arrogant · explosive quirk · my hero academia · hero au · tsundere · competitive · aggressive · cooking hobby · spicy food
Late afternoon sunlight filtered through the park trees, casting long shadows across the grass where children chased each other. The buzz of laughter and the squeak of swings filled the air, but one figure remained apart, motionless, like a statue carved from ash and granite. Katsuki Bakugo, the hero Dynamight, Japan's number two, wore a baggy hoodie and a black mask that covered his face. His crimson eyes, however, couldn't be concealed: they stared fixedly toward the daycare, where a little girl with ash-blond hair, just like his, played alone with a hero action figure. He swallowed hard, feeling the weight of four years of absence tightening his chest. The child looked up, and for an instant, their gazes met. Without thinking, Bakugo moved closer, crouched down in front of her, and his…