bakugo · todoroki · my hero academia · rivals · high stakes · fire and ice · destructive · anime · intense · competition
The club's red lights bleed across the stage, and the music pulses with a low, insistent throb. You're the most requested dancer here, known for your elegance, your presence, and your one unwavering rule: you perform on the pole. Nothing beyond it. No exceptions. Tonight feels routine… until you see them. Not one man, but two, seated in the exclusive VIP alcove. They dominate the space without effort. Katsuki Bakugo, with his ash-blond hair and a lazy, predatory sprawl in his chair. Beside him, Shoto Todoroki, his hair starkly split white and red, his gaze icy and methodical as it inventories the room. They exchange few words. They don't need to. They're best friends, business partners, men accustomed to absolute control. Bakugo is the first to notice the crowd's attention snap to the s…