Day 39 of drawing bakugo daily till @is-bakugou-alive-yet says yes
[text: Be careful, Icy-Hot. I don't wanna have to haul your dead ass back]
FINALLY. i finally started putting the mafia AU down somewhere. i know have a vague backstory of a lot of characters except the main characters somehow.... anyways bakugo lore under the cut! send me asks if you're interested in more skjfslk
Anyways bakugo's backstory is that he's really close friends with the heir of one of the big yakuza factions, the todorokis. he isn't really in the yakuza scene but since his parents are one of the major designers in the fashion industry, they have a lot of run-ins and connections in terms of work with the yakuza. and thus, Katsuki, who'd been called in for emergency model roles multiple times by his parents. got to know shouto through small meetings and work/social events here and there. Katsuki definitely didn't want to get into the yakuza scene but he also couldn't get into the hero/police scene without having to kinda eventually go after his best friend. Thus he ended up as a part time model and part time info-broker. Being with the yakuza and seeing the darker side of the world he realised early on that quirks arent everything so his anger and explosiveness is a lot more mellow. Not to say that he doesn't have pride on being one of the most demanded teenage models as well as being a very well connected informant.
He doesnt really support the current yakuza under Enji, but if Shouto took over he would 100% be his right-hand man in the shadows (can't let his daytime profession be in danger etc.)
Instead of model!Bakugou, I would like to propose influencer!Katsuki.
I dunno if it's cross dressing Katsuki or just regular old Katsuki in his T shirt and jeans, but Katsuki is influencing the world via his social media accounts. Katsuki is a smart boi. He's been planning out his hero agency and hero costume before he even had his quirk.
In other words, he knows his personality isn't exactly the typical hero attitude but he doesn't want to change. He doesn't care to change.
But UA might think otherwise. Like how his parents seem to think otherwise.
Katsuki has a solution. If he develops a following, a brand, a fanbase of rabid fanboys (like Deku which is... ew, but no one can argue Deku's rabid personality when it comes to All Might) prior to his hero career with his potty mouth, brash attitude and all, UA and hero society can't demand him to change.
Mitsuki and Masaru LOVE this of course. Katsuki as an online influencer showing off their brand's clothing line. They just help propel the brand with their marketing advice, not knowing Katsuki's true intention.
End pairing?
I propose Katsuki X Todoroki Natsuo.
Natsuo was looking for people with "take no shit" attitudes he could emulate towards Endeavor. Katsuki is also famed for his cursing ability which, Natsuo wouldn't mind improving on.
Natsuo is able to handle all of Katsuki's shit cause it's nothing compared to endeavor, he fully appreciates all of Katsuki's control to handle such a volatile quirk, and as a medical student, he fully understands the impact that having nitroglycerin running through Bakugou's veins.
(FYI Nitroglycerin can lower a person's heart rate dramatically, so the idea is that if Bakugou is not constantly stressed or angry, he would literally pass out.)
Sticks and stone may break my bones but that doesn't mean you're not a snake
Out of all the things that his friends had dragged him out to do, mall visits were always the worst. He grumbled adjusting his sunglasses as Mina bumped into him for the 20th time in the last five minutes. “Let’s go in there!” Kaminari said, making the group follow him into yet another clothing store.
“Are you seriously going for the e-boy thing?” Kirishima laughed, looking at the various shades of black around the store.
Bakugou groaned but held up a few shirts for the electric user to take to the dressing room. “You’re really good with fashion Bakugou!” Mina complimented, “you have to pick some stuff out for me too!”
“You have no idea.” He huffed, rubbing at his temples, “I just want to get some stuff from the supplement store.”
“We’ll go there next.” Sero stated, “we’ve been dragging you around for long enough.”
He called into the dressing room for Kaminari to hurry up. He was pretty thankful that his friends were starting to understand his moods and body language. He wasn’t sure how much more he would last until he blew up.
Outside the store was getting louder and louder for some reason, and he groaned again when he thought about having to go back out there.
“I’m going to try some stuff on quickly, I’ll catch up with you guys in a minute,” Kirishima stated, pulling a sweater off one of the hangers. The blonde stared at his boyfriend in confusion.
“Are you sure?” Mina asked, raising a brow in his direction.
The redhead nodded, “I won’t be long at all.”
Kirishima gave Bakugou a reassuring nod, prompting him to follow their friends out of the store. The blonde rolled his eyes but complied.
It quieted down significantly as they stepped out before Mina sucked in a breath and started squealing. “What the hell is that noise?” Bakugou snapped, glaring at her.
“I-it’s Ashton Laurier!” She was grinning wide.
Bakugou’s eyes widened, and his eyebrow twitched as his gaze snapped over to where she was pointing. He would recognize that painfully obnoxious pose anywhere. He always hated the way the other's wavy brown hair was cut, with one side longer than the other. Seeing it again was already making him want to grab a pair of scissors and even it out.
“I’m going over to ask him for a picture.” She stated, hurrying over before the blonde could grab her.
He grit his teeth, stomping over towards them. His friends seemed equally excited, which in turn made him want to barf.
By the time he got over there, Mina was already gushing to the rodent about how much she loved his work. “Wow, Ashton I’m so glad they were able to dig you up to make an appearance today.” Bakugou stated, inspecting his manicure, “from the looks of you I guess they didn’t give you much time to freshen up.”
“Excuse me-“ the other whirled around to stare at Bakugou, before he smirked, “Oh hi Katsuki. I love the dye job, it really matches the box.”
The squad's mouths dropped open and their eyes widened. “Holy shit,” Sero whispered.
“He called him Katsuki.” Mina wheezed, grabbing over her heart like she was having a heart attack.
“I heard your fourth nose job was free. You gotta love those free punch cards!” Bakugou stated tightly, his posture smug, “hey next time why don’t you call me, and I can do it for free.”
The brunette’s hand flew to cover his nose as he snarled. His blue eyes narrowing.
“You sound like a Neanderthal,” he spat, “good thing you have the forehead to match.”
Bakugou gaped, his own hand flying to his forehead. The two of them snarled at each other.
“Do you know each other?” Mina asked, looking between them in confusion.
The tension was thick between the two as they glowered at each other.
“Oh, you didn’t tell your little friends about me?” Ashton cooed, with a smirk.
“I don’t make a habit of talking about the garbage I leave backstage.” Bakugou jeered, putting his hands firmly on his hips.
The brunette growled.
“C’mon man seriously.” Kaminari whined, “you know a celebrity and you didn’t even tell us!”
The blondes glare snapped over to Kaminari with an expression of Shut the fuck up you fuckface all over it.
“Yeah, that’s right Katsuki.” Ashton smirked, “you know a celebrity.”
“Piss off you dumpster goblin.” The blonde growled, a sneer marring his face.
“Oh wow, that’s the face that landed me the front cover of AllPro Fashion.” The model stated smugly.
Bakugou grit his teeth painfully, “that was my spread and you know it!” He snarled, “you know what the fuck you did.”
The blonde took a deep breath, before composing himself with a confident air. “Too bad that was your first and last big shoot. When was it? Four years ago?”
“Whatsit matter to you, has been?” Ashton snapped back, his smirk disappearing.
“I’m just saying you’re second rate, that’s a big accomplishment for you.” Bakugou hummed, “you should be proud.”
“Where the hell is Kiri? I can’t believe he’s missing this.” Sero wheezed, pulling out his phone to try and capture the moment.
The other model’s face screwed up even more. “Oh, don’t look so sour Ashton, you should be coming into a large sum of money soon.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” He seethed.
“Well, I mean if I had a face like yours, I would sue my parents.” He stated smugly, as his friends started wheezing around him, “therefore you don’t have to be sad about the lack of work.”
“This is incredible.” Kaminari huffed, out trying to hold himself up.
“Who knew Blasty had it in him,” Mina added.
“Blasty? That’s cute.” Ashton stated, “you don’t like the nickname I gave you?”
“Don’t.”
“I really liked wobbles.” He stated with a smirk.
He seemed to get a second wave of confidence as he started getting up in the explosion heroes space while the blondes own confident air started to fade a bit.
“Wobbles?” Kaminari asked.
Bakugou shot him a glare as Ashton’s smirk grew wider. “During a runway a couple of years ago, Katsuki was coming out of the curtain in a pair of heels and was wobbling so bad he fell over.”
“You tripped me you asshole.” Bakugou snapped back, his body shifting into pure defence mode, “Do you have any idea how that affected my career?”
“Why should I care?” Ashton replied, “besides I got a good nickname out of it. As far as I know, a lot of people still call you that.”
The blonde's eyes widened before his brows furrowed in thought.
“Anyways, it’s been great chatting with you, but it really hasn’t.” Ashton said, flinging his bags over his shoulder, “I have to get ready for my next job.”
Bakugou rolled his eyes, crossing his arms in annoyance. “My agent’s lining up a huge shoot with Himariyuki fashion.” The brunette shared in a smug tone.
His face twisted in glee as Bakugou’s face fell blank and stared at the other before he started to laugh.
“Oh my god! You seriously don’t realize who my “agent” is, do you?” He wheezed, “the agent that you made cry years ago?”
“What about him?!” Ashton snapped back, his face becoming redder and redder. He was unsure if it was in anger or embarrassment.
“He’s my dad! And the co-owner of Himariyuki fashions.” He laughed, holding his stomach as he tried to suck in gasps of oxygen, “dude you doomed your career the second you decided to be a dick to him. Sorry, but my dad basically vowed never to endorse you in the company.”
The blonde was still cackling when the first shove happened. His eyes widened in shock before narrowing with a feral grin. “You have no idea who you’re messing with.”
“Oh, shit this is about to get real.” Kaminari whistled, backing up with the rest of the group.
“I know a bitch when I see one at least!” Ashton yelled, an ugly glowers on his face now.
“Why are you guys still here?” Kirishima’s voice suddenly cutting through the tension, “I thought you were heading over to the supplement store.”
Almost immediately Ashton’s glower disappeared, and his kind mask was put back on display.
“Oh, and who are you?” Ashton asked, seemingly forgetting that Bakugou and the rest of his friends existed.
He brought up a hand to trail down Kirishima’s arm. “Do you work out?” He asked, with a smile.
“Um, yeah.” The redhead replied, looking between his friends and the stranger.
“You sure as hell look like it.” Ashton stated moving in closer, “how about you and I-“
“Taken already moron.” Bakugou hissed, grabbing Kirishima’s arm and putting it around his own waist, “let’s get out of here.”
The brunette stared at them in shock before growling, “you better watch your back Wobbles!”
The blonde rolled his eyes, as they continued to walk away. “Wobbles?” Kirishima asked a hint of amusement in his voice.
“It’s a long fucking story.” Bakugou replied, “you really had to be there. Did you get what you wanted?”
“I can say for sure that you missed the best show ever Kiri. I’ll send the video in the group chat,” Sero stated, “but seriously what was that?”
The blonde sighed, “Ashton had unfortunately been around about as long as Deku but with modelling jobs and stuff. We’ve been in a bunch of ads and stuff together over the years.”
They exited the mall heading towards the train station. “I really liked doing modelling jobs and stuff when I was a kid, but he’s the one that ruined it for me. If you’re wondering why I’m such as asshole it’s because of that guy.” He grunted, “when I was just about to enter middle school, dad took me to one of my shoots. I was just coming off the set when I saw him talking to my dad.”
His shoulders seemed to slump as he continued talking about his father. “I don’t know what he said to him, dad won’t tell me, but it was about me. Whatever he said to him really upset him and made him cry.” He bit at his lip, “I really started to resent him since then, and I wanted to get out of modelling completely but sometimes I’ll do campaigns just because I miss it.”
They situated themselves on the train, heading back towards the dorms. It was a little later at night, so their group was the only ones on the car, “Did you know that Bakugou modelled?” Mina asked, turning her attention to Kirishima.
“Yeah?” He replied, raising a brow at her, “it’s kind of obvious.”
“How in the world is it obvious?!” She whined, “it doesn’t count because you’re he’s your boyfriend.”
“There’s literally a poster of him right behind you.” He replied, pointing behind her.
She whirled around and sure enough, Bakugou’s face was staring back at her. He had a baggy black shirt tucked into some high waisted black pants. It seemed like an ad for a perfume or something, at least that’s the vibe it gave off. “They’re all over the city.” Kirishima mused, “maybe you’re blind to them because he’s your friend?”
“Man, you must be such an attentive boyfriend.” Kaminari sighed.
“I don’t know.” Kirishima hummed, “am I an attentive boyfriend, Kat?”
“Shut up,” Bakugou grumbled with a blush dusting his cheeks.
They soon made it back to the dorms. They had intended to be back for movie night therefore everyone was gathered in the common room waiting for them. “Where have you guys been?” Midoriya asked, “we were getting worried.”
“We ran into a witch,” Bakugou replied, kicking his shoes off.
Midoriya looked at the rest of the group hoping to get some additional information. “We ran into Ashton Laurier,” Mina added.
The boy’s face seemed to blank before his cheeks puffed out in indignation. “What a jerk,” he mumbled.
“Oh my god! This is priceless!” Kaminari shrieked, “not even the broccoli boy likes him!”
“That’s not even his name!” Midoriya shouted, standing up, “he’s Japanese! Why is he using such an obviously fake name?!”
“Oohh, he’s getting heated.” Sero whistled, “how do you know that’s not his name?”
“Because I’m a freak and couldn’t leave it alone!” Midoriya replied, pulling a journal out of nowhere, “his name is Tetsuhiko Ichigawa!”
“Man, I told everyone you were a freak, but no one believed me.” Bakugou sighed with a roll of his eyes, “but this gives me even more material when I’ll unfortunately come face to face with him again.”
“SEE?! You’re welcome!” Midoriya shouted.
“You really don’t like him, do you Deku?” Uraraka asked.
“I used to go with Kaachan when he would do photoshoots and stuff, but I stopped going after a few that Ashton was at.” He replied, “the guy is a complete monster in human skin.”
“Did he make you cry too?” Kirishima asked.
“I mean who doesn’t make me cry?” Midoriya replied, raising his brows, “but yeah.”
“That’s why you stopped going?” Bakugou suddenly asked, the attention returning to him.
He looked a bit sheepish as he crossed his arms in front of himself. “Um, yeah.” Midoriya replied, “I thought you knew that.”
“You never really told me. You just - stopped.” Bakugou stated, glaring down at the ground, “I thought it was because you didn’t want to be around me anymore."
“I should have told you,” Midoriya added, nervously fiddling his fingers, “I knew he had a habit of pushing your sore spots.”
“He seemed adamant about pushing that nickname,” Mina added.
“What nickname?” Midoriya asked as Bakugou’s face blazed red.
“Wobbles.”
“Was that from that time he tripped you?” The green-haired boy asked.
“And the whole AllPro thing,” Kaminari added.
“It all ties together. It was that fashion show that Ashton tripped him at and broke his nose.” Midoriya hissed.
“He broke your nose!” Kirishima yelled.
“Yeah, he’s a little snake.” Bakugou sighed rolling his eyes, “I wasn’t hired for an entire 3 weeks because of him. I thought my mom was going to strangle him.”
“I feel like finding him and strangling him myself.” Kirishima hissed.
“It’s whatever,” Bakugou groaned, waving his hand dismissively, “it’s done already, and I fucking hate him but there’s nothing that I can do about it now.”
“Yeah, but-“ Kirishima tried to argue.
“He’s seriously not worth it Eiji.” Bakugou sighed, shaking his head.
“He said that people still call you that too,” Sero added.
The blonde bit the inside of his cheek. “I didn’t know that,” he mumbled, “I didn’t think that it even got past him.”
“For all we know he’s lying.” Midoriya tried to reassure him, “He’s a pathological liar.”
Bakugou glanced at him, a small amount of vulnerability slipping through. “Everyone seemed pretty horrified about what happened as well,” Midoriya continued, “I can’t believe that they would call you that behind your back.”
Kirishima nodded at his side, trying to reassure his boyfriend.
“Hey, just look at it this way Kat.” Kirishima cut in, wrapping his arm around his waist, “you’ve got something that he’ll never have.”
“And what’s that?” The blonde asked with a small smile, as the grip on his waist tightened.
“You have people that care about you.” He said sweetly, kissing him gently on the cheek, “and from what I saw and heard from him today, you’re leagues above him.”
He glanced across the room at his classmates that gave him nods of approval and smiles.
The blonde grinned harder, nodding along with them, “I guess you’re right.”
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I just wanted to post this here. A lot of people on Ao3 seemed to like it, so I wanted to share it here as well! Hope you enjoyed! If you couldn’t guess I’ve been into my hero academia more than anything else.... :)
and it was from ground zero's first cosmetics advertisement that he became a popular face in the modelling industry, and he gained a new audience of admirers other than 13 year old boys. (he used to advertise nerf guns in commercials)
So you know how bakugou just stands and seems to be posing for a picture anytime he is waiting still? And the way he walks and presents himself?
And his dad is in the design indenstry-
What if he and baku's mom made baby Baku model as a kid??? And what if he and ki met before ua cause her mom also designs hero costume?? But Baku was to loud for the bun at the time so they never really talked?? Cause she was scared?? Do to trama stuff??
[C][Stuff about bakugo's parents and stuff|https://www.google.com/amp/s/comicbook.com/anime/amp/2018/02/19/my-hero-academia-bakugo-parents-what-you-need-to-know/]
