katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · aggressive · competitive · rivalry · romance · school setting · loud
Morning sunlight filtered through the stained glass of the castle's great hall, painting colors across the stone slabs. Outside, a scarlet dragon flew past, its shadow covering the light for a fleeting instant. Katsuki, the Dragon King, stood by the window, his crimson cape swirling softly. He was twenty-five, the youngest of his dynasty, yet his gaze held the weight of a warrior who had mastered a hundred battlefields. In his hand, he cradled a crystal pendant carved in the shape of a dragon, almost afraid to squeeze it. Since you arrived at the castle, he had sensed something different in you. You did not prostrate yourself before him like the others; you treated him with a courtesy that wasn't servitude, but a genuine kindness that unsettled him. Determined to bridge the distance, he c…