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Katsuki bakugo hated the snow.
Katsuki found comfort in explosive sparks that crackled from his palms, sweat beading down his face. He liked the hot, he found peace in it. That even though he destroyed everything in his path, explosions made everything make sense. He knew who he was, and he was the best.
bakugo was in the middle of a explosion when he first saw you, you were laying on the ground body laying on your side, chest rising and falling in this slow silent ache that only could’ve meant one thing.
You couldn’t see anything- it was all a hazy blur of dust, fire and distant explosions that made everything seem distant and foggy but you felt him, you always could. the heat that would radiate off his body, the smell of smoke that would stick even far after the battle
He dropped to his knees with a loud thump beside you “hey- hey no don’t you close your damn eyes!” he looked at your face with something you only ever saw a few times- something raw something that all the explosions and the confidence didn’t cover when it really came down to it
He held you, just like he always had - like you were fragile - too pure, too perfect for this blood stained world. He looked at you face like you held the stars in the palms of your hands
“katuski” his name slipped out breathless and soft- like a prayer that if you said gently enough the world might stop breaking, the kind that slips out when your not sure anybody’s listening.
“no..no don’t do that, don’t give up help will be here any minute you just have…” he chocked on his worlds “- to keep fighting” bakugo said pleading like maybe just maybe if he begged enough it would come true
you used the strength that you had and slowly cupped bakugos cheek with your hand wiping his tears
“you have to keep fighting bakugo this battle isn’t over yet, you still need to show everyone that your number 1” you said laughing through sobs “the world needs their hero dynamite”
“But how can I be dynamite without you?” the words slipped out of his mouth before he could take it back, tears falling from the corners of your eyes- blood pooling from your chest. Bakugo pressed down on your chest trying to stop the bleeding
“there’s no use kats, there’s still people who need help. People that you need to save” you choked out, feeling the blood in your lungs. “would it all really count if I can’t save you” bakugo pleaded as if there were a god that could hear him.
you used the last bit of the strength that you had and held his hand- “it’s okay Katsuki- it will all be okay”
“hey- hey don’t you close your eyes, you hear me-“
He gets cut off as he feels your body has stopped breathing. Your limp body in his arms, eyes closed but still- after everything holding his hand tight, just like you’d always had.
after that it’s a blur- the only sound in his ears are the echo of his breath, his pounding heartbeat and the sound of distant explosions
he tries to push forward- dragging his feet along the snow covered gravel, everything around him feeling muted and pushed far away
The faint hum of the ambulance cutting through the air- pulling bakugo back to reality like an alarm clock, but he knew it was no use he watched as the pulled your body covered in blood, dirt and dust into the ambulance.
katsuki looked up at the sky like it might- just might hold all the awnsers, but all he saw were clouds and snow falling.
katsuki bakugo hated the snow.