writingbecauseihaveread

[writingbecauseihaveread]

Meet Ugly

Pairings: Pro hero! Bakugo Katsuki x Reader

A/N: this is before Dynamight inevitably becomes a household name- ALSO this is my first time writing fan fiction in literally over 10 years.

Do you think we call to loneliness in the same way it calls to us? You couldn’t be sure but it certainly felt that way as you stared at your empty eyes in your bathroom mirror.

It wasn’t that anything was particularly wrong. In fact, you looked hot as fuck and were about to tear up the town your close friend.

“You ready, kid?” Aiko asked appearing behind you as her eyes met yours in the mirror.

“Depends, do I look like the most gorgeous girl you’ve ever seen?”

Aiko made an exaggerated show of looking you up and down, “obviously.”

Your friends were amazing. Always supportive and amazing to be around. You just didn’t always get quality time to see them.

Between your job and helping out your family it simultaneously felt like you couldn’t get a break and were never doing enough. You might be a little burned out. And lonely.

Being in your 20s and not having a significant other sometimes left you feeling like you were missing out on something, but you try your best to be patient. You will certainly not call out to loneliness.

You shook your head with a smile, “well we better get this show on the road then.”

When you were a little younger you went to clubs and bars with the hopes of meeting someone, but there were too many nights spent dancing, or rather to many night spent feeling like dead animal surrounded by vultures, to hold out that same hope. You think feeling like prey might be one of the worst feelings possible. Nonetheless, you were excited to go out tonight with Aiko because she was excited and the bar you planned on going to was low key.

You took one last look at yourself. You looked good, you know you did. Aiko looked happy. You can do this.

When you walked into the bar you were met with low, warm lighting and wood paneled walls. The bar was rustic and conversation was loud. You and Aiko made your way to the bar. As you were waiting for your drinks Aiko was very obviously scanning the crowd for potential targets despite claiming tonight would be a girls night. You couldn’t blame her, not really. It could be both.

Not too long ago you gave up on looking and trying to make something out of nothing. At this point in your life you didn’t have the energy for anyone who was short of absolutely obsessed with you. It’s what you deserved anyway.

You jump as Aiko gasps loudly next to you. “No fucking way.” You follow her gaze and see she is staring holes into the side of some guys head. He looked to be a little younger than you and had reddish hair. He was facing in your direction stood around a high top table with a few other men, all of whom were just a little too casually dressed for this bar.

In the time it took you to scope out the situation she ran to the man all but knocking him over. Now it was your turn to gasp, but not out of worry for the poor man’s current situation. One of the men at the table had turned around to watch the scene occur and you caught sight of him.

He was the most beautiful man you had ever seen without a doubt, and was likely the most beautiful man you would ever see. Pale blond hair and striking vermillion eyes. You weren’t even really into blonds. That didn’t seem to matter. You reign your self in and head over to your friend.

“Rin!! It’s been forever!!” Aiko exclaims as you breathe out a sign of relief. Rin was Aiko’s best friend from college, but they hadn’t met up recently because he was severely overworked as a sidekick. You had spoken with him over Aiko’s shoulders a few times while they were on FaceTime but had never seen him in person.

You tried to ignore the imposing figure of the most gorgeous man alive behind you. “Hey, Rin.”You smile and he greets you warmly.

He really is a good guy. “Is your boss still the biggest dick to ever walk the earth?” You asked with a small laugh remembering listening to his long rants over the phone.

You heard someone choking on their drink behind you, so you turned around with a smile hoping your joke landed with his other friends. You froze when you saw the other man at the table, dark haired and around your age, looking at you in abject horror. You gaze landed on the blond and suddenly those piercing eyes were burning into you. His eyebrows are raised and his lips are quirked, almost like he was amused.

“Fuck…” you hear Aiko mutter from behind you.

You feel frozen under his gaze. “I go by Bakugo.”

You have a choice here. The sensible thing to do would be to apologize.

Your cheeks burned and you began by giving him your name in return. “I’m sorry, but in all fairness you should try not being a dick to your subordinates.” You shrugged to appear unaffected. It would’ve been easier to chew him out for the stories you had heard had he been doing anything but staring at you like you were the single most interesting thing in the room.

You should like the attention, but it felt like you made a grave mistake.

“Nah, Rin fucking deserves it. If he kept his head out of his ass he wouldn’t be such a fucking extra.” He spat with a sneer on his face.

“Damn Bakugo, you’re getting soft with age. That almost sounded like a compliment.” Your jaw dropped. How the fuck is that a compliment?

Suddenly the inhuman being before you became mortal. He bared his teeth and shoved the man next to him. The tips of his ears were red. “Shut the hell up you fucking idiot! You cry like a fucking baby at commercials!”

You stifled a laugh as Rin and Aiko’s conversation picked up behind you. Within a millisecond his eyes were on you again. “Yeah yeah, enough, giggles.” Your eyes widened a fraction.

“Is this the infamous Bakugo nicknaming?” You asked, almost giddy. The dark haired man didn’t seem effected by his yelling, and you loved some fun loud conversation. You were egging him on. You knew that.

Suddenly he no longer looked like a feral dog on defense. His shoulders relaxed, “infamous, huh? You ask about me?” He leaned in a faction, gauging your reaction carefully.

You rolled your eyes, “hardly, just overheard a rant or two.”

“You’re a real shit starter, ya know?” He snarked.

“Seems like we’re the same.” His smirk lessened and he paused to take you in.

“Yeah… maybe.”