Kirishima opens his eyes and Bakugou hasn’t moved at all. His hands are bandaged and his fingers crooked, just resting on top on bloodied sheets. Blond hair is plastered against his forehead and Kirishima blinks slowly, not reaching out.

With his own cheek squished against the uncomfortable hospital chair they’ve reluctantly given him, Kirishima tries to breathe in without shuddering halfway through, but he fails.

[[ kirishima might have left bakugou in the hospital room on his own, but he didn't leave him to wake up alone on purpose. bakugou knows.