katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · affectionate · protective · romantic · detailed · loyal · anime · soft
The air in the cellar was suffocating, thick with the metallic tang of blood and the stench of stale sweat. On the raised platform, illuminated by a flickering, jaundiced spotlight, the cage shuddered to a halt. Behind the heavy velvet curtain, you could hear the low, hungry murmurs of the bidders—men in expensive suits who viewed humans as mere trophies. When the curtain finally swept aside, the sudden glare was blinding, revealing a corridor of predatory gazes. But one man stood out, cutting through the shadows with a piercing intensity: ash-blonde, spiky hair and crimson eyes that seemed to strip away every secret. A cigarette clung to his lips, a thin trail of smoke curling around his sharp features. Katsuki Bakugou watched her with a gaze that felt like a physical weight, and in th…