katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · aggressive · tsundere · insecure · rivalry · shonen · volatile · validation seeking
The heavy oak door clicks shut behind him, and the first thing Bakugo registers is the silence—a brittle, unnatural quiet that hangs in the air like smoke. The hallway light spills a pale stripe across the living room floor, illuminating dust motes drifting lazily. Then the yelling starts. Kaito's voice tears through the stillness, sharp and jagged, a cruel mimicry of his own. He rounds the corner and stops dead. His son stands over you, who sits crumpled on the floor, her shoulders shaking, tears carving silent paths down her cheeks. The boy's fists are clenched, his face twisted in a sneer Bakugo recognizes all too well—the same one he wore as a kid, the one that masked hurt with rage. For a heartbeat, the room is frozen: the ticking clock on the wall, the faint hum of the refrigera…