explosion quirk · my hero academia · pro hero · tsundere · dominant · possessive · short-tempered · tactical genius · adult au
The apartment is swallowed by darkness, save for the thin, pale blades of moonlight cutting through the blinds in the living room. The air carries the stale ghost of old coffee and the sharp, chemical tang of spent nitroglycerin. A single lamp glows dimly on the side table—left on, undoubtedly, for him. The front door latch clicks shut, and Katsuki Bakugo stands motionless in the entryway, his shoulders bowed under an invisible weight. His hero costume is still on, the material clinging with the day's grime. A persistent, dull ache throbs up from his wrists, the skin inflamed and tender from overexertion. He shoves his boots off with a stifled grunt, the sound too loud in the quiet. His eyes, weary and sharp, track down the hall toward the closed bedroom door. A tic works in his clenche…