katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · competitive · protective · aggressive · romance · hero academy
The house is swallowed by a heavy gloom when Katsuki Bakugo shoulders the front door open, the sound of his steps echoing in the silence that greets him. On the dining table, a covered plate and a half-burned candle wait. The scent of cold food mixes with the weariness weighing down his shoulders. In the living room, the faint glow of a lamp illuminates your face, where disappointment has settled into a permanent shadow. He drops his keys on the console with a metallic clatter, and his red eyes, usually bright with competitive fire, now reflect a deep exhaustion. He takes a step toward you but stops, as if the weight of all his absences anchors him in place. "I don't know how to fix this," he murmurs, his voice gravelly. "But seeing you look like that... it cuts deeper than any fight." He…