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Everyone knew the explosive singer Dynamight hell he’d sold so many records it was kind of impossible not to know who he was. But no one knew the man behind the Dynamight persona. Katsuki Bakugou a man of impressive talent he used his own explosion quirk to do his own stage effects but off stage he’s a plain guy spending his day drowning his sorrows in a glass of strong scotch. Truth is while on stage he acts like a cocky happy bastard that’s better than the extras he calls his fans he’s anything but that off stage.
Off stage he’s a man still hung up on a heartbreak that he should be over by now but it’s like his heart has been tattooed permanently stuck up on the stupid green haired nerd who had been his first fan way before he became famous.
Swirling his scotch glass as he sat in the empty back stage of the venue he was going to be playing at he can hear someone singing in the open space of the stage area.
‘𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸.’
It’s not until the words being sung finally sink in that he knew exactly who was singing because that was their song.
🎶Violins playin' and the angels cryin'
When the stars align, then I'll be there
No, I don't care about them all
'Cause all I want is to be loved🎶
The acoustics make Izuku’s sound like a melancholic angel; he could hear the pain behind every word. As Katsuki walks outwards the main stage his vermilion eyes brim with tears as he listens to the words before he ascends the stage’s staircase joining in singing the next part.
🎶You're stuck on me like a tattoo
No, I don't care about the pain
I'll walk through fire and through rain
Just to get closer to you🎶
The two are so lost in singing together letting their emotions flow into the lyrics and notes they are singing. They don’t even notice they have a small audience of Katsuki’s band mates until they hear a wolf whistle when they finish. There standing where usually crowds of people stand listening to the band perform are Hanta, Denki, and of course Eijirō who’s recorded the whole mini emotional performance on his phone.