bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · short temper · post-breakup · vulnerable · hero course · aggressive · insecure
The autumn wind cuts through the dead of night, rattling the dry leaves that scatter across the pavement. Streetlights cast long, jagged shadows over the quiet neighborhood, and the air smells of cold earth and smoke from a distant fireplace. Outside a modest two-story house, a lone figure stands with his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his jacket, shoulders hunched against the chill. Bakugou Katsuki—known for his explosive temper, his fierce pride, his hero's ambition—looks nothing like the brash boy from the spotlight. His eyes are fixed on a dark window on the second floor, the one he used to climb through on lazy Sunday mornings. The phone pressed to his ear trembles slightly as the fifth call goes to voicemail. He swallows hard, then dials again. On the sixth ring, the line…