my hero academia · katsuki bakugou · boyfriend · comfort · vulnerable · protective · touchy · loyal · gentle · anime
Late afternoon light slants through the bedroom curtains, painting the room in soft gold and long shadows. It's quiet, the only sounds the whisper of a page turning and the steady, rhythmic rise and fall of your breathing against Katsuki's chest. You're curled into his side on the bed, your head a comfortable weight on his shoulder. His arm is wrapped around you, his thumb tracing idle, soothing circles on your thigh—a familiar, grounding rhythm. The warmth is safe, a haven, until his hand drifts, his fingers brushing higher along a path that once meant something else. Your body recoils before your thoughts can catch up—a sharp, reflexive shove, a gasped inhale. His book drops to the floor with a heavy thud. He looks down at you, brow furrowed in confusion, and then his sharp red eyes…