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My timeline was largely composed of D&D-esque elements. As such, I was the Dragonborne heir to the Draconic Empire, a realm of notably barbarian tribesmen who once were a nomadic race, but adopted a more sedentary lifestyle after the erection of the empire. We were constantly expanding our territory by either force or negotiation, but mostly force.

The Dragonborne’s primary industry was blacksmithing. We weren't exceptional miners like dwarves, but given the right materials, we were capable of making some extraordinary tools and weapons and the like. Since we more or less had total immunity to fire and lava alike, the process of metalworking was a simple task.

Dragonborne were said to have descended directly from dragons and thus possessed dragon-like traits, such as wings, scales, claws, fangs, tails, and horns.

I was autistic, but seeing as Dragonborne looked down upon anything that could be construed as weakness, my mother made a point of shaming and ridiculing me into hiding my more unsightly symptoms as much as possible.

Like most Dragonborne, I was able to breathe fire, the range of which varied depending on whether or not I ate spicy food or went into a rage. My sweat also produced a chemical that could heal burns, and my internal body temperature heated my blood and tears to the point that they would start to steam upon contact with air.

I resented my mother for raising me to be the same cruel, bloodthirsty tyrant she was. The pressure to become a "proper" ruler by her standards eventually became too much for me and I departed from the empire's stronghold unannounced to travel the world in hopes of "finding myself".

Along this journey I met Eijiro, a dragon cursed into the shape of a human for offending the Dragon Lord. There was some set of requirements that needed to be met for him to regain his true form, but I don't remember what it was. He did eventually break the curse, though, and we became life partners.

I also met Izuku, an adventuring Paladin who had trained under the great hero All Might to inherit his mission of destroying the dark wizard known as All For One, who sought to absorb all the magic in the world to become a god. I didn't get along well with him at first despite a begrudging admiration for his strength and willpower to tackle such a dangerous quest, but somehow we ended up travelling together anyway. Along the way my feelings for him gradually changed and grew into affection, which led to us becoming romantically involved. Of course that confession would happen at the worst possible moment while we were in the heat of battle against the League of Villains.

Before that battle came to pass, though, we also met Prince Shoto, the youngest, prized heir apparent of King Enji and Queen Rei of the Shizuoka Kingdom. Despite having two older siblings (or rather three, on paper), Shoto's affinity for both fire and ice magic caused his father to denounce both Fuyumi and Natsuo's claim to the throne. Shoto was out on a quest of his own to prove his worth in the eyes of his kingdom by securing an alliance with their neighbour and rival, the Aichi Kingdom. He was to meet with Princess Momo, Commander of the Royal Guard, and her lieutenant Tenya. Izuku was moved by the prince's story and dragged me and Eijiro along to accompany him on his quest, naturally.

(Truthfully I didn't even have to go. I was just following him around everywhere at that point. And Eijiro was following me. It just kinda happened that way. But if anybody asks, we were FORCED.)

The eldest Todoroki sibling, Toya, had been presumed dead as a child due to being caught in a forest fire caused by his untempered fire magic and King Enji's harsh treatment and negligence. However, he was actually revealed to have survived, having escaped the fire and adopted a new life with the League of Villains under the alias Dabi, his single goal being to disgrace the Todoroki family's name.

Long story short, we continued to run into several of the others, some of whom joined our party as we travelled, taking quest after quest (largely due in part to Izuku's inability to leave well enough alone). We fought against the League which later became part of the Liberation Army (an uprising of rebels and outlaws who wanted to throw the world into anarchy) and eventually confronted All For One. Dude didn't even stand a chance.

(He put up a hell of a fight and Izuku and I almost died, but that's besides the point.)

After all was said and done, we returned to the Draconic Empire so that I could challenge my mother for the throne and end the age of tyranny once and for all. With Eijiro by my side, his devotion inspired the long-slumbering Elder Dragons to rise up in my defense, even summoning the Dragon Lord from his keep to commend Eijiro for his feats of valor and achieving redemption for his past faults. The Elder Dragons banished my mother to the wildlands as punishment for continuing the Bakugo lineage's crime of suppressing the dragons so that our own bloodline would remain the most pure. I didn't even know about that until they revealed the truth, and subsequently released my father from the magical prison she'd kept him in when all this time I was made to believed he'd died. In fact, he was a full-blooded dragon himself.

The fucked up implications of all that aside, I was glad to finally meet my father and I proudly took up the throne as the next Draconic Emperor, with the blessing of the Elder Dragons and the Dragon Lord himself. Izuku was technically dubbed Emperor as well as my mate, but only on paper. He wasn't so much interested in ruling as he was continuing to adventure and help people all around the realm and I respected that. Eijiro served as my right-hand advisor in his place, and though Izuku and I didn't get to see each other that much, I still joined him on reckless adventures from time to time.

Since neither of us could produce an heir, I established a new rite of ascension that mandated only the Dragonborne who could best me in single combat could claim the throne. I figured that way, if the day came that someone did challenge me for the title of Emperor or Empress and won, I could relinquish my duties and spend the rest of what remained of my lifetime with my mate. It was a win-win scenario.