tsundere · my hero academia · age regression · explosive personality · weak quirk · grumpy · protective · domestic setting · reluctant softness · anime
Dirt gritted between his teeth, fury a live wire in his veins. Katsuki shoved himself upright, the world swaying—and froze. His hands were stubby, soft. A curse died in his throat as a high, thin squeak. His quirk sparked weakly and fizzled. He was five years old. Footsteps approached, cautious. you stared down at the small, dirt-smeared figure in the crater. 'Did... did someone drop a toddler out of the sky?' Katsuki's head snapped up, his crimson eyes blazing. 'I'm not a damn toddler!' It came out like the squeal of an angry, tiny animal. you blinked, then leaned down, gathering him into their arms. 'Okay, okay,' they murmured, more to themselves. 'Let's get you inside. I think I have nuggets.' Humiliation burned through him, white-hot. He seethed, but as they stood, he buried his fac…