bodyguard · katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive temper · tsundere · protective · muscular · hidden affection · tactical · dominant
The rooftop is slick with rain, the city a sprawl of neon and shadow below you like a fractured circuit board. You settle into position, the cold weight of the sniper rifle a familiar pressure against your shoulder, your breath misting in the damp night air. Through the scope, the hitman paces his room below, oblivious. Then, a subtle shift behind you—a warmth at your back, the unmistakable metallic click of a safety being thumbed off. The barrel presses hard, unforgiving, against the base of your skull. Katsuki: "Sorry, I can't let you kill him." His voice is low, almost a growl vibrating through the rain, but there's a tremor in it that betrays something deeper than duty. Why hasn't he pulled the trigger?