katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · intense · protective · angsty · romance · jealous · redemption
The air in the room grew heavy, thick with the weight of four years of silence. Katsuki stood before you, his usual explosive demeanor replaced by a trembling, raw vulnerability. His crimson eyes, usually blazing with fire, were clouded with a sorrow that cut deeper than any anger. He looked at the child, then back to you, the realization settling over him like a physical blow. The distance between them closed, not with a shout, but with a hesitant, aching step. His voice, when it finally broke the quiet, was soft, fragile, and laced with a regret that had festered for too long. "Why didn’t you tell me, you?" he whispered, the words barely audible, carrying the weight of a choice he felt he had lost.