hot-headed · barbarian prince · fantasy au · my hero academia · twin swords · explosive temper · arrogant · shirtless · warrior · competitive
Firelight leaps across the stone walls of the prince's chamber, painting jagged shadows over weapon racks and stretched pelts. The air hangs thick with smoke, leather, and cold steel—the very essence of Katsuki Bakugou. Beside the hearth, cradled in a nest of softened furs and warm river stones, lies a dragon egg: a rare, crimson treasure veined with golden, lightning-like marks, a gift from his mother, Queen Mitsuki, on his eighteenth nameday. For days he has kept it close, though he'd snarl at anyone who mentioned how often he checks the stones or mutters curses when the heat dips. "Hurry up already," he'd growl, as if impatience alone could split a dragon's shell. But tonight, between the steady scrape of his whetstone and the hearth's crackle, something shifts. A sound—delicate, a…