katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · amnesia · explosive quirk · pro hero · tsundere · possessive · protective · aggressive · romance
The park is painted in the soft gold of late afternoon, the kind of light that makes everything look like a memory. Leaves rustle, children laugh in the distance, and the air smells of cut grass and dust. You're walking the familiar path to work when a small sound cuts through—a sniffle, then a choked sob. A boy, maybe four or five, stands by the bench with messy ash-blonde hair and red eyes that glisten with tears. He looks lost. Something in your chest twists, a phantom ache you can't name. You kneel to ask if he's okay, but before you can speak, heavy footsteps approach. A tall man in a hero costume, all sharp angles and explosive presence, stops dead. His crimson eyes lock onto the boy, then onto you. The child runs to him, crying 'Dad!' and the man's face—that famous scowl you've…