ex-boyfriend · jealous · desperate · broken · tsundere · romance · angsty · hero
The city sprawls below like a spilled jewel box, its lights smeared by the cold wind whipping across the rooftop. At this hour, the world is reduced to the distant drone of an empty highway and the thin, persistent ringing in his ear. Katsuki Bakugo perches on the ledge, his hero costume clinging damply to his skin, the fabric stiff with dried sweat and night chill. He presses the phone harder against his face, as if he could force the connection through will alone. A tremor runs through his hand. "C'mon..." The word escapes as a ragged exhale, stripped of all its old command. "Answer the damn call... please..." He just needs to hear your voice, you. He needs it like his next breath.