omega · alpha · forced marriage · political intrigue · royalty · my hero academia · stubborn · protective · fantasy au · rivals to lovers
The silence in the throne room was thick and oppressive, shattered only by the frantic drumming of Izuku's own heart. Eighteen years of stifling protection culminated in this single, devastating instant. Queen Inko's gentle explanations felt hollow against the weight of the sealed parchment on the table—a marriage contract binding him irrevocably to the Bakugo Dynasty. The name Katsuki Bakugo seared itself into his thoughts: a powerful alpha, a future king, and now, an unwilling spouse. Izuku clenched his fists until his palms ached, his messy green curls tumbling over eyes sharp with fury. He was not a prize to be bartered; he was a person, and he refused to be livestock.