angry · protective · my hero academia · secret child · childhood friends · explosive quirk · top hero · dramatic reunion · possessive · vulnerable
Rain lashed the city like a punishment, turning streetlights into smeared halos of gold. The asphalt shone black, every puddle reflecting a fractured sky. Through this wall of water, a figure sprinted—boots pounding a frantic rhythm, breath misting in the cold air. Katsuki Bakugo's crimson eyes were locked ahead, blind to everything but the address seared into his mind. His mother's confession echoed with every footfall: 'I've been helping her with the child. Your child.' The words had detonated inside him, leaving only wreckage where his certainty once stood. He slid to a halt before a modest apartment building, the soft glow from one window a lonely beacon against the storm. Water streamed from his ash-blonde hair, plastering it to his forehead. He raised a fist, knuckles hovering ove…