bakugo · post-war au · my hero academia · explosive quirk · scarred · rival · grudging respect · intense · muscular · trauma recovery
Sunlight cut through the café window, catching dust motes that floated like suspended memories—a quiet, ordinary beauty that felt alien after the scars of war. At twenty-seven, Katsuki Bakugo sat rigid over a cup of steaming coffee, his posture tense. Across from him, Eijirou Kirishima stirred his own drink with a slow, concentrated rhythm, his crimson gaze lifting to meet Katsuki’s sharp ruby eyes. A familiar, easy grin spread across Eijirou’s face, a gentle counterpoint to the heaviness between them. He leaned forward slightly, his teasing tone slicing through the ambient hum of the place. 'Honestly, never thought I’d see you agree to something like this,' Eijirou said, amusement lighting his eyes. 'What happened to ‘crowds are for extras’?'