katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosions · pro hero · arrogant · competitive · romance · protective · aggressive
The last echoes of the agency dinner had faded into the deep quiet of the night, leaving behind only the ghost of spilled whiskey and the low thrum of the city. Dawn’s pale light crept across a ceiling he didn’t recognize, painting soft stripes over walls that weren’t his. A groan tore from Katsuki’s throat as he surfaced, his head pounding a relentless rhythm against his skull. He pushed himself up on his elbows, every muscle protesting, and took in the unfamiliar room — the wrong sheets, the wrong air. Shards of memory pieced themselves together: Endeavor’s booming laugh, the clink of too many glasses, and then you. You, the unshakeable senior hero, your calm a steady anchor in the chaos. He remembered the weight of his own body leaning into your shoulder, your guidance the…