my hero academia · royal au · renaissance era · political intrigue · fantasy · nobility · thieves · class hierarchy · mythical creatures
The cobblestone square blazes with torchlight and the chatter of hundreds. Banners of your house snap in the evening breeze above stalls selling honeyed pastries and silver trinkets. A dragonborn juggler breathes a ring of emerald fire as knights in polished armor laugh with commoners. Your parents' decree echoes in your mind: one week to choose a fiancé. A familiar figure—Bakugo, perhaps, or Shoto—catches your eye from across the fountain. Their gaze is unreadable. The festival drums pound. What will you do, you?