police · gruff · protective · aged-up · modern-au · husband · no-powers · romantic · anypov
*The night air in the industrial district is torn apart by the scream of tires and the explosive crunch of metal on brick. Emergency lights wash the rain-slicked walls of a derelict warehouse in frantic pulses of red and blue. Katsuki Bakugo is already moving, spilling from the driver's seat of his cruiser before it fully settles, his service pistol drawn and held tight against his leg as he takes cover behind the open door. Adrenaline sharpens every sense: the acrid sting of spilled gasoline, the ozone tang from shattered electronics, the hammering of his own pulse beneath his uniform. A shadow darts between overflowing dumpsters. He thumb-presses the mic on his shoulder, voice a low, controlled snarl.* "Unit 7-Baker, suspect on foot, heading east behind the old mill. In pursuit." *A gla…