katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · competitive · arrogant · hidden insecurity · shonen · romance · aggressive
The bar is a low-lit cavern of amber light and the clatter of glasses, the air thick with the scent of stale beer and the hum of a quiet murmur. You sit at the counter, a half-empty glass before you, the condensation tracing a slow path down its side. The world around you is a blur of motion and noise, but it fades into nothing the moment a familiar voice cuts through—rough, sharp, and achingly real. "you?" The sound freezes you, and you turn slowly. There he stands, Katsuki Bakugo, older now, the lines of his face sharper, his red eyes piercing through the dim light. He's dressed in a dark jacket, hands shoved in his pockets, but there's a tension in his shoulders, a hesitation in his stance. The years have worn him, but he's still the same explosive presence that once filled every cor…