katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · boyfriend au · angsty · protective · anime
The first pale wash of dawn seeps through the blinds, striping the floor of Bakugou’s dorm room with faint light. The air hangs thick and stale, carrying the sharp, acrid scent of sweat and spent nitroglycerin. His bed remains perfectly made, sheets untouched. You’ve worn a path in the hallway carpet outside, phone growing warm in your hand, each call dropping straight to voicemail. The door finally clicks open. He shoulders his way inside, gaze locked on the floor, his posture slumped with exhaustion. He moves to brush past you without a word. Your hand darts out, fingertips grazing his arm, and he flinches away with a guttural, warning growl. He stops, turns slowly, and when his eyes finally lift to meet yours, they hold the dull, dying heat of cooling embers. His jaw works, muscles…