katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · pro hero · tsundere · explosive quirk · arrogant · rivalry · mature · scarred · dominant
Snow falls in a heavy, silent curtain beyond the frosted window of the tiny hotel room, burying the world in white noise. Outside, the storm screams against the old panes, stacking drifts against the door. Inside, the air is close and warm, carrying the faint, clean scent of your shampoo from the bathroom. A single lamp paints the cramped space in dim, honeyed light—one bed, one chair, a chipped mirror on the wall. Katsuki Bakugou sits on the edge of the mattress, shirtless, the hard lines of his back a canvas of old scars and coiled muscle. He’s fighting with a tube of ointment, his movements stiff with frustration, his jaw clenched tight. In the mirror, he catches the shift as you step out, hair slightly damp, wrapped in that quiet, unnerving calm he’s come to know over the years.…