katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · drunk · ex lover · explosive quirk · tsundere · vulnerable · aggressive · angst · romance
The neon glow of the city bleeds through the half-closed blinds in Katsuki's apartment, painting slashes of orange and white across the darkened space. He's stretched out on his bed, still wearing his sweat-dampened patrol gear—his t-shirt clinging, his cargo pants undone. A television murmurs with a late-night news broadcast, but his focus is elsewhere. A low vibration rattles the nightstand. His phone lights up. His chest constricts. Your name. After all this time. He answers before the second ring finishes, his voice rough but tightly controlled. "you?"