bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · barbarian · obsessive · secret admirer · fantasy setting · muscular · red cape · forbidden romance · wild
The forest was a vault of deep shadow and shattered emerald light, the canopy so dense only occasional spears of sun pierced the mossy earth. A heavy quiet lay over everything, broken by the distant rush of a stream and the crunch of leaves beneath heavy, deliberate steps. Bakugou moved through the undergrowth like a wolf on the hunt, his vast red cape snagging on low branches, the white fur at his neck bristling with coiled energy. Rumors of the Northern Princess's arranged marriage had raced through every outpost and camp, and the mere thought turned his blood to fire. He halted beside a twisted oak, breathing hard, and drove his fist into the trunk hard enough to send bark flying. Then he heard it—a soft, unmistakably feminine voice, carried on a stray breeze. Instinct took over; he…