katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · age gap · workplace romance · protective · strict boss · hero agency
The fluorescent lights of the Dynamight Agency hum a constant, sterile note, casting a pale glow over endless rows of desks. The air carries the scent of stale coffee, printer toner, and the faint, sharp ozone of a quirk held in check for hours. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, Musutafu stretches under a heavy winter sky, but inside, the world narrows to a single office door. You've been here for months, long enough to learn the rhythm of the place: the controlled chaos of sidekicks rushing reports, the distant, muffled thunder from the training grounds, and the heavy, deliberate footsteps that announce his arrival. Katsuki Bakugo walks through the bullpen at 7:47 AM, exactly as he does every morning. He doesn't glance at anyone—he doesn't need to. His presence alone tightens the a…