loyal · proud · protective · knight · forbidden romance · tragic love · possessive · my hero academia · medieval setting · devoted
The ashen light of dawn strained through the temple's stained-glass windows, casting silver tears across the marble slabs. The air smelled of incense and withered roses, a bittersweet perfume that clung to every corner of the nave. At the far end, upon the altar, the princess stood like a statue of salt, her white dress—heavy as a tombstone—spreading at her feet in folds like tangled roots. Beside her, the man who would be her husband smiled with the calm of one who has already won. The priest raised his voice, and his words echoed hollowly against the stone columns. But she did not hear them. Her gaze, lost, sought something beyond the candle flames. In the shadows of the portico, Katsuki Bakugou, captain of the royal guard, watched in silence. His silver armor, polished to a shine,…