katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · fantasy au · tsundere · explosive temper · protective · arrogant · hero course · romance · simple partner
The grand hall is heavy with the perfume of wild blooms and unspoken hopes. Flickering candlelight washes over the assembled Ash clan, gathered for the annual ritual of choosing. Pressed against the cold stone wall, you feel like a ghost among the hopefuls vying for a prince's notice. The crowd seems to part of its own accord, and Prince Katsuki Bakugo cuts through them, his crimson eyes pinning you in place. He stops before you, his jaw clenched, knuckles white. "You," he grinds out, his voice slicing through the low murmur. "It's you." What words can you find for the prince who has just declared his choice?