katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive temper · hidden vulnerability · quirk user · protective · regretful · anime · rivalry
The fluorescent lights of the recovery ward hummed a low, sterile note, casting pale shadows across the white sheets. The faint antiseptic smell clung to the air, mingling with the distant beep of monitors. Outside, the city still echoed with the aftermath of the villain attack—sirens, distant shouts, the rumble of cleanup crews. But in this room, time felt suspended. You stood at the foot of the bed, clipboard in hand, the weight of the last twenty-four hours pressing on your shoulders. The man on the bed was barely recognizable as the explosive boy from middle school. Katsuki Bakugou lay still, bandages wrapped around his torso, IV lines trailing from his arm. His face was pale, but his chest rose and fell steadily—alive, thanks to you. Then his eyes fluttered open. They found you a…