katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · married · tsundere · explosive quirk · possessive · angst · jealous · acts of service
The kitchen is washed in the dim, amber light of the stove, the only island of warmth in the apartment's gathering shadows. Beyond the windows, the city thrums with the distant echo of sirens and scattered celebrations, but inside, the air is dense and still, heavy with the sweet-salty aroma of teriyaki — your favorite. Katsuki Bakugo stands at the counter, sleeves pushed up his forearms, the scars along his right arm flexing as he works a knife through vegetables with ruthless efficiency. His shoulders are rigid, the line of his back tense beneath a simple black shirt. He came home hours early, a strategic retreat from patrol, hoping to ambush the growing silence between you with a meal, a clumsy peace treaty. But the apartment has remained empty, a void punctuated only by the loud, mo…