pro-hero!katsuki x reader
in which you're katsuki bakugo's favorite coffeeshop server even if it takes you a while to realize it
ever since your first day as a server, your coworkers were quick to assign you the one customer that everyone avoided. now, it’s your fifth month working at a café in musutafu and also the fifth month in which you’ve been dynamight’s diligent server. tall muscular body cladded in his hero costume, heavy gaunts draped on the table and a look that could kill on his face, you were kind of nervous to serve him the first time. but now you didn't understand their fear of talking to him. dynamight, or bakugo like he asked you to call him, was sweet. always sparking up a conversation with you, leaving a very generous tip or complementing the coffee like it was the best thing on earth (you didn't have the heart to tell him you were only in charge of serving it, not making it). unlike what your coworkers, or well everyone thought, he was really a sweet laid-back guy. so it’s with a smile and a quiet excitation that you walked towards his table this morning, coffee in hand.
‘’dynamight, welcome! i already prepared your usual coffee but do you want anything else?’’ you asked cheerfully
all you got in return was the warning look you always received when you forgot to call him by his desired name
‘’sorry, bakugo…’’ you giggled
‘’that’s better yeah, and get me one of those muffins too, sweets’’
few months ago you would have blushed at the nickname but now? you were too used to bakugo’s playful kindness
you walked back to the counter, reaching for his muffin, when one of your coworkers started talking to you
‘’you know, i’ll never get over how sweet he is to you’’ she said, smirking at you
‘’and i’ll never get over how many times i’ve told you that he’s just a sweet guy to everybody’’
‘’pff, please…you have to be legally blind to not see that that fine piece of meat is flirting with you everytime he comes here’’ she answered
‘’no he’s not! and if you actually did the effort to go take his order for once, you’ll see how nice he actually is’’ you answered, fed up with her prejudices against the hero
‘’ok let’s bet, i’ll go over there and bring him his muffin. if he’s as nice as you said, i’ll leave it alone but if he acts coldly, which i know he will, you ask him out on a date.’’ she said excitedly
‘’are you crazy! no way in hell am i asking out THE dynamight on a date, he’s gonna say no, i’m gonna be humiliated and known forever as the dumb server who got rejected publicly by the numero one hero’’
‘’except none of that is gonna happen because he’s obviously into you. anyways a bet’s a bet’’
before you could even answer, she was already walking to his table, muffin in hand. you were maybe totally against her idea, but you were still curious to see how he was gonna talk to her. surely he wasn’t gonna be acting any way different than usual right? so you discreetly got closer to his table, pretending to clean a nearby counter.
‘’here’s your muffin sir, hope you enjoy it’’ you coworker said cheerfully
‘’thanks’’ bakugo barely mumbled
‘’and if you need anything else feel free to ask me’’
‘’hm yeah’’ he answered not even looking up to her
your coworker walked back to the counter, eyeing you knowingfully. you quickly scattered back to her side.
‘’shh, i won the bet. now i believe you have a little something to do’’
‘’no i’m sure it wasn’t like that, he was probably shy or something’’
‘’dynamight? the number one hero? shy? yeah i don’t think so, now go!’’
accepting your fate, you walked towards the hero’s table slowly. that was it. the ultimate public humiliation. you remembered all the time you laughed at people for falling in public and thought that this moment was probably your karma slapping you in the face. but it didn’t make sense, bakugo was usually so sweet and chatty and smiley. how did he suddenly turn non-verbal?!
when you reached him, bakugo immediately greeted you with a smile that you nervously shot back.
‘’you sending your coworkers to serve me now? i thought i was your favorite costumer’’ he said grinning
‘’well..huh…i had some huh…cleaning, yes…some cleaning to do’’ you mumbled, feeling your cheeks starting to burn
‘’well that counter seemed awfully clean to me, but if you say so’’
you looked at him for a few seconds, gathering all your courage to ask the question that was going to crush your dignity.
‘’so huh you’re single? maybe?’’ you asked, not daring to look him in the eyes
he looked confused for a moment before barking out a laugh
‘’the past five months of me flirting with you didn’t give it away?’’
‘’you were flirting with me?!’’ you said, not believing it
his face was now completely blank, staring at you like he was trying to figure out if you were playing a big prank on him.
‘’no! i thought you were just really nice idk…’’
‘’being nice? since when am i nice to people?’’
‘’i really thought you were like that with everybody’’ you whined, ashamed
‘’so does that mean you weren’t flirting back because that would be very embarrassing for me’’ he said, laughter evident in his voice
‘’well, maybe not but that doesnt mean i’m not interested’’
he grinned at you and slid his phone over to you
‘’how bout you put your number in there then you can find out how sweet i actually am hm?’’
you blushed at the innuendo before quickly typing your number in his phone. he took it back and shot you another smile. god he was so handsome, you can't believe he just asked for your number.
‘’i gotta go, but i’ll text you later’’
he got up, squeezing your waist as he walked past you. he had almost reached the door when you remember the bet you had made. you hurried over to him and this time it didn’t take as much courage
‘’wait! so you would want to go on a date with me?’’
‘’i figured i’d be the one doing the asking but of course pretty’’
he chuckled at your awkwardness before putting his hand on your arm letting it slide until it reached your hand. he lingered there, just staring at you and you were growing flustered. fortunately, he pulled away before you could turn bright red
‘’well, i’ll see you soon then’’ you said shooting him a soft smile
‘’yeah, can’t wait’’ he answered smiling back at you
he turned around and walked out but your eyes stayed stuck on his back, barely processing what had just happened.
‘’told you’’ a voice behind you said, making you jump
you turned around and saw your coworker, grinning at you
she just laughed and walked away, while you were stuck in place internally and simultaneously freaking out and giggling.