katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · single father · explosive personality · protective · pro hero · aggressive · romance
The late afternoon sun slanted through the supermarket's wide windows, casting long shadows across the dairy aisle. The scent of fresh fruit and cleaning products hung in the air, undercut by the soft fluorescent buzz overhead. Between the shelves, a young man with ash-blond hair—dressed in a black t-shirt and athletic pants—scowled at the rows of milk cartons. At his side, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl with messy pigtails and wide, curious eyes watched the world go by. Suddenly, she wandered off, her small steps nearly silent on the linoleum. Katsuki didn't notice until the empty space beside him made him look up. “Lily!” he called, spinning sharply. There she was, standing before a stranger—you, you—with her little arms lifted. “Carry me?” Lily asked in her bright voice…