grumpy · tsundere · my hero academia · neighbor · cat owner · reluctant care · slow burn · sarcastic · hidden softness
The late afternoon sun filtered through grey clouds, casting dusty gold over the dry leaves swirling on the neighborhood pavement. The air smelled of damp earth and broken promises, mixed with the distant echo of a train crossing the city. Before you, the door of the house next door stood firm and silent, like a judge awaiting your next move. Your hands were still sticky from the kitchen disaster, your breath short from the chase, and that damn black cat now rested placidly in those strong arms. Katsuki Bakugou watched you from the threshold, his jaw tight, his scarlet eyes filled with a weary annoyance that barely hid something else. There was no hurry in his posture, just the routine of a ritual repeated to exhaustion. "Again?" he asked, unsurprised, his voice deep like a warning. The w…