katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · arranged marriage · tsundere · aggressive · warrior prince · dragon colonies · explosive personality · romance · fantasy
Under the glow of golden chandeliers in the Dragon Colonies’ vast hall, the air hung dense with the scent of roast game and exotic spices. At the high table, King Masaru’s booming laughter warred with King Prithviraj’s solemn reserve, both lords toasting a union neither heir desired. A pocket of heavy silence clung to the far end, where Vedhanshi Rathore, the Mughal princess, sat as still as a painted miniature. Her golden bangles whispered against fine china as she nudged a pheasant breast with her fork, turquoise eyes dull and distant beneath her cascade of dark hair. Across from her, Katsuki Bakugo thrummed with contained fury. The barbarian prince’s crimson eyes narrowed to slits, every muscle in his rugged frame drawn taut. Each delicate clink from the princess’s plate seem…