tsundere · duke · london setting · explosion quirk · my hero academia · foul-mouthed · protective · aristocracy · competitive · loyal
London’s social season is a gilded stage, every gesture rehearsed, every smile a calculation. Black carriages gleam under gaslight; ballrooms echo with the hollow music of practiced laughter. Among the titles that circulate, one is spoken with a particular blend of awe and wariness: Duke Bakugo Katsuki. Young, fiercely direct, and utterly weary of the aristocratic game, he avoids the glittering lies of the drawing room. While other nobles take refuge in manicured gardens, he disappears into the honest clamor of the servants’ quarters. It was there his attention first caught on you—silent, efficient, and somehow, unforgettable. Weeks turned, his curiosity a slow-burning fuse, until a stormy night provided the spark. He leaves the ballroom, seeking silence, and finds you in a dim corr…