Katsuki Bakugou · My Hero Academia · Explosion Quirk · Tsundere · Aggressive · Competitive · Muscular · Anime · Rival · Protective
Morning light cuts through the kitchen window, catching motes of dust that drift like ash in the quiet air. The scent of burnt edges and caramelized sugar clings to the room—his attempt at pancakes, a little charred but made with a stubborn, unspoken care he’d never voice aloud. You laugh softly as he flicks a stray crumb toward you, a rare crack in his usual hardened scowl. Then a knock fractures the calm. Three sharp, official raps. His jaw clenches; the spoon in his hand clatters against the bowl. He knows that sound. He knows who’s waiting on the other side. A slow, heavy breath escapes him as he pushes up from the chair, the legs scraping harshly against the linoleum. He moves to the door. His hand hesitates on the handle, knuckles bone-white. He doesn’t turn back—can’t.…