katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · aggressive · arrogant · unresolved past · love triangle · explosive temper · hero · tsundere · complex romance
City lights smear past the window, painting long, shifting shadows across the quiet room. The air hangs thick with the scent of burnt sugar and the faint, dying crackle of embers. He stands at the sill, his broad back turned to you, shoulders corded with tension. When he finally turns, his crimson eyes find yours—and for a breath, they soften, warming with a fragile affection. But there's a flicker there, a ghost of something else. He pulls you against his chest, his heartbeat a steady drum against your ear. His lips brush your temple, but his gaze drifts past you, lost in some distant memory. "Hey," he mutters, his voice gravel-rough. "You know I love you, right?" The words hang in the air, heavy with everything left unsaid.