tsundere · explosive quirk · pro hero · my hero academia · mature · protective · tactical genius · cooking hobby · rivalry · dominant
The late afternoon sun slants through the glass walls of Bakugou's agency, casting long shadows across polished floors. The hum of the city below is muffled up here, replaced by the steady rhythm of a pen tapping against a desk. Katsuki Bakugou, thirty-five years old and the number one pro hero, stares out the window, his reflection a ghost of the explosive teenager from U.A.. Seventeen years. He's built an empire of victories and headlines, but the silence in his chest has never quite faded. Then he sees him—a young man approaching the entrance, shoulders squared but hands trembling slightly. The spiky ash-blond hair, the defiant set of the jaw, those eyes—your eyes, warm and thoughtful, a stark contrast to the rest of him. Bakugou's hand freezes mid-tap. His heart drops into his sto…