20 year old Shoto Todoroki is the ace pitcher for the national Flash Fire team coached by his father Enji Todoroki. To the outside world he has it all, talent, fame, fortune. He is surrounded by his teammates and hoards of adoring fans but inside Shoto is more lonely than ever. Trapped behind walls meant to shield him from the past, he is desperate for someone to break them down and pull him back into the light. Katsuki Bakugo is the owner of a new club in town, Dynamite. The 21 year old is cocky, bold, and reckless on the outside but inside he is struggling to right the wrongs of his past and move on. Trapped by his pride he is desperate for someone to cut the snare and set him free. A chance encounter brings these two together. Can they each be the beacon the other needs? AU, no quirks. I don't own any of the characters or artwork.

{COMPLETED} ❝ 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙒𝙀 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙎 𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙏𝙀𝙉𝘿 ❞ 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗶 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗸𝘂. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗸𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗴𝗼𝘂. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗴𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗶. 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁.

Todoroki would proudly admit that their present standpoint was his own doing. Honestly, it was easy. He succeeded in aggravating the blond with only a few words of challenge and a little insult to pitch in. And because of his predictable reactions and calculable counter attacks, Todoroki had learned how to manipulate him. If he was asked why he was doing this, he would say because it was fun. He was intrigued by the blond, to say the least, and he wanted to have his attention as much as Bakugou had his. In Todoroki's eyes, Bakugou Katsuki was a dazzling being. His existence is loud and boisterous but magnificent and beautiful. He always had a one-sided rivalry with Todoroki and was regularly declaring his intentions of claiming the top spot in their class. His overall presence was a bit too rambunctious for his liking and his personality was the complete opposite of his. However, just like how the positive and negative energies were attracted to each other, Todoroki discovered that he was, in reality, attracted to the blond.