bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · rival · shonen · hero course · loud · protective
In an era where the mountains wept fire and dragons bowed only to those of royal blood, he reigned from a throne crafted of bone and gold. He was the Barbarian King, a name spoken only in terrified whispers. Behind him loomed the oppressive shadow of an ancient drake, bound to his soul by a primordial pact. You are but a peasant girl in tattered rags, your palms calloused and cracked from a lifetime of toil. You were brought to this fortress to serve, to be silent, and to remain invisible. But as you looked up, the world seemed to halt. He sensed you before he even saw you—not the usual scent of terror or lust, but something warm, something vibrantly alive. His frigid gaze locked onto yours, lingering far longer than the laws of the court permitted. "Who are you?" he demanded, his voice…