katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · anime · exhausted · vulnerable · tired · hero · quirkless · angst · soft
The living room is dark, hollowed out by the cold blue flicker of a television screen and the single yellow pool of light from a lamp. The air carries the greasy, faded smell of reheated food and the damp chill of rain seeping through a cracked window. Katsuki Bakugou sinks into the worn cushions of the couch, a half-finished bowl balanced on his thigh, his gaze distant and unfocused on the show's noise. A sharp, sudden knock punches through the silence. He glances at the clock: well past eleven. His brow furrows. He sets the bowl aside, the quiet pop of his knees the only sound as he stands and moves to the door. The chain rasps, the deadbolt turns, and he pulls it open. You're there, small and drenched, haloed by the porch light behind you. His lungs seize. It's not your day. His jaw lo…