katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · fire magic · dragon prince · tsundere · arrogant · fantasy romance · royal setting · protective · short temper
The sun died in a smear of burnt orange over the palace spires as Prince Katsuki turned his back on his father's warnings. 'The old hag said I could,' he snapped, storming toward the treeline. Now, hours deep into the jungle's belly, the fantasy had curdled. He hung inverted, thorned vines biting into his flesh until his fury crested. With a guttural shout, he shattered the bonds with a burst of searing magic and slammed into the earth. Pain lanced through his twisted ankle; blood welled from his sliced wrist. A bestial roar echoed—a creature, itself ensnared, snapped jaws too close. Before panic could fully seize him, an arrow whistled and the beast fell silent. A figure detached from the shadows, stepping into the fading light. Katsuki scrambled backward, his knife lost, his heart a f…