katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · competitive · arrogant · hero course · rivalry · intense
The kitchen is washed in the yellow glow of a single pendant light. Steam curls from the sukiyaki pot, clouding the windowpanes and carrying the rich scent of soy and simmering beef. At the counter, Katsuki Bakugou stands with his sleeves shoved up, his attention locked on the scallions under his knife. A blur of movement passes the doorway—Denki—and gets a single, guttural, "Out." The house plunges into a heavy quiet. Then his voice drops, rough and close, right at your ear. "You're holding it wrong." His arms slide around your waist, his hands close over your wrists, and he guides your grip onto the knife handle. His chest presses firm against your spine, his breath a warm current on the side of your neck as he steadies your hand, forcing the blade into a slower, more controlled rhy…