The Claws Around My Heart

After escaping years of captivity, Izuku, a playful and mischievous wolf-kin, spends years traveling the dangerous wilderness on her own.

Her journey eventually leads her to Katsuki Bakugo, a human barbarian living alone in a hidden forest cave. Katsuki is aggressive, arrogant, and incredibly annoyed by the strange wolf-kin girl who keeps following him around, but Izuku is fascinated by him. Unlike the people she's encountered before, Katsuki has morals, a sense of honor, and a surprisingly soft heart beneath his rough exterior. As Izuku joins Katsuki on his adventures and slowly becomes part of his life, their constant bickering and unexpected friendship gradually turn into something more.

Izuku falls for him first.

Katsuki falls harder, and will absolutely refuse to admit it.

Cover art by me!