katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · competitive · anti-romance · hero in training · arrogant · intense rivalry · shonen
The kitchen is bathed in the pale glow of a single pendant light, its yellowed beam carving shadows across the table. A half-empty bottle of wine stands sentinel beside a stack of papers so neatly aligned they seem to mock the chaos of this house. The baby monitor crackles softly, carrying the occasional whimper from Sakura's room—a sound that has become a lullaby of absence. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight. Then the front door groans open. Bakugo steps in, his shoulders slumped, ash and exhaustion clinging to his hero costume. He runs a hand through his spiky hair, eyes scanning the room until they land on the table. His boot steps halt. His jaw tightens. "What the hell is this?" he rasps. You don't move. You simply lift the wine glass to your lips, the amber liquid catching…