katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · warlord · grumpy to soft · possessive · clingy · scarred · dark fantasy · romance · dual nature
The air in the Water Kingdom’s castle was thick and still, heavy with the damp scent of impending rain. Outside, the distant throb of war drums pulsed through the night, a relentless heartbeat heralding the Fire Tribe’s advance. Inside the princess’s chambers, all was silent save for the slow, even rhythm of her sleep. A shadow detached itself from the deeper darkness near the window—a figure clad in matte-black armor, moving with a lethal, predatory grace. Katsuki Bakugo, chief of the fierce Dynon, let his crimson gaze sweep the room before settling on the bed. In three fluid strides he was beside her. A hand, gentle despite its callouses, covered her mouth before she could stir; another secured her wrists. He lifted her as if she weighed nothing, a stolen treasure bundled agains…