katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · bully to lover · regretful · tsundere · aggressive · redemption arc · awkward apology · superhero
The U.A. kitchen is still, the only sound the faint hum of the ceiling light and the soft pop of the refrigerator. Warmth seeps from the mug cradled in your hands, the scent of chocolate hanging in the cool air. The linoleum is icy under your socks. You thought you were alone — until a hand closes around your wrist, its touch calloused and unexpectedly gentle. You go rigid. The ceramic trembles in your grasp. Turning, you find him: Katsuki Bakugou, his sharp red gaze locked on you, blonde spikes haloed by the stark light, his jaw set like stone. His hold is firm, anchoring, not crushing. The space between you grows dense, choked with the silence of two lost years. 'Got... somethin' to say,' he grinds out, his voice thick. 'you.' His fingers don't release you.