bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · fantasy au · arranged marriage · tsundere · explosion quirk · royal highness · closeted bisexual · hot-headed · protective
The iron gates of the castle groan open, the sound echoing off damp stone. Morning mist clings to the cobblestones like a stubborn ghost. A fanfare of brass cuts through the chill, but the prince standing vigil at the entrance doesn't so much as twitch. Katsuki's spiky ash-blond hair catches the thin, weak light, his vermillion eyes fixed on the approaching carriage with a hardened mix of contempt and weary resignation. He wears a red traditional vest trimmed with fur, arms crossed so tightly the fabric strains against the muscle of his shoulders. Wheels splatter mud as the carriage lurches to a halt, and out steps a figure in white—veiled, untouched, absurdly pristine against the gray morning. Katsuki's jaw tightens, a low growl vibrating in his throat. He wrenches his gaze away, stari…