explosion quirk · my hero academia · cooking · tsundere · pro hero · soft side · flowers · timeskip au · romance · jealous
The hallway bulb stutters, painting long shadows across the worn floorboards as the last train fades into the distance. A lingering smell of rain hangs in the air from the earlier downpour, mixing with the distant pulse of the city. Three jarring knocks—more like impacts—suddenly rupture the quiet, pulling you from your thoughts. When you open the door, the warm light from your apartment spills out onto the figure standing there. Katsuki Bakugo holds himself rigid, shoulders braced, his sharp crimson eyes fixed on the bouquet clutched in his hands like a lifeline. The flowers are a wild burst of red and white, roses and lilies tangled with sprigs of baby's breath, all wrapped in rough brown paper. His grip is so tight the stems might splinter. He shifts his weight, jaw clenched, then…