Tenya had no idea why he had even agreed to let the boys drag him to a strip-club for his birthday. It was not even remotely his style to go to such a place. The simple thought of looking at half-naked young women was enough to turn his face red. And yet, there he was, waiting in front of a narrow building with bright neon signs in downtown Musutafu with the rest of his friends.

Kirishima seemed to be the most hyped out of the eight of them. Then again, it was his idea after all, his and Kaminari's. Mineta had overheard them organizing the outing and had evidently demanded to join in the festivities. Iida did not care much for Mineta being there, but the boys insisted that "the more the merrier" and had agreed to have him tag along.

Bakugou was a lot calmer than his three deviant friends. The smirk hanging on his lips though clearly showed that he was just as excited to get in. Midoriya, on the other hand, was practically shaking at the idea of seeing naked girls while Todoroki was as calm and emotionless as ever. On the outside, that is.

Tenya sighed as it got closer and closer to being their turn to enter the building. He looked up at the sign for a moment. It read "Lush" in big, bright neon lettering. He had never heard of the place, but then again, it would have been surprising for him to know of such a place in the first place. Loud, booming music could be heard from outside. While he normally did not mind this particular style of music, the loudness was going to be quite distracting. Maybe enough to distract him from the ladies who worked here, he hoped. Finally, the bouncer motioned for them to step up so that he could examine their IDs. Iida promptly pulled his out of his back pocket, having removed it from his wallet earlier for efficiency. He hated fumbling with his cards when he was asked for his identification. The others did not follow his example, though, and Midoriya almost dropped his when his turn came.

"Stupid Deku ! You're gonna lose that thing if you're not more careful dumbass" yelled Bakugou who was impatient to get inside.

"O-Oh dear! S-Sorry!" apologized Izuku as he handed his ID with shaking hands.

Tenya watched everyone pull out their IDs and give them to the bouncer, who simply nodded and motioned for them to enter through the front entrance. Once through the door, the boys were flooded with loud, pounding music with bass so strong that it made their chests vibrate. In front of them stretched out a large room with small, circular stages lit by spotlights hanging from the ceiling. Dancing underneath them were a variety of young women in different states of undress, all of them presenting with very visible quirks. Some of them had different skin colors, others sported animal body parts. All of them had their bodies altered in some way by their quirks.

The boys looked around with bewildered gazes. Tenya and Izuku were the two that seemed visibly uncomfortable, the latter more so than the former. Midoriya seemed like he was just about to pass out and was actively avoiding making direct eye contact with any of the dancers. Tenya, on the other hand, was trying desperately not to appear as overwhelmed as his classmate, but could hardly keep his cheeks from blushing furiously whenever his eyes went in the general direction of one of the dancers gyrating underneath the spotlights. After looking around for a short while, one of the waitresses approached them to greet them.

"Welcome to the Lush! How many people will be joining us tonight?" she asked in a friendly voice, speaking loudly so that they could hear her over the loud music.

"Eight of us," answered Kirishima with a toothy smile. "Oh and, it's our friend's birthday."

He stuck out his thumb, pointing at Iida who immediately tensed up. He had hoped to pass generally unnoticed tonight, but of course, his friends had to make a big deal out of his birthday. He felt his face turn red and tried to conceal his blushing by pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"Aahh... Yes. As he says," he answered to the point.

"Ohh how exciting!" exclaimed the waitress. "Is it your first time visiting us?"

"You bet!" Kirishima answered again, grinning at Tenya now.

"Okay. Well, I'll have a dancer come over to you in a minute. Meanwhile, why don't I seat all of you so that you may order some drinks in the meantime?"

Tenya nodded and the group followed the young lady towards the back of the establishment, where she sat all of them around a large circular table with a stage in the middle. Tenya sat in the middle of everyone, not by choice, but because that was what Kirishima and Kaminari insisted. At his right, he had Midoriya, Todoroki and Mineta sitting next to each other, with Midoriya being directly seated next to him. On the right side, Kirishima, Bakugou and Kaminari were sitting together, with Kirishima being seated closest to him. They were all clearly shorter than him even sitting down, which meant he stuck out like a sore thumb amidst the group. Nothing to aid him in this situation...

Sensing his tenseness, Eijirou stretched out his arm around him to squeeze him a little, forcing him to bend out slightly in his direction.

"Chill out duuude!" he said to him. "There's no need to be so tense, Iida! We're here to have fun, remember?"

"Ahem... Maybe it has escaped your mind, Kirishima, but this was your idea of 'fun'..." Tenya replied, trying to slink away from his grasp... to no avail.

"Ah come on Iida! Loosen up will ya? It's not very manly of you to be so uptight all the time..."

He let go of him as the waitress came back to take their drink orders. Kirishima, Kaminari and Bakugou ordered some whiskey sours for themselves, while Mineta ordered something grape flavored. Todoroki settled on something chilled while Midoriya ordered something really sweet and lightweight. Iida, killjoy as he was, ordered a glass of water.

"What?! Are you serious man?!" exclaimed Denki. "You're not gonna drink with us?"

Tenya let out a slightly annoyed grunt.

"As class representative, it is my duty to ensure orderly conduct during outings," he explained. "Besides, I don't drink."

"Aww come on man! Have some fun will ya? It's not everyday you get to unwind with your best buddies! Besides, it's your birthday man!"

"I'm very much aware of that, Kaminari. But... fine. I guess I'll... 'endulge' a bit for tonight..."

"Yeaaah that's what I'm talking about! Get something good for my friend here. Start him off on something mellow for now."

"Alright then! I'll be back with your orders very soon!" the waitress said, before leaving for the bar area with her notebook in hand.

Bakugou was quiet for once, being too distracted by the "sights" around him. Some of the dancers had very "creative" ways of using their quirks to enhance their dance routines. Were it not for the fact that most of them were distractingly underdressed while doing so, Tenya would have found it almost fascinating.

Speaking of fascinating, a young woman was walking towards their table. Her presence was immediately noticed by the boys and they stared at her with deep interest. She was unlike anything he had seen before. She had perfectly sun-kissed skin where it showed, but most impressing was the fact that most of her body was covered in these amazingly iridescent feathers of blue and green. A few bright yellow feathers dotted her ankles and wrists as well as her short green hair while a large pair of fairy-like wings sprouted from her back. She wore a very tight blue sequin dress with a lot of gold jewelry, the most impressive being a very intricate gold chain harness that she wore underneath her dress. On top of it, she wore a large, very fluffy fur coat that she kept open to show off her outfit underneath.

"Hello boys," she said in a sultry tone as she approached the table. "Hope you guys are having a good time."

Tenya was completely enraptured by her beauty. She was by far the most beautiful girl he had seen, even though her appearance was quite unique. It was the uniqueness of her quirk that made her so desirable to him. But as he gazed upon her beauty, he could feel the heat creeping up his face once more as his cheeks began to turn a soft shade of pink.

"Oh you bet hot stuff," Bakugou smugly said as he crossed his arms behind his head, unashamedly eyeing her from head to toe.

The girl let out a soft laugh.

"You can call me Fey. I'll be your dancer for tonight."

Her brown eyes went straight for Iida as she stepped onto the stage. She stood over him with a smug smile on her face. Tenya could feel the heat in his cheeks rising even more.

"A little bird told me that it was someone's birthday today... I'm guessing that would be you, big guy?" she said to him in a seductive tone.

Iida's body immediately tensed up. He felt like he had suddenly become a statue and could not move. He could not believe the effect this young woman had on him and was getting more and more embarrassed the longer he took to speak. After remaining frozen for a few moments, prompting a few concerned looks from his classmates, he cleared his throat loudly before answering.

"I-Indeed," he stuttered.

The dancer laughed once more, slowly slipping off her fur coat to reveal her full outfit.

"Well then," she started. "If you stick around long enough, maybe I'll give you a private show before you leave..."

She then threw her coat onto him, burying his head underneath the heavy fabric. Iida was then immediately overwhelmed with the scent of perfume, her perfume. It smelled heavenly and he briefly contemplated the idea of keeping the coat over his head to bask in her scent more while hiding his face from everyone. He quickly pushed away the idea, however, and started neatly folding the fur coat onto his lap while looking up at the spectacle that was unfolding before his eyes. The fairy-winged woman started to dance slowly around the pole, making sure to make plenty of eye-contact with everyone at the table. She seemed to have a preference for him, though, as she would frequently stare at him during her performance. This made him blush at first, but as the dance progressed, he felt more and more drawn to her as his unease was replaced with fascination. He followed her fluid movements intently, never breaking eye-contact with her. He felt himself get lost within her movements, as if everything around just fell away and only she was left. But after a few moments, the waitress came back with their drinks, which brought him firmly back to reality.

"Here are your drinks," she said, handing everyone's order one by one. "Call for me if you guys need anything more!"

She left as quickly as she came, leaving the group to ogle at their assigned dancer once more. Tenya was momentarily distracted by the drink he had been served. He considered a moment if he was going to drink it or not, then decided that it would be wasteful not to. He took a sip of the drink and surprisingly enjoyed the taste. It was not too sweet and did not taste too much of alcohol. It went down surprisingly smooth, and surprisingly fast. Before he knew it, he had already finished his drink before everyone else.

"Alright, Iida!" exclaimed Kirishima next to him. "Finally letting loose I see!"

Iida let out a slight grumble.

"I must admit it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be," he admitted, talking about the drink and the dancing.

"Told ya you would enjoy yourself, man! Want me to get you another one?"

Tenya nodded as he turned back towards Fey. She had removed her dress in the meantime and was now only wearing a pair of panties and her gold chain harness. Her nipples were fully visible now which prompted Iida's face to turn another bright shade of crimson. He tried hiding the lower part of his face with his hand, but it was still pretty obvious that he was embarrassed. Fey noticed and immediately crouched down onto the stage floor and started crawling seductively towards him. Surprised, Tenya removed his hand from his face and stared at her.

"What's wrong, big guy?" she asked amusingly. "You seem... a bit tense."

She flashed a devilish smile as she pulled away from him, getting back up to return to her pole. Tenya released his breath, trying to calm himself down. Meanwhile, Kirishima had ordered him another drink which promptly arrived minutes after. As he quickly gulped down the second drink, Iida could feel his mind become more and more foggy. He did not mind the feeling and it helped him relax which only encouraged him to drink more. He figured his friends were right and that he should try and enjoy himself as much as possible before the night was over.

After a few moments, Fey finished up her dance and picked up the clothes she had discarded during her performance. Iida, having had a few drinks already, started clapping profusely and stood up from his chair. A few of his friends stared at him with shock while others started laughing. Bakugou and Mineta were still too distracted by Fey to notice the scene that was unfolding.

"Bravo! That was... exquisite!" Tenya applauded loudly. He was attracting a little bit of attention to himself from the other patrons, which made Fey blush ever so slightly.

"Umm... Thanks big guy," she shyly accepted his compliment. "Now, remember what I told you before..."

She walked over to him once again, bending over so that her lips where up to his ear. He could feel her hot breath whispering into his ear which sent shivers down his spine.

"Come and find me later. I'll really give you something to remember on your birthday..."

She slipped a plastic card into the breast pocket of his shirt before pulling away. She then got off stage and left the table, clutching her dress to her chest to hide her breast. Iida was too stunned to realize that she had left him her coat. As he stood there, staring blankly, Kirishima and Kaminari got up from their chairs to flank him on both sides.

"Oh man she's really into you Iida!" Denki said to him excitedly.

"Yeah man way to go!" Kirishima congratulated him. "It must be all that manly charm that you have."

Shaken from his stupor by his two friends, Iida stared down at the coat that she had left with him. He quickly figured out that she had probably deliberately left it with him so that he would have to find her to return it to her. Upon realizing this, he felt his face turn red again and his heart started pounding in his chest.

"What do I do now?" he asked innocently.

"Isn't it obviously man?" Kirishima started. "You gotta meet her in the back rooms!"

Tenya's voice started to panic "W-What 'back rooms'?!" he yelled.

"Seriously dude..." Denki sighed. "You know, where the dancers do their private dances for clients."

"P-Private dances?!" Tenya's arm started to flail frantically as he got more and more flustered.

"Relaaax man! You got this!" Kirishima said in an encouraging tone. "All you've got to do, is talk to that bouncer over there, show him the key-card she gave you and BANG! You're in!"

Tenya highly doubted that it would be that simple... His fingers gripped the key-card that sat in his shirt pocket. He pulled it out to check the number inscribed on it. Room 6... That was where he would see Fey again, where she would conduct a private dance for him. Iida felt his body tense up again. Was he really ready for this? As much as he felt unsure about the whole ordeal, he also felt... excited. He wanted to see more of her, wanted to take in more of her exotic beauty, and besides... this was his chance to really make this year's birthday one to remember.