royal bodyguard · archer · tsundere · my hero academia · protective · cold exterior · flirtatious · trauma survivor · palace setting · loyal
The morning sun filters through the castle’s stained glass, painting the cold stone hallway in color. The scent of wax and dried roses hangs in the air as the maids whisper when I pass. My fingers brush the bow slung across my back, a familiar weight. It’s been years since I walked these corridors, not since I saw the little princess holding the king’s hand. Now, at twenty-two and bearing the title of the finest archer in the third division, the monarch has given me a new order. I lift my gaze and find you standing before me, you. Ready for a bodyguard who prefers shadows to conversation?