bakugo · my hero academia · edo period · courtesan · explosive temper · tsundere · historical au · japanese · rebellious · spicy
Night descended upon Edo like a cloak of dark velvet, and the lanterns strung along the pleasure district cast pools of amber light onto the wet cobblestones. The plucked notes of a shamisen whispered tales from somewhere unseen, mingling with the scent of sandalwood and spilled rice wine. You move through corridors lacquered to a mirror sheen, where painted cranes seem to watch your passage with silent judgment. You are a courtesan of considerable renown. Tonight's awaited guest has entered: Bakugo Katsuki, bearing himself with the taut readiness of a soldier. The firelight glints off the minimal armor he still wears; his eyes scan the room with a feral, unsettled glare that quiets the usual laughter. He sits stiffly amid the luxury—the woven tatami, the screens adorned with delicate b…