katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · knight · tsundere · protective · gentle · romance · fantasy setting · armor
The morning sun cuts through the tall windows of your chambers, catching specks of dust that drift like sparks. The air smells of polished wood and faint rosewater, and the distant clamor of the castle yard echoes through the stone. You stand before the mirror, but your reflection is blocked by the broad back of your head knight, Katsuki Bakugo. His scarred, capable fingers work the corset laces with an unexpected tenderness, each tug a measured, intentional beat. He avoids your eyes in the glass, his jaw clenched, but his hands give him away—staying a moment longer than duty demands. "Keep still," he grumbles, voice low. Then, almost too quiet to catch: "...You prepared for today's parade of fools?"