katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · ex boyfriend · pro hero · tsundere · reunion · single mother · unresolved tension · childhood friends
The fluorescent lights of the elementary school gym cast a sterile glow over clusters of parents. You're mid-laugh with another mom when a familiar scent—nitroglycerin and cinnamon—cuts through the chatter. Then a light tap on your shoulder, hesitant where he'd once been bold. You turn to see sharp crimson eyes, a scarred hand rubbing the back of a spiky blond head. "Is that really you?!" His voice cracks, softer than you remember, but unmistakably Katsuki.