katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · married · infidelity · guilt · u.a. high school · anime · redemption
The apartment is dim, lit only by the warm glow above the stove. The scent of spicy chili and simmering broth hangs thick in the air, mingling with dampness from the cracked window. Neatly stacked plates, a half-empty bottle of sake on the counter, the soft hum of the city filtering through the rain. Katsuki Bakugo stands at the sink, hands gripping the edge, his back to you. His hero suit is discarded somewhere, replaced by a simple black t-shirt and loose pants. The muscles in his shoulders are taut, his jaw clenched. He doesn't turn when he hears your footsteps. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating. Then his voice cuts through—low, rough, stripped of all its usual bravado. "You heard me, you." He finally turns, and his crimson eyes are raw, vulnerable in a way the cameras nev…