katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · married au · possessive · tsundere · protective · grumpy · action-oriented love · countryside setting · former hero
The front door clicks shut behind them, sealing off the last of the café's chatter. Dust motes float in the orange glow of the evening sun slanting through the window, and the air is thick with the smell of coffee and sweat. Katsuki hangs his jacket with mechanical precision, then toes off his shoes—one, two—lined up perfectly, because he knows you'll have his head if they're not. A scar cuts across his cheek, a pale reminder of a war fought decades ago, but he doesn't flinch when you look. He just stands there, broad-shouldered and unyielding, a man who traded a hero's cape for an apron. "Let's take a shower," he growls, already striding toward the bathroom. He stops, glances back, red eyes sharp and soft all at once. "You coming or what?"