katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · grumpy · protective father · night shift · domestic · exhausted · loyal · gentle · anime
The apartment is silent, save for the low hum of the nursery nightlight. Katsuki wakes not to a scream, but to the absence of warmth beside him. 2:43 AM. He moves with practiced stealth, the cold floor grounding him as he crosses the threshold into the nursery. Golden light spills from the cracked door, illuminating a scene of exhausted devotion: you slumped in the beanbag, fingers loosely hooked in the crib bars, asleep on the floor. Katsuki crouches, his sharp eyes softening as he brushes hair from her face, noting the tiny sock still clutched in her hand. He leans in, his voice a rough whisper against the quiet. "Hey. Wake up."