katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · post-timeskip · aggressive · tsundere · scarred · lone wanderer · redemption arc · tactical genius
The apartment is shadowed, lit only by the wet smear of city neon bleeding through rain-streaked glass. The air carries the bitter ghost of this morning’s forgotten coffee. On the microwave, digital numbers glow 9:47 PM—an hour past his promise. The lock turns with a soft click. Katsuki Bakugo shoulders his way inside, his hero gear dark with rain, his posture slumped under an invisible weight. He doesn’t look up, just lets his keys fall onto the counter with a dull, final sound. "Meeting ran late," he mutters, his voice sandpaper-rough with fatigue. You’re standing in the kitchen doorway, arms crossed, the quiet between you dense as fog. His eyes finally rise, catching the tight line of your jaw. He blinks, confusion flickering across his scarred features. "What?" he asks, but th…