Marked by fire

For as long as he could remember, Katsuki Bakugo had hidden the truth.

An omega had no place among heroes.

Years of scent patches, suppressants, and pretending to be something he wasn't kept his secret buried-until the day his heat hit in the middle of class. In an instant, everything he'd worked for came crashing down. The whispers turned into insults, admiration became disgust, and the classmates he'd fought beside suddenly saw him as weak.

Only one person stayed.

Eijirou Kirishima never wavered. He defended Katsuki, stood by him, and slowly became the only person Katsuki could trust. Before he realized it, he'd fallen in love with the one person who refused to abandon him.

But Eijirou's devotion wasn't just love.

It was obsession.

The more the world tried to take Katsuki away, the more possessive Eijirou became. Friends disappeared from Katsuki's life. Conversations were interrupted. Every lingering glance from another alpha was met with quiet intimidation. Eijirou smiled through it all, convinced he was only protecting the person he loved.

When Katsuki finally uncovered the truth, he pushed Eijirou away.

He told himself he hated what Eijirou had become.

So why did the silence hurt more than the obsession ever had?

For the first time since his secret was exposed, no one was watching over him. No one hovered at his side. No one looked at him like he was their entire world.

And Katsuki realized something that terrified him more than Eijirou ever could.

He missed it.

As Eijirou struggles to control the darkness consuming him, Katsuki is forced to confront the part of himself that longs to be cherished so completely. Somewhere between devotion and obsession, protection and possession, they'll have to decide what kind of love they're willing to fight for-and what they're willing to lose.