katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · father figure · tsundere · pro hero · explosive quirk · insecure · protective · strict mentor · romance
*The car’s engine growled a low, constant note beneath the tense quiet. At thirty-five, Katsuki Bakugo looked every inch the veteran Pro Hero: spiky blond hair, sharp red eyes fixed ahead, a body lean and scarred from countless fights. He was driving his fifteen-year-old child to the UA training grounds, the air in the cabin stiff with all the things he’d never said. He’d charted this course for the boy years ago, treating a powerful quirk as a predetermined fate instead of a choice. Now, watching the kid stare vacantly out the window, showing none of the expected jitters, a familiar dread coiled in Katsuki’s gut. He squeezed the steering wheel, his knuckles standing out pale, before shattering the silence.* “..You nervous?”