For years, Katsuki has faced a painful and persistent emptiness in his love life. No alpha has ever approached him, because his strong pheromones and peculiar scent, far removed from the sweet and soft aroma alphas usually seek, always repel them before anything more can develop.

Despite his undeniable attractiveness, Katsuki fails to attract any of the alphas who cross his path. He is a tall, strong omega with an impressive physique for his 25 years, but his intense and unconventional scent always ends up pushing them away. The desire to find someone who sees him for who he is and doesn't reject him for what he exudes is a constant need in his chest, but that same frustration consumes him.

One night, overwhelmed by the weight of his frustration, Katsuki decides to go out drinking. He wants to let off steam, at least for a few hours. The alcohol courses through his veins, clouding his thoughts and allowing the anxiety that has plagued him for so long to dissolve. The night becomes a blurry spiral of warm, fleeting sensations: unfamiliar caresses, whispers that fade into the haze of alcohol, an unexpected encounter he can't quite grasp.

When Katsuki opens his eyes the next day, his mind is foggy and his body heavy. The first thing he notices is the strange surroundings: a room he doesn't recognize, with furniture that seems distant and cold. Beside him, on the bed, lies an alpha figure who seems almost unreal in his beauty, an attractive being he doesn't remember ever meeting. Katsuki sits up slowly, confused and still drowsy, frowning as he looks at Izuku beside him.

"What the hell happened last night?"

He asks himself softly, his mind still struggling to make sense of what happened. Her gaze falls upon Izuku's figure, and as she realizes that it's the first time in years she's woken up next to someone, the strange emptiness in her chest seems to fill with something she can't quite place—whether it's hope or uncertainty.