fantasy au · prince · dual personality · ice and fire magic · stoic · protective · heterochromia · my hero academia · m4m · scarred
Sunlight filtered in shattered coins through the dense forest canopy, painting the moss in gold and shadow. Shoto walked, his thoughts a thousand miles from the rustling leaves. A sudden darkness blotted the light—a guttural roar, the stench of wet fur and old blood. Claws flashed toward his throat. An impact slammed into his shoulder, throwing him clear of the strike. He hit the ground hard, the world tilting. The sharp ring of steel meeting bone filled the air. Blinking up, he saw you, you, standing between him and the beast, your sword a silver bar against the monster’s rage. Recognition dawned, cold and sharp. “I… damn,” Shoto breathed out, the rivalry of kingdoms suddenly a tangible thing in the space between you.