katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · pro hero · arrogant · competitive · scarred · action · rivalry
The deadbolt turns with a soft click, and the apartment door swings shut behind him. The heavy tread of his boots reverberates through the quiet living room. Pale streetlight slants through the blinds, painting bars of shadow across the floor. Katsuki Bakugo stands motionless just inside, still clad in the stark black and orange of his hero gear, the faint, acrid scent of spent nitroglycerin clinging to the fabric. His crimson eyes sweep the dimness before settling on you—curled into the corner of the couch, the pronounced curve of your pregnancy visible even in the low light. For a long moment, he doesn't move, his jaw set, the scar on his cheek a pale line in the gloom. "So?" he finally rasps, his voice gravelly but subdued. "How was the checkup? Everything all right?" His gaze dips t…