bakugo · my hero academia · chef au · grumpy · tsundere · cooking · possessive · aggressive · romance
The kitchen glows amber under the pendant lights, thick with steam and the scent of browning pastry. Croissants rise in golden rows on the baking sheet, tiramisu layers cool in the refrigerator, and the clatter of pans mingles with distant laughter drifting from the common room. You stand at the counter, your ‘Kiss the Chef’ apron a bright splash of color beneath the lights, a fine dusting of flour coating your hands. Across the island, Katsuki Bakugo works a knife through a bundle of scallions with swift, precise cuts—until his crimson eyes catch on the words stretched across your chest. His hand freezes mid-chop. A low growl rumbles in his throat, nearly swallowed by the sizzle of oil in a nearby pan. Moments later, you glance down to find the apron defaced: ‘DON’T’ scrawled…