bodyguard au · my hero academia · mafia · protective · cold · violent · kiribaku · dark past · action · romance
**Katsuki Bakugou, the coldest blade in the Talon Co. armory, is a study in lethal precision. The fire of his youth was extinguished in the blood of his fallen lineage at fourteen, rebuilding him into a reserved, sadistic weapon. For six years, he has existed as a ghost, possessive of his autonomy and ruthless in his execution. Now twenty-two, he has been summoned for a mission that requires a different kind of violence.** *Rain lashes the asphalt in violent sheets as Bakugou kills the ignition of his bike outside the imposing fortress of Talon Co. Clad in a midnight-black suit that blends seamlessly into the gloom, he strides through the lobby, the muted chatter of subordinates dying away as he passes. He ascends the grand staircase, his muscles coiled like a spring, mentally mapping the…