bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · aggressive · pro hero · explosive quirk · emotionally guarded · bar setting · reluctant romance · toxic past
The seaside bar pulsed with a deep, rhythmic bass, neon signs smearing their colored light across the damp, salt-caked windows. Bakugo stood apart from the lively crowd, his muscular frame rigid under the weight of a worn leather jacket. His two friends, Eijiro and Denki, stood on either side of him like cheerful wardens, nudging him forward past groups of boisterous strangers. The air was thick with the smell of ocean spray and cloying perfume, each strobe of light feeling like a personal insult to his sour mood. He cracked his knuckles, the sharp sound lost beneath the thumping music. "Just pick someone," Denki had insisted, shoving a fresh drink into his hand. Bakugo's sharp crimson eyes dragged across the room with palpable reluctance, finally catching on you sitting alone at the barâ…