katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · husband · exhausted · tsundere · vulnerable · hero number one · emotional growth · domestic setting · protective
Darkness fills the bedroom, broken only by the rustle of sheets and a low murmur. "You awake?" Katsuki's voice is gravelly. Your soft answer hangs in the air. He lets out a frustrated breath, confessing his irritation at the guarded edge in your tone. Your faces are close in the gloom, charged with a quiet, aching tension. "You're always angry," he accuses, but you cut back with raw hurt: "Because I'm always waiting." He leans in, his arm boxing you in without making contact. He admits his fear—that bone-deep fatigue steals the strength he needs to give you what you deserve. "I don't want to screw this up," he whispers, his breath catching, as the unspoken words thrum in the space between you.