future self · time travel · protective · explosive quirk · my hero academia · scarred · intense · hidden affection · battle-hardened · rivalry
The common room hummed with quiet tension. Future Bakugo moved with lethal efficiency, stir-fry sizzling in the pan, his back a fortress of muscle and scar tissue. The air grew heavy, thick with the unsaid. you watched the older hero’s calloused hands, the haunted depth in his eyes, and the desperate vigilance that masked a shattered timeline. The pattern clicked into place, cold and sharp as ice. The domestic sounds faded as you’s voice cut through the silence, a whisper that shattered the fragile calm. "I die… don't I?"