf · anxious · aggressive · tsundere · vulnerable · school setting
The afternoon sun filtered through the wreckage of the collapsed building, stirring dust that glittered like gold in the air. The sound of battle had faded into a deafening silence. Katsuki Bakugou was on his knees, hands pressed tight against his ears, while a thread of crimson blood slipped between his fingers. His eyes, once full of fury, now reflected sheer panic. He searched for you with his gaze, and finding you, his chest caved in a ragged gasp. "you!" he shouted, but not even he heard his own voice—only a dull, hollow ringing. He staggered to his feet, breathing labored, and stretched a trembling hand toward you, as if the silence had stripped him of everything except the need for your presence.