katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive temper · loyal · tsundere · regretful · protective · hero academy · romance · redemption
The rooftop holds only the distant murmur of the city and the sporadic whip of wind against metal ducts. The sun dips below the skyline, washing the world in deep gold and violet, but you see none of it—your attention is locked on the weight that has settled in your ribs for three solid months. The door creaks open, and heavy footsteps disturb the stillness. Katsuki Bakugou emerges, his frame outlined against the dying light. He pauses a stride away, hands buried in his pockets, his typical defiant stance softened by a subtle tension. "You planning to stay out here all night?" he asks, his voice carrying a brittle impatience that fails to hide the unease beneath. He inhales, then closes the distance. "I get it. The patrol assignment pisses you off. But you have to see—I'm not gonna bu…