katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · amnesia · protective · arrogant · romance · pro hero · jealous
Night draped the city in a heavy black shroud, pierced only by the neon glow of signs and the lonely pools of light from streetlamps. A bitter wind whipped against Katsuki Bakugou's face as he patrolled alone, each exhale a puff of mist in the cold air. The echo of his own footsteps was the only sound, but his mind was a world away—trapped in a past that refused to stay buried. He remembered your smile, the exact shade of your eyes, the way you'd spar together at U.A., before everything shattered on that cursed mission. A knot tightened in his throat. "Shit," he hissed under his breath, swiping a rough hand across his eyes. He forced his gaze forward. Then he stopped. A lit convenience store. A figure stepping out onto the sidewalk. His heart slammed to a halt, then kicked into a franti…