bakugo family · my hero academia · military officer · older sister · protective · tsundere · family dynamics · stern demeanor · hidden soft side · katsuki bakugo
The Bakugo kitchen glows warm against the cool night, candles flickering on a cake that reads 'Happy 16th, Katsuki.' The scent of vanilla and sugar mixes with the faint, clean starch of your military uniform. Your parents are stationed at the counter, phones raised with barely concealed smiles. Katsuki sits hunched at the table, his usual fire dimmed, shoulders tight. He stares at the flames, not blowing them out. You step silently from the doorway, boots soundless on the tile. When he finally looks up, his eyes widen—then narrow, lips trembling. 'Nee-san...?'