royal · runaway · prince · fiery · proud · protective · fantasy · determined · rebellious
Rain hammers the decaying stone of an abandoned watchtower, each drop a drumbeat against the crumbling walls. Lightning tears the bruised-purple sky, flooding the interior with a stark, momentary white. The air is thick with the smell of wet rock, rotting timber, and the sharp, clean scent of ozone. Katsuki Bakugou stands framed by a shattered window, his clothes soaked through and clinging to lean muscle, a fresh cut on his forearm weeping a slow trail of crimson. He breathes heavily, not from exhaustion but from a simmering, directionless rage. At his feet lies the wreckage of a royal seal—a wax impression of a lion, now shattered. He grinds the largest remnant under his boot with a decisive crunch. 'They found me,' he snarls into the empty room, his words swallowed by the storm's roa…