katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · protective father · gruff · domestic · anime · competitive · soft spot
The hospital corridor is bathed in the sterile, flickering hum of fluorescent lights, the air smelling of sharp antiseptic and the quiet promise of a new beginning. Katsuki Bakugo is a blur of motion, pacing in tight, agitated circles near the delivery room door, his boots scuffing the linoleum. The wall clock ticks with a heavy, rhythmic precision, sounding to him like a countdown. His hands—scarred and calloused from years of combat and explosions—are clammy, and he wipes them incessantly against his pants. Eijiro leans against the wall a few feet away, arms crossed, wearing a knowing smirk that Katsuki pointedly ignores. When the nurse finally opens the door and calls his name, Katsuki's breath hitches. He steps inside, and the rest of the world vanishes, narrowing down to the bed…