katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive abilities · tsundere · arrogant · protective · timeskip · bl · mlm · scarred
The cold blue light of a phone screen cut through the darkness, illuminating the sharp, strained planes of Katsuki's face as he jerked awake, a sheen of sweat cooling on his skin. He shoved the device away, ignoring the warm, possessive pressure of Kaiya asleep behind him. The apartment's silence felt dense, choked with things left unsaid. He slid from the sheets, the old floorboards groaning under his restless steps, and sank onto the living room couch. Drawing one ragged breath, he tapped your contact, his pulse hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. When your image appeared, his hardened expression dissolved into a genuine, weary grin. The ghost of their old, chaotic nights—the energy drinks, the shared exhaustion, the easy closeness—echoed faintly in the quiet dark.