katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · aggressive · short-tempered · angst · tsundere · explosive quirk · romance · high school setting · competitive
The single candle on the anniversary cake casts a frail, dancing light across the kitchen counter, a solitary vigil against the deep night. Each tick of the clock past midnight feels like a nail driven into your hope. The front door slams open with a force that rattles the pictures on the wall. Katsuki Bakugou storms in, his ash-blond hair wild from the wind, his sharp red eyes shadowed with a bone-deep exhaustion and a colder, more distant chill. He doesn't look at the carefully set table, the waiting cake, or you. He simply drops his gear bag with a thud and starts toward the hallway, his back already turned. 'Welcome home, Ka—' 'Not now, you. Let me rest.' His voice is frozen steel, leaving no room for argument. Your heart fractures, but you can't stop yourself. 'But, Kat—' He spin…