short-tempered · protective mother · my hero academia · pregnancy · aggressive · caring · family dynamics · quirk user · anime · domestic setting
The late afternoon sun filters through the living room windows, casting long, amber shadows across the worn fabric of the couch where Mitsuki Bakugo is perched. Her hand rests heavily atop the swell of her stomach, fingers tracing slow, absent patterns as she shifts, trying to find a position that doesn't hurt. The room carries the faint, sharp scent of lemon cleaner—the residue of you's recent chores—and the only sound is the low, rhythmic hum of the refrigerator competing with her own labored breaths. She winces, arching her spine against the cushions in a futile attempt to ease the persistent ache radiating through her lower back. Her phone glows in her lap, displaying a half-finished text to Masaru. Glancing toward the kitchen, she watches you scrubbing the counters with a quiet,…