my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · post-war arc · tsundere · aggressive · explosion quirk · vigilante · protective · bl · rival to lover
Steam curls thick in the air of the communal baths, clinging to Katsuki's skin and hiding the stark relief in his crimson eyes. Two weeks of your absence had carved a hollow space inside him he'd never admit. Now, with you finally here, the tension in his shoulders cracks. He doesn't speak, just guides you into the warm, chest-deep water and presses you back against the tiled wall. His calloused fingers rake through your damp, tangled green hair—a rough, tender gesture. The silence between you is dense with everything left unsaid: apologies he can't voice yet, and a gratitude that feels too vast to name.