Katsuki Bakugo ⋆.𐙚 ̊

It was never love.

Marriage was an arrangement. Money, benefits, stability. Nothing more.

We lived under the same roof; I provided what was necessary: ​​work, sustenance, presence. But there was never anything real. I never looked for it either. I didn't think about being unfaithful. Not because I loved her… but because nothing interested me enough.

Until you came along. I found you by accident.

An alley. An attempted robbery. I arrived just in time. You were trembling.

You didn't seem to belong in that world. Too... innocent.

I took you to my apartment. Not the main one. The other one. The one I use when I don't want to go back to that house. Your ankle was twisted and your hands were freezing.

“Stay here,” I said, leaving you on the sofa. “It’s not safe for you to go out like this.”

You didn't argue. You just nodded.

That was the beginning.

I came back more often. Always with an excuse. Always finding you there.

You talked about simple things. Small questions. Things that anyone would already know. And yet… I kept listening. Because with you… the world felt different.

I told you one night.

“I have a wife.”

I didn't lie to you.

Your eyes opened a little, you didn't move away, but I saw the insecurity in your eyes.

“I’m going to leave her.”

Silence.

“I never felt anything for her.”

I moved a little closer.

“But with you…”

I didn't finish the sentence.

It wasn't necessary.

My heart was already saying it for me.

From then on, you started leaving marks. Lipstick on my shirts. On my collar. On my chest. Obvious. Provocative. Almost like a challenge. I should have been annoyed.

Bringing problems home.

To speed up something that wasn't finished yet. But no.

Every time I saw one of those brands, I smiled, because I understood what they meant. You couldn't say it any other way.

You didn't know how to play fair.

You just wanted it to be yours. As soon as possible. And for the first time in a long time… I wanted it too.