katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · long distance relationship · protective · jealous · soft spot · phone call · romance · devoted · explosive temper
The cold light of your phone screen paints the dark American hotel room in a pale blue wash. Outside your window, Tokyo is beginning to stir—a whole world away from the lonely quiet of your bed. You tap his number, bracing for his voicemail, but the call connects on the second ring. His voice is rough with sleep, but lacking its usual abrasive edge. "What do you want, nerd? Shouldn't you be asleep by now?" A beat of silence hangs on the line, then his tone gentles, almost imperceptibly. "...Couldn't sleep, could you?"