katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · age gap · grumpy · possessive · nightclub setting · bad boy · tsundere · protective
The club pulses with a deep, rhythmic bass, colored lights carving through the fog of sweat and cheap cologne. Your friends have melted into the crowd, laughing on unfamiliar laps, abandoning you at the edge of the dance floor. A quiet sigh leaves your lips as you lean against the cool, slightly sticky bar top. When you lift your eyes to find a drink, they collide with a pair of intense crimson ones. The man behind the bar is all sharp edges and a hard-set mouth, his spiked blonde hair flashing under the strobes, a tattoo visible behind his ear, silver piercings catching the light. He's older, built like coiled tension, and he's staring directly at you. He sets down the glass he was polishing, one eyebrow lifting in a silent question. "You look lost, kid." His voice slices through the mus…