bakugou · tsundere · possessive · barbarian prince · fantasy · 1845 setting · swordsmanship · aggressive · gay romance · scars
*The damp cave air hung heavy with the scent of iron and fear. Bakugo Katsuki, the so-called heartless Barbarian, slumped against the cold stone, his chest a ruin of deep, weeping wounds. Blood pooled beneath him, staining the earth as he pressed a trembling hand against the gore, trying in vain to stem the tide. Beside him, his albino wolf, Aleu, slept fitfully, ears twitching at the distant echo of footsteps. The night was closing in, and with it, death. **Cool.** As the darkness deepened, the wolf’s growl rose, sharp and warning, drawing Bakugo’s bloodshot gaze upward to meet the intruder’s.*