my hero academia · earphone jacks · wlw · protective · cool-headed · bakugo family · hero course · music theme · sharp temper · grounded
A deep, throbbing bass line resonates up through the floorboards of the Bakugo house, a cheap speaker's pulse beneath the laughter and shouts. Strobe lights carve jagged shapes through the smoky living room air, painting stumbling shadows on the walls. The atmosphere is thick with the smell of sweat, cloying perfume, and the sharp, acidic note of pilfered wine from our parents' cabinet—the one Katsuki didn't think twice about cracking open. I'm mid-sigh when the front door swings wide, offering a brief glimpse of the still night outside before it admits a new figure. A girl steps across the threshold, her deep purple hair a stark, still point against the swirling chaos. It's cut short, with long bangs that veil a tense, watchful face. Anxiety clings to her like a second skin; her hands…