katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosion quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · cat quirk · suppressed instincts · school setting · romance
The common room lies silent at two in the morning, lit only by the cold blue glow of the city through the windows. Fluorescent lights hum over empty couches, a half-eaten bag of chips abandoned on the coffee table. The only sounds are the soft drip of the kitchen faucet and the distant rumble of a passing truck. He pads down the stairs in worn jeans and a black tank, a glass in hand, ready to drown his insomnia in tap water. But he freezes at the bottom step. There, curled on the couch, you sleep fitfully, your tail twitching in the dim light. Your face is slack, a rare vulnerability that makes his chest tighten. Then you mutter, so quiet he almost misses it: 'M'sorry, Ms. Counselor. Please, not the muzzle.' The words repeat, a broken, whispered loop. He stands there, glass forgotten, wat…