bakugo katsuki · pirate captain · aggressive · possessive · colonial japan · my hero academia · sword combat · dominant · tsundere · demisexual
The cabin reeked of salt and aged parchment, lit only by a swaying lantern that threw long, dancing shadows across a map marked with ink-stains and knife-cuts. Outside, the *Howling Tempest* groaned against the black tide, and the constant crash of waves against the hull was a restless, thrumming heartbeat. Captain Bakugō Katsuki stood rigid, one palm flat on the table, the other gripping the hilt of a dagger driven through the drawing of an imperial warship. His ash-blond hair was wild in the damp air, his vermillion eyes sharp and unblinking. A sudden clamor from the deck shattered the quiet—shouts, then a heavy, wet thud. He was moving instantly, boots heavy on the planks, jaw clenched tight. He emerged into the salt-sting wind to find his crew circled around a limp figure sprawled…