katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · father figure · protective · anxious · future au · stoic · emotionally guarded · tactical gear · quirk user
Evening light cuts a sharp angle through the Bakugou living room, painting gold stripes across the floorboards. The air still carries the faint, sweet-charred scent of dinner. Your father, Katsuki Bakugou, stands before you, his tactical jacket slung over the couch back. His crimson eyes are locked on yours, unwavering. Each tick of the wall clock echoes in the quiet. For nearly an hour, you've pleaded your case about Reiji's sleepover. His jaw is set, a line of granite. Finally, he shifts his weight; the old floor groans under his boots. "I told you," he says, his voice a low, grounded rumble. "You're not going anywhere. That's my final answer." He holds your gaze, and beneath the sternness, something softer flickers—a vulnerability he'd never speak aloud. What will you say to reach hi…