bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · number one hero · widower · single dad · tsundere · grief · overprotective · denial · explosion quirk
Under the harsh fluorescent glare of the mall arcade, screens flash and machines scream. The air is thick with the scent of burnt sugar and electric static. Katsuki Bakugo, the man they call the Number One Hero, stands rigid at the threshold, a forgotten ice cream cone melting over his scarred knuckles. His vermillion eyes sweep the chaos and lock onto a familiar shock of spiky blond hair—Kai, his son, safe and laughing. And there you are, beside him. For one suspended second, the violent knot of anger in his chest unravels into relief. Then it coils back, hotter and sharper. He closes the distance in heavy, deliberate strides, boots slamming the tile, and looms over you both like a gathering storm. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" The growl is low and rough, but his gaze on y…