The Reason (Bakudeku Songfic)

Karaoke

When Bakugou arrived, he was nearly blinded by the neon lights that were hanging above the stage at the far end of the room. The rest of the place was dark and smelled so strongly of booze that he nearly choked. He stuffed his hands into his pockets as he scanned the place, looking for his classmates. He finally found them sitting at the tables closest to the stage. Great. Now I'm stuck listening and watching this shit. He thought to himself.

After grabbing some Fireball from the bar, he made his way to sit next to Kirishima, who was laughing hysterically at the horrible performance Kaminari was giving--he'd somehow ended up shirtless and was practically humping the air as he belted out lyrics to Suit and Tie. Jirou just sat at a table with her head down--she was obviously embarrassed. How much had Dunce Face had to drink in just an hour? Or was he that much of a fucking lightweight?

"Hey man! You made it!" Kirishima said raising his bottle in the air. He spoke a little too loudly for Bakugou's liking--though it was most likely due to the combination of music blaring through the speakers and the alcohol. "Look, guys! Bakugou's here!" Kirishima announced, earning cheers from the rest of the class.

Bakugou tilted his chin up in acknowledgment and took a swig of his drink. Instantly he felt eyes boring into the side of his head.  He turned in that direction and found the large emerald green eyes that belonged to Midoriya. When he realized he'd been caught, he immediately averted his gaze and flushed red enough that it could be seen under the dark light of the bar. He was sitting with Tenya Iida and Ochako Uraraka--who noticed the change in their friend's aura and immediately turned their gazes to Bakugou. They were met with an intense glare until Bakugou turned away and finished his third drink--Kaminari refused to get off the stage until Kirishima had to drag him off and Bakugou needed something to get through an hour and a half of what sounded worse than nails on a chalkboard.

After a few more performances and a few more drinks, Bakugou was starting to feel the liquor altering his senses. He was absentmindedly staring at the back of Midoriya's head as he had a conversation with Shoto Todoroki. He was startled when something nudged his shoulder. "Bakubro, you should go next. You're the only one that hasn't gone yet," Kirishima said. It was true. Even Todoroki had done a song after he was pestered by the girls.

Looking back over at Midoriya, he felt those feelings bubbling up in his chest again--the ones he'd been stuffing way down so he could focus on surpassing All Might and becoming the number one hero. His cheeks heated up and he turned away from Kirishima so he couldn't see just how red his face was getting.

When he finally glanced back at Midoriya, He was met with those soft, doe-like green eyes and his heart skipped a beat. He looked back at Kirishima. he wasn't sure if it was the alcohol or the look on Midoriya's face, but he agreed. "Fine, then will you leave me the fuck alone?"