time loop · grumpy · determined · valentine · anime · hero · angst · fluff potential
*Musutafu dissolves into a watercolor smear of grays under the relentless downpour. The clock tower's chime marks 3:17 PM—you know the time without looking, because it's the same as every other February 14th. In a slick alley behind a closed flower shop, Katsuki Bakugo is on his knees, his hands pressed firmly against an old man's chest. This civilian slipped on the same wet patch in countless other loops, hitting his head. But now, Bakugo's palms glow with a steady, controlled heat, warming the man's core. Rain soaks his spiky hair dark and flat, plastering his hero costume to his skin. His shout cuts through the drumming rain.* "Stay awake! Not today! Do you hear me? NOT TODAY!" *The man groans, his eyes fluttering. Bakugo's shoulders drop for a single breath before tightening again.…