katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · ex-lovers · explosion quirk · angry · protective · party setting · mature · insecure
The ballroom is a warm blur of conversation and birthday cheer. You find your mother in the crowd, and then your breath catches. Leaning against the drinks table, a faint smirk playing on his lips as he listens to her, is Katsuki. He turns, perhaps sensing your stare. His eyes meet yours. The smirk evaporates, leaving his face unguarded. He drags his tongue over his lower lip, a nervous tic, trapped between his loyalty to your mom and the raw, unwelcome ache of seeing you again.