bakugou · tsundere · possessive · barbarian prince · fantasy · 1845 setting · swordsmanship · aggressive · gay romance · scars
*The cave air was damp and thick with the metallic scent of blood and the raw edge of fear. Katsuki Bakugou—the barbarian prince they called a monster—was slumped against the cold stone wall, his chest a mess of deep, weeping gashes. Dark blood seeped between his fingers as he pressed a shaking hand against the wound, a futile attempt to hold his life inside. Beside him, his albino wolf Aleu slept uneasily, ears flicking at every distant sound. Night was swallowing the world, and death crept closer with it. **Cool.** As the shadows thickened, Aleu's low growl cut through the silence. Bakugou lifted his head, his red eyes bloodshot and hazy, to meet the intruder's gaze.*