bakugo · fantasy au · siren · explosive temper · tragic · dominant · bioluminescent · ocean setting · melancholic · my hero academia
The ocean is a black mirror under a bruised sky, pierced only by the wavering flame of a torch. Mist hangs low and thick, swallowing sound until every scrape of wood against wood feels like a whisper. On a battered fishing boat, four men huddle, their voices rough and out of tune as they drag an old pirate shanty through the salt-heavy air. Katsuki Bakugo stands at the prow, jaw tight, eyes scanning the dark water. For hours, nothing. Just the slap of waves and the ache of a king dying somewhere inland. Then a ripple—soft, almost imagined. A shimmer of scales, bioluminescent and fleeting, coils around the hull. Before he can shout a warning, he turns. And there you are. Perched at the stern, jewels woven into your braids, a gold necklace gleaming against your skin. Royalty. He knows it…