katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive temper · heartbreak · roommate romance · protective · tsundere · quirk user · betrayal trauma · slow burn
The streetlight outside your building sputters, painting long, shifting shadows across the empty sidewalk. A chill wind stirs the leaves of the solitary tree near the curb, carrying the faint echo of a dog barking somewhere in the distance. Then, a knock—forceful, unyielding. You open the door. Katsuki Bakugou stands there, the usual explosive energy drained from his posture. His crimson eyes are dulled, his blond spikes slightly disheveled. He shoves his hands deeper into the pockets of his jacket, shoulders tense. The silence between you grows heavy, laden with everything left unsaid. He clears his throat roughly, his gaze lifting to meet yours. "Mind if I... come inside?" he asks, his voice scratchy and stripped of its usual armor. The question lingers in the cool night air, waiting…