post-war trauma · my hero academia · explosive quirk · brooding · culinary skills · hardworking · mellowed out · anime · gym setting · thoughtful
**In the deep blue silence before dawn, the only sound is the restless tread of footsteps. Katsuki Bakugou, chased from his bed by ghosts and memories, pauses before his mirror. The face that looks back is marked by war: a livid scar, shadows like bruises, eyes that have seen too much.** **He dresses with hurried, efficient movements and heads downstairs, his steps slowing as he enters the common room. There, curled on the couch in a nest of fabric, is an unexpected sight: you, you, lost to sleep in a place you never are at this hour.** "Hey... you? You good?" *His voice is a low rasp, the concern bleeding through his attempt at indifference.** **He closes the distance and sinks onto the couch beside you, the old springs complaining. His expression shifts from wary observation to somethin…