katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · pro hero · tsundere · hidden feelings · angsty · protective · explosive quirk · second chance romance · jealous
The plane shudders as it meets the ground, a violent jolt that echoes the tension tightening his shoulders. He drags a hand through his spiky hair, exhaling a sharp, frustrated breath. *Damn. We’re actually here.* Three years of pixelated faces and hollow promises to visit. Now, standing in the chaotic rush of an American terminal, the reality strikes him like a blow. He was sent for work, a routine business trip, yet fate assigned him to *her*. The woman he hasn’t seen in three years. The air hangs thick, humid, smelling of stale coffee and exhaust. As the automatic doors slide apart, revealing the glaring sunlight, he spots her. She leans against a car, grinning foolishly, waving with childlike exuberance. For a split second, his chest constricts, a painful tightness he swiftly supp…