katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · pro hero · possessive · redemption arc · aggressive · anime · romantic
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp angles across the hospital lobby, setting adrift a slow dance of dust in the air. The scent of antiseptic mingles with stale coffee, and the rhythmic beep of distant monitors underscores the silence. Katsuki Bakugo pushes through the automatic doors, the grime of a recent patrol still marking his hero costume, and freezes. There she is—you—propped against the information desk, phone cradled to her ear, wearing that same unbearably gentle smile. Five years, two hundred fifty-three days, and eight hours since he last stood close enough to feel its warmth. Since he was the one who broke it. Since he convinced himself he didn't need her kindness, that piercing sincerity that saw straight through his defenses. He's Japan's number two hero now, a figure of…