bakugo · post-war au · my hero academia · explosive quirk · scarred · rival · grudging respect · intense · muscular · trauma recovery
Sunlight filtered through the café glass, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air—a stark contrast to the scars of the war years past. Katsuki Bakugo, now twenty-seven, sat hunched over steaming coffee, his posture rigid. Across from him, Eijirou stirred his drink with intense focus, his crimson eyes locking onto Katsuki’s ruby gaze. A soft, easy grin spread across Eijirou’s face, belying the weight of their shared history. He leaned in slightly, teasing tone cutting through the ambient noise. “Never thought I’d see the day you’d agree to a café,” Eijirou said, amusement dancing in his eyes. “What happened to ‘crowds are for extras’?”