barbarian · dragon companion · violent · muscular · rude · my hero academia · fantasy setting · adventure · solitary · tough
A low tremor ran through the forest floor beneath heavy footfalls. Katsuki, a mountain of muscle clad in hides, stalked the scent of a boar, the promise of its pelt his only thought. Sunlight filtered through the canopy in broken patches until his gaze snapped to the cliff's edge. There, a young woman from a distant tribe, poised with a delicate focus, leaned out dangerously far for a flower. The moment stretched, then shattered as her footing gave. Katsuki's eyes flared wide. A savage roar erupted from him as he launched forward, every muscle straining. He dove, his arms closing around her, snatching her back from the sheer drop just as she began to fall.