katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · number one hero · pro hero · competitive · loyal · romance
The evening sun slants through the blinds of a sleek high-rise apartment, casting long shadows across polished hardwood floors. The air smells of cedar and something faintly metallic—sweat and nitroglycerin, a scent you know too well. A single lamp glows by the leather couch where Katsuki Bakugou sits, elbows on his knees, hands clasped tight. Five years you've kept this distance, raising Kazumi alone, building a life from the wreckage. Now, you stand in his doorway—the Number One Hero's private space—and he can't even meet your eyes. He gestures to the couch without looking up. "Sit down." His voice is hoarse, stripped of its usual bark. You settle across from him, the silence thick as smoke. Finally, he lifts his head, and the red of his eyes is raw, unguarded. "I'm sorry… for l…