Class was dismissed early that day since they couldn't exactly continue the lesson in wet clothing.
The students cleared the building in an instant, cheering and whooping in unison 'Yay! A rare break for class 1-A!' as they headed back to their dorms. Most of them anyway. Mineta was left behind, stuck in detention for making a rather distasteful comment about the girls. His punishment was to write 'I will not act like male scum in class' a thousand times over on the chalkboard.
Shota Aizawa was a feminist.
After they've changed, the teenagers grouped together in the common room for a short party before they had to go to All Might's class. Bakugou received tons of texts asking him to join but he didn't reply.
He was currently attempting death by suffocation.
-stupid fucking bastard, making me lose my shit in class, the fucking nerve-He thought angrily with a pillow over his face.
'I wonder what Kacchan's lips feel like.' The line echoed in his head for the tenth time. Even though Deku was no where in sight and was far away enough that he couldn't hear his thoughts anymore, the nerd still managed to be stuck inside his head. It was infuriating!
...And yet...
Katsuki's face burned as he pressed the pillow harder against himself.
I can't believe he wants to kiss me….. He bit his bottom lip subconsciously.
Just thinking about it tied his stomach into knots. Deku wanted to kiss him, that meant he liked him-or was at least attracted to him...it didn't make any sense. For as long as they've known each other, Izuku has never once shown any outward signs of infatuation-and that was saying something since the guy was practically an open book.
Deku must've really not wanted me to find out… He thought with a hint of guilt...why though?
Katsuki frowned. What's he afraid of? Does he think I'll mock him? That I'll stop being friends with him?
He might've reacted that way in the past but they weren't in middle school anymore. Things have changed, Bakugou has changed, he wouldn't flat-out reject Deku in such a harsh way now. In fact-
...Would I even reject him..?
Bakugou was scared out of his thoughts when he heard a loud banging noise.
Knock Knock!
"Kacchan! Are you there? It's me!" A muffled voice called.
Speak of the devil.
He reluctantly got up and opened the door. There stood Izuku Midoriya, fist mid-air and mouth half open, probably about to shout again. The look of surprise on his features quickly turned into a bright smile as he waved enthusiastically.
"Hi Kacchan!" He chirped with a slight flush on his cheeks.
Was Kacchan napping? I see why Ashido always goes on about guys with bedhead now, he's lookin-
"Whaddya want Deku?" Katsuki spat out a bit rougher than intended-it wasn't his fault, anyone would be unnerved by someone blatantly checking them out.
"Well, we're having a party in the common room and everyone's asking for you since, ya know, you're the whole reason we can celebrate." Izuku explained. I wonder what made Kacchan blow up his notebook in the first place though? It seemed accidental.
Observant little brat. "No thanks, I'd rather not waste my time with those idiots." The blonde coolly replied.
"Hmm...okay, can I stay here with you then?"
"Wha-" Katsuki balked, he wasn't expecting that. "Why?" He questioned.
Izuku shrugged nonchalantly, "I like our classmates and all but they can be tiring after a while..."
I missed you.
Heat slowly crept up his neck-honestly though, he missed Deku too. They hadn't talked in nearly a week since the dumbass got injured during a quirk enhancement exercise and was sent to the hospital. Weighing the pros and cons, he conceded in the end.
"Get in here dork."
"-and then Iida started freaking out because Jirou bought pepsi instead of coke-"
"I will never understand why people prefer one over the other, there's no fucking difference."
"Yeah there is, one's sweeter." Izuku countered as he helped himself to Katsuki's chips, everyone loved to raid his kitchen.
Bakugou scowled from the other end of the bed, "Lay off the chips will ya? We got combat practice in less than 10 minutes."
"Are you calling me fat?"
"Of course, you're fat as hell." He said sarcastically, taking the bag of chips and pinching the non-existent belly fat on the boy's side; Izuku giggled, never having grown out of his ticklishness.
Cute. The word automatically popped into his head without permission, Katsuki's cheeks darkened when he realized that wasn't Deku's thoughts.
"Kacchan, can I ask you something?"
"You just did-"
"Are we friends?"
Katsuki flinched. The atmosphere changed from comfortable to tense very quickly.
"Um...yeah?" The blonde replied suspiciously, placing the bag of chips on his desk.
"So you would tell me if something was bothering you, right?"
Ah, so that's it.
"I'm fine-I swear, don't worry about it."
"But your notebook-! You wouldn't just blow it up like that unless something was bothering you and you seemed pretty agitated during the lesson and before too! You had this look on your face that-"
Katsuki face palmed, he should've known Deku wouldn't let this go so easily-great, now he had to come up with an explanation and-
Wait.
Or maybe...
A brilliantly mischievous idea came to mind. He moved closer to Izuku to carry his plan into action.
Said boy noticed the movement and paused in the middle of his sentence. He looked up quizzically at first, then nervously as Katsuki leaned down towards him and didn't stop until their foreheads met. He immediately turned red and spluttered,
"Ka-Kacchan? What're you...?"
The tip of the blonde's nose brushed past his cheek and he felt a hot breath whisper in his ear,
"I said, don't worry about it, Izuku."
The green haired boy promptly short-circuited. Katsuki moved away and stood up, stretching causally as if nothing special happened.
"C'mon, we're gonna be late for our next class."
The flustered teen opened and closed his mouth rapidly, making him look like a fish out of water. Bakugou couldn't help but smirk at the shell shocked expression, feeling somewhat proud of himself for being the cause of that reaction.
He wanted to see more of those reactions.
"TODAY'S LESSON WILL BE ONE ON ONE SPARRING SESSIONS!"
All Might's voice boomed throughout the gym.
"I will be choosing your partners so listen carefully!"
The students collectively groaned. Their teacher wasn't the most creative when it came to pairing people up so they often fought the same person over and over again; it was frustrating and predictable for most.
Izuku normally enjoyed sparring with his partner; Kacchan always kept their fights interesting, making every single battle a challenge with new tricks up his sleeve-which made him wonder...
Was Kacchan messing with me earlier to catch me off guard? Is that his new strategy?
Katsuki rolled his eyes and held back a hard 'no'. Damn nerd, always overthinking things. He internally huffed, offended that Deku would think he'd resort to something that low.
"Okay!" All Might loudly announced, "The groups are-!"
As expected, they were the same as last time.
The nice weather permitted them to use the outdoor fields for once, each pair was to pick their own spot and use the environment to their advantage. Katsuki and Izuku kept it simple and chose a nice grassy area that was somewhat hidden amongst the trees.
A cool spring breeze passed by as Midoriya blocked another kick.
He countered a punch aimed at his jaw and and barely dodged another kick going for his shin. Their options were pretty limited since they weren't allowed to use their quirks, it was a battle of raw strength and speed, both of which Katsuki had more of. The blonde left little room for Izuku to play offensively so he decided the best course of action was to get space between them. Midoriya leaped far away but Bakugou quickly closed the gap, breaking through his defensive stance with an unexpected uppercut.
In the end, the One for All user was on his back as the fire wielder pinned him down.
"I win." Katsuki said, grinning widely.
The smug smile was wiped off his lips as soon as he saw the teen under him.
Curly hair splayed stunningly against the ground as emerald eyes shone brightly in the sun, his freckles were partially covered with dirt yet he still managed to maintain a fresh and dewy look from the light shade of pink blossoming across his cheeks.
A thousand emotions surged through Katsuki as he admired his features.
Izuku was thinking similar thoughts as he stared up at the blonde, taking in the perfect 'image of victory' in awe.
Kacchan's so amazi-
The thought was left unfinished as a pair of lips came crashing down on him.
...
...
Katsuki pulled away after a few seconds, bright red as he realized what he's done.
Shit.
Shit shit shit shit
SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHIIIII-
THUD!
He fell backwards clumsily, kicking himself away from the other as he panickedly searched for a reason, any reason, to tell Deku why he had just randomly kissed him after beating the shit out of him-
Butterflies exploded in his stomach, oh my god he just KISSED DEKU!
"Uh, that wasn't-! I mean, um-you know, I-you, uh-" Katsuki stammered, beyond embarrassed to form a coherent sentence. His heart ran a mile a minute and he had to consciously clench his fingers in a repetitive motion to keep them from smoking.
Izuku's mind was still blank as he laid on the ground in a vegetative state. He thinks he broke the boy. Katusuki groaned and slapped a hand over his burning face, wishing to just die so he could escape this awkward situation...
!
"I CAN READ MINDS!" Bakugou suddenly exclaimed, waiting for mysterious forces to kill him and reset time.
"WHAT!?" Izuku finally sat up.
...
...
It didn't work.
FUCKING BULLSHIT QUIRK AT LEAST STAY CONSISTENT!
Midoriya was a mess by the time Bakugou finished explaining. He asked for numerous confirmations in his shocked state, trying to process the information and simultaneously figure out how much Kacchan had heard.
"Since this morning?"
"Yup."
"You knew that I wanted to touch your hair in class?"
"...Yeah."
"That I think you're insanely attractive?"
"Deku-"
"That your eyes are my favorite color?"
"I heard everything, you don't need to repeat yourself-"
"That I wanted to sniff your shirt?"
"-What?"
"Nothing."
The blonde was about to question that further when he noticed that Izuku was struggling with his next set of words. His lips quivered as his complexion steadily warmed up, he fidgeted with the hem of his shirt as he spoke,
"Th-then you k-knew t-that I, that I-"
"I like you too Deku..." Katsuki softly murmured.
Izuku looked like he was gonna have an aneurysm. Bakugou simply watched for a while, admiring the way his pupils dilated before they frantically broke off eye contact. His entire body trembled as his face gradually turned into an adorable shade of red-Bakugou's favorite shade.
"I didn't realize it before," Katsuki continued, scratching the back of his head, "I've never really thought about you that way and honestly, I didn't even think we could be friends after all the shit I've put you through-"
"Kacchan-"
"I know, you forgave me and I'm grateful as fuck for that but..." Bakugou paused, feeling unusually self-conscious. He picked a leaf in his hair as he took in a deep breath, "Are you sure?"
"Are you sure you'd want to...to be with me?" He finished, voice brimming with insecurity.
More than anything. Izuku thought.
Red eyes glanced up, startling the other as he remembered 'Oh yeah, Kacchan can hear me'. The green haired boy gulped. He further fidgeted with his shirt before he mustered up the courage to say aloud,
"I've always wanted...that...since childhood. How could I not? You're everything to me...Katsuki."
Bakugou coughed, suddenly finding the grass to be very interesting. He plucked at a stray dandelion as Izuku shifted closer.
"I like you Kacchan." Izuku declared more boldly this time, gaining confidence from Katsuki's shy behavior.
"Shut up nerd."
"Will do."
He tilted forward and captured the lips of his long time crush, hands coming up to entangle in the blonde's unruly hair and discovering that he was right,
Kacchan's hair is soft.
Fireworks went off in Katsuki's stomach; eyelids fluttering shut, he leaned into the kiss and enjoyed the tiny shiver Izuku did as he pressed a palm against the small of his back. He gently pushed the other down, pinning him once again but in this case,
They both won.
"And that's how Deku and I got together."
"Awww duuuude, that's so romantic!"
Bakugou was forced to tell Kirishima how he and Deku became a couple after the redhead pestered him nonstop for details-which the blonde obviously gave the absolute minimum of.
Katsuki shrugged, "Just felt like really bad writing to me."
The telepathic quirk had worn off by now and while he was extremely happy for the boyfriend he got out of it, he did not miss that shit. It gave him so many migraines throughout the week and left him with just as many questions, such as-
"Why did I stop hearing everyone else's thoughts when Deku came back to school? And why the hell didn't I die after I told him about the quirk?"
"Hmm, maybe it's one of those things where your one true love is the exception?" Kirishima suggested, "It's a pretty common trope, especially in these kinda fics-"
"-What does that even mean?"
THE END :3
I hope you guys enjoyed this story! It took a lot longer than I expected but then again, I edited this thing to death. I'm honestly glad it's finished but I'm not 100 percent sure I'm completely satisfied with how it turned out...oh well.
Thank you guys for reading! Stay safe!