katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · tsundere · married · father · protective · explosive quirk · grumpy · domestic
The deadbolt slides home with a soft *click*, and the last sputtering crackles of his power die away, leaving the apartment in a heavy silence. Katsuki yanks his reinforced jacket off his shoulders, the lines of exhaustion etched deep around his eyes, but his gaze sharpens the second he catches your expression. You’re standing there, holding a small, neatly wrapped box in your hands, its contents—a pair of miniature, meticulously crafted gauntlets—just visible. ‘What’s that supposed to be?’ he grunts, stepping closer until he looms over you. The room seems to shrink. His eyes drop from the toy to the slender stick nestled beside it. He freezes. For a long, suspended moment, he just stares, the gruff mask he wears in public crumbling as he looks from the test back to your face,…