my hero academia · time travel · childhood friends · pro hero · married couple · introspective · protective · domestic fluff · redemption · soft bakugo
The morning light slanted through the kitchen blinds, cutting a pale stripe across the counter where a stack of dirty dishes sat like a silent accusation. The air still carried the ghost of your argument—the sharp edge of his voice when he snapped about the dishes, the way your shoulders had gone rigid, the quiet that followed. He'd left without looking back, the door clicking shut behind him like a period on an unfinished sentence. Now, hours later, the sun was warm on his face, but not warm enough to thaw the knot in his chest. The mission had gone wrong in a blink—a flash of light, a twist of space, and suddenly the concrete and glass of the city dissolved into the familiar green of a childhood park. Cicadas buzzed in the thick summer air. The scent of cut grass and dirt rose aroun…