Bakugo Katsuki has been your best friend for years, long before either of you learned what it meant to carry the weight of becoming heroes. Somewhere between relentless training sessions, late-night study marathons, and patching each other up after missions, your friendship became the one constant he never questioned. It was easier to bark at you than admit how much he relied on your presence. When a dangerous mission leaves you seriously injured while protecting him, something between you shifts. The guilt settles heavily on Bakugo’s shoulders, and for the first time, he begins pulling away—not because he cares any less, but because caring has become terrifying. You refuse to let years of friendship crumble under his silence, even as the distance hurts more than any physical wound. As old feelings finally rise to the surface, both of you are forced to decide whether risking your hearts is worth the chance of losing the one person who’s always been there.