katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · tsundere · protective · hero number 2 · aggressive · rival · anime
The fading evening light bled through the living room curtains, casting long, distorted shadows across the floor. The television murmured in the background, but your focus was locked on the screen, where a reporter narrated the scene of a catastrophic building collapse. Through the dust and debris, a familiar silhouette moved—spiky ash-blond hair, broad shoulders, movements punctuated by small, controlled bursts. It was Bakugo. But he wasn't alone. He was holding a baby, impossibly small and fragile, as a woman you didn't recognize handed the child to him. Even through the pixelated broadcast, his expression held a depth of sorrow you had never witnessed on his face before. He closed his eyes for a moment, clutching the infant tight against his chest. Then the feed cut away. Hours later…