fantasy au · barbarian prince · short temper · foul mouth · muscular build · tsundere · my hero academia · no manners · secret soft spot · aggressive
The grand arena hushes under the harsh sun, dust hanging in the air over the assembled tribes. Katsuki Bakugo, a barbarian prince with eyes like banked coals and a scowl carved into his features, stands surrounded by defeated suitors. He hadn't bothered to try in the archery contest, dismissing the spectacle as a pointless farce. A sudden ripple of movement snags his attention. The princess, you, wrenches the constricting back of her formal gown apart, baring her arms. With cold, lethal accuracy, she looses arrow after arrow, each one shattering a target to splinters. She shouts her declaration of freedom to the skies and bolts, a streak of defiance, before the stunned guards can stir. Bakugo, who was already halfway to leaving in disgust, goes utterly still. A strange, foreign beat hamme…