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Katsuki thought those "what anime character are you most like" or "which anime character would be your perfect match" quizzes were stupid as fuck. Just a way for desperate fangirls to get some sort of twisted validation. His thoughts on the matter didn't change when he found a "which pro hero is your soulmate" he scoffed. 'Disgusting' he thought, he was only on this stupid site because it was 2 am and he couldn't sleep and well he might as well make fun of losers that made this shit.
He was about to close out of quotev when something caught his eye:
"Which UA hero student are you most compatible with?"
What the fuck. Logically he knew UA was one of the most popular and hero students would often make the news but to see something like this, it was drawing some lines. The icon was a picture of fucking Deku but he was already up and knew he wouldn't stop thinking about it so against his best judgment he clicked continue. The quiz was fucking stupid.
With questions like:
"What is your favorite drink?"
-coffee
[-tea]
-water
-orange juice
"What type of music you listen to? (can pick more than one)"
-heavy metal
[-alternative rock (emo)]
-classical
[-rap]
-pop
-jazz
[-kpop]
[-jrock]
"Do you follow the rules?"
[-always]
-sometimes
-never
-only when I think they are fair
-what are rules? xD
He rolled his eyes, how where these relevant? How did whoever the fuck make these know the answers? The more he took the quiz he more he hated it. It wasn't until question 40 that he finally thought they were getting somewhere.
"Do you work better as a team or alone?"
-alone
-team
[-alone can work as a team if it's necessary]
-as a team can work alone if need be
"How do you feel in big crowds?"
-uncomfortable
-energized
-neither bad or good
[-annoyed]
-depends on the day
"What is your regular mood?"
[-angry]
-happy
-sad
-content
-eh
"What is your ideal date?"
Katsuki did not understand how that had anything to do with it but he also didn't understand why the fuck he was taking the quiz, to begin with, so he answered as honestly as he could.
"Pick two colors."
[-red]
[-orange]
-yellow
-green
-blue
-purple
-pink
-white
-black
-grey
-brown
What makes the mark of a good hero?
-willingness to help people
[-winning]
-saving
-all heroes are in it for the fame
"Out of the girls who do you hope you get?"
He scoffed this question was cheating as he read the names he realized it would possibly be useful to learn their names.
-Yaoyorozu
-Ashido
-Jirou
-Asui
[-Uraraka]
-Hagakure
"Out of the boys who do you hope you get?"
He rolled his eyes again but kept scrolling until he saw [-Kirishima] Kirishima was the one fucking extra in his entire class that wasn't a fucking loser.
"Thank you for taking this quiz uwu your results will be up in just a few minutes."
The longer he waited the more he chastised himself for 1 being awake at this ungodly hour and 2 looking forward to getting the results. The results loaded.
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with this cutie Midoriya! Aren't his freckles adorable? You both demonstrated a strong sense of justice among other things."
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
Katsuki was so pissed he chucked his phone across his room.
The next day he was in such a terrible mood he broke his toothbrush when he was brushing his teeth. People normally avoid him in the hallways but today he would glare at them if they dared look in his direction. It's bad enough he had to sit in front of the stupid nerd. "Compatible" he growled compatible his ass. That fucking ass quiz by that krbkruinedmylif bitch didn't know shit. 'Compatible' he scoffed.
"Bakugo," Aziawa's tired voice chimed in, "I don't know what has you in a bad mood but if you are going be in my class I need you to stop making whatever noise it is you are making, it's distracting." Bakugou glared at him, he wasn't making any noise he was just internally angry. "That's it out," his homeroom teacher used his wraps to kick him out," Yaoyorozu or Todoroki will give you the notes, don't come back until you are done with your drama." The door slammed shut.
Fuck him. Stupid Aizawa didn't know shit he wasn't being dramatic. He went to the training grounds to burn off some steam. It was bad enough that he had to miss out on class now he would owe pony tail or half and half a favor. He blew up more of the grounds than was necessary but Aizawa deserved it.
Having nothing better to do he went to his room and pulled out his phone he has a few messages from Kirishima asking if he was okay. There it was. Proof that they were "compatible" stupid ass fucking dumb quiz. He grumbled as he pulled it up again. Maybe he hadn't answered correctly the first time. He was half asleep. He went through the quiz again and double-checked all of his answers. He answered a few of them differently like:
"Do you have any friends?"
He changed it from [-no] to [-I tolerate some people]
And the question:
"Do you believe in soulmates?"
He changed his answer from [- love isn't real] to [-t's possible]
And one by one he changed a few of his responses and maybe he was just a little bit more honest, now he just waited for the correct answer which was "Kirishima."
That is not the answer he received.
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with Todoroki! Isn't he the most handsome boy in the hero course? He is loyal and determined qualities you both share."
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
HALF & HALF???? He got half and half. He absolutely hated that bastard. "Determined" he spat and he said it, the obviously didn't know him anyone determined would now have thrown the sports festival match the way he did. This quiz was stupid and obviously rigged. His mood had improved just a tad bit after he decided not to think about it, that, however, wasn't long-lived. It was flushed down the drain when half and half knocked on his door to deliver the notes. "Here are the notes," that bastard stated the obvious. Bakugou accepted them and was about to slam the door in his face, it was frozen in place before he could.
"What's with you today?" the heterochromia boy had the audacity to ask.
"None of your damn business, leave me alone before I murder you," Bakugo threatened and created a small blast for emphasis.
Icy hot just stared at him without blinking, 'compatible' his brain whispered. Oh hell no, he created a blast so strong it blasted all of the ice clear off and superhuman strength he slammed the door and yelled, "Die!"
Katsuki was not compatible with him nor was he with fucking Deku either. He knew this. They knew this. Everyone with fucking eyes knew this. So why did this motherfuckering quiz get it so wrong?
He paced back and forth in his room. He tried to remember what he learned in those "anger management" classes. 'Breathe in and out hold your breath for 10 seconds before repeating' he did. Inhale, hold it, exhale. Inhale, hold it, exhale, repeat. After several repetitions, his rational thought kicked in again.
It was just a quiz. Made by some creep on the internet. It was not really. It wasn't 'fate' or the 'universe' saying he and Kirishima weren't compatible. No. It was a biased 3rd party quiz made by someone who didn't even know them.
Katsuki felt a little calmer after that revelation. Besides it wasn't saying that they weren't compatible it was just saying they weren't the /most./ Honestly why the fuck did he care? He never cared what anyone said about him. Why the fuck was he letting this trivial ass stupidity affect him? Fuck the breathing techniques he was pissed off again. A gainst his better judgment. He pulled up the quiz and tried again.
The quiz was fucking cheating. He decided if it was cheating, it would only make sense for him to cheat as well. He began answering the questions like he thought Kirishima would. K irishima would answer that he was friends with everyone and all of that nice shit. When it came to the drink question he replied with [-orange juice] as it was something he constantly saw his friend drink. There done. He waited for it to load. He sat down and relaxed on his bed with a satisfied smirk, there was /no/ way he would get anything other than "Kirishima."
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with this hot-rod Iida! Aren't his glasses so fashionable? You both demonstrated a strong sense of leadership and compassion.
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
For the 3rd time that day alone, Katsuki wanted to combust. All rational thought went out the window. Bakugo was determined to beat this stupid test to a bloody plump. He took his laptop out and opened 20 different tabs. He went to quotev and typed "which ua hero student are you most compatible with" and hit enter.
He ignored many of the results that popped up like "what 1a student are you" and "who is your 1a student crush" no he didn't need a new quiz he needed to beat /that/ quiz to submission. Then he saw it by krbkruinedmylif, his nemesis. He copied the link and posted it in the other tabs. HE WAS /GOING/ TO GET KIRISHIMA IF IT WAS THE LAST THING HE DID.
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with this cutie Uraraka! Isn't she just adorable? You both demonstrated a desire to succeed as heroes ."
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with Tokoyami! Isn’t he just the best? You both demonstrated a strong bond to the obscure."
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with this Hagakure! I couldn't really find a good picture but she dresses so cute. You both demonstrated an eye for exploring."
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with Bakugo! He truly has a face only a mother can love. You both demonstrated drive to aim to the top."
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
"You are most compatible with Mineta. I hear he is a creep. Not sure what you both demonstrated this was my throwaway response oh well.
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
MINETA! HE GOT FUCKING MINETA??? He had answered all of them differently and received all of his classmates. All except for Kirishima. Katsuki was steaming. Blood pressure be damned. How was it possible?
It just fucking wasn't. Unless... this was the universe at work and it was its way to tell him he wasn't good enough for Kirishima.
"Uhhh, Bakugo? You okay dude?" Bakugo looked up and Kirishima that right there in front of him. He slammed his computer shut. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" he screamed startled.
"I've been texting you and you haven't replied I thought I would come over and see if you need help understanding Todoroki's notes, I know I'm not the brightest but at least I was there, and uhhhh have you been crying?" he asked looking away to not make him more uncomfortable. "No," he whipped his tears away with his hand, "I wasn't fucking crying I'm just fucking pissed." People that where angry looked like they were crying, yup totally.
"What's been up with you dude? this morning you looked like you wanted to punch someone... And I saw you kick Todoroki out," Kirishima paused waiting for Katsuki to deny it or say anything.
"Did something happen? I haven't seen you this upset since the sports festival." Of course, Kirishima noticed. They all probably noticed, fuck. How was he supposed to tell him he was upset over well this. Bakugo wasn't even sure why he was so deadset on getting Kirishima and an answer. Sure they were friends, his first friend but why did it hurt so much?
After a few minutes of silence Kirishima sat beside him on his bed and put a hand on his laptop, "Can I?" he asked and Katsuki knew he wouldn't if he said no. He thought about it. Thought about how embarrassing it would be for Kirishima to see he was upset over this. However, if this was the universe's way of ending what they had he might as well get it over with. He shrugged.
Kirishima opened the laptop and looked through all the tabs. "Mmph" is the sound he heard Kirishima make followed by a not discreet cough. A few seconds later he heard at "pfft" followed by a series of coughs. Was he fucking laughing at him? Katsuki almost popped a blood vessel, today was definitely not a good day for his health.
"ARE YOU FUCKING LAUGHING AT ME?" he slammed the laptop shut catching Kirishima's hand but he didn't care. How dare he.
"No- pfft okay yes," he redhead said as he burst into laughter. Bakugou jumped out of his bed and dragged Kirishima by his shirt determined to kick him out of his room. The other guy hardened creating a dead weight, "wait, wait Bakugo no, let me explain," he said as he grabbed his arms to release his hold on him. Bakugo paused, "you have 3 fucking seconds," he commanded.
"I'm laughing because well I didn't think you were the type to take these quizzes, I mean I take them all of the time, they are fun but you? Don't you think they are like stupid or something?"
"THEY ARE FUCKING STUPID!" he yelled.
"Then why are you letting yourself get so pressed by the results?" Kirishima asked. Bakugo was stumped. Why was he? Fuck this dumbass was right.
"I mean you are /BAKUGO fucking KATSUKI/ why are you letting a quiz fucking uh-"
"Win," he finished for him.
"I was gonna say get to you but I mean yeah that works."
Katsuki felt like a dumbass. Kirishima was right he had let a dumbfuck virtual page ruin his whole fucking day. Katsuki let out a soft chuckle, "heh, I was overreacting huh?" Kirishima laughed, "that's one way of putting it, what result did you get at first?" he asked.
"Deku," Bakugo admitted embarrassed.
"Hah! Well, that explains it," they both just laughed at Katsuki for a bit.
"So I understand why you wanted to redo it after Midoriya but what's with all of those tabs? Did you keep getting him or something?" his red-headed friend asked after a while.
Katsuki felt his cheeks heat up, he wasn't sure how he could tell him he was obsessed with getting /his/ name.
"Not exactly, I-fuck, don't fucking worry about it shitty hair," he walked back to his bed and reopened his laptop, he was out to close the entire browser before Kirishima stopped him.
"Who didn't you get dude?" he asked and fuck he had the softest look he had ever seen.
How was he supposed to ignore that?
Oh.
Suddenly everything made sense, he was so fucking desperate to get Kirishima to be 'compatible' with him bc he has /feelings/ for him. His face scrunched up a little. He wasn't sure how he felt about this recent discovery.
Kirishima hummed and sat beside him, "Try taking it one more time?" he offered, if you don't get what you want then it's obvious this quiz is full of shit, I mean you are Bakugo, you /always/ win right?" Kirishima gave the brightest smile when he said the last part. Katsuki nodded, pulled the laptop towards him and angled the screen to where Kirishima couldn't see it and tried again.
He was sure to be brutally honest this time. The fucking, "do you believe in soulmates?" questioned he answered truthfully with [-not really but I want too] and little by little he was honest with himself.
"What is your regular mood?"
-angry
-happy
[-sad]
-content
-eh
By the time he was finished he was relaxed, like no matter that this quiz from hell said, he knew the truth, he and Kirishima were very compatible. The proof was everywhere. Their quirks alone complemented each other, where Katsuki was brash and quick to act out, Kirishima was calm and ready to be the voice of reason. They both jumped in when necessary with no hesitation. Fuck, Kirishima had even saved his life more than once. Yes, Katsuki was sure no matter what the result, Kirishima, no Eijirou was and always would be there for him. Either as friends or hopefully maybe something more.
The results loaded.
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with Shinso! I know he isn't a hero class student but after the sports festival I saw on tv he should be. You are both misunderstood but heroic!
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
"WHAT THE ABSOLUTE SHIT, HE'S EVEN A FUCKING HERO COURSE STUDENT!!" Katsuki yelled and let out an explosion so large it blew a hole on the roof. Aizawa sure to bitch but he didn't give a single shit. "Shinso, fucking Shinso? WHAT THE ABSOLUTE SHIT?"
Kirishima hardened to protect himself from the drywall falling from the ceiling, he took the laptop from him and looked at the new results, "Huh, this person must be a huge fan," he scratched the back of his head, "Uhhh soo the person you haven't gotten is from our class?" Katsuki just nodded and started his breathing techniques again.
"Who is it dude? Do you have a crush on her? Eijirou asked bluntly.
"Him, fucking him, and it's you, you fucking moron," he replied annoyed. He instantly blushed when he realized the had basically just confessed.
Kirishima’s eyes got wide, "Me? you have been trying to get me?" of course his dumbass didn't register the crush part.
"Yeah, hair-for-brains. I have taken this gaddamm quiz 50 fucking times to see your stupidass cuteass face and I haven't," he crossed his arms against his chest.
"I was fucking sure I had gotten it that last time but it's fucking obvious that that bitch doesn't know what the word 'compatible' fucking means. I outta find them and throw 30 different dictionaries at them. I mean how the /fuck/ are we not compatible?" Bakugo continued to ramble before Kiri got a chance to reply.
"We fucking do everything together, I tutor you and only you, you are /the/ motherfuckering reason I'm even starting to get along with anyone else..."
"Bakugo," Kirishima tried to interrupt.
"I wasn't even fucking sure why it pissed me off so much but it's obvious I think you are my fucking soulmate or some shit like that. And fucking soulmates would match at least /ONE/ fucking time, just one..."
"KATSUKI!" Kirishima yelled.
"WHAT?!" he snapped at him pissed off he was interrupting his rant/confession.
"I got you," Kirishima said beaming.
"What the fuck did you say?" he wasn't making any sense.
Eijirou turned the screen around and showed him new results of the same fucking quiz.
"CONGRATS!!! You are most compatible with Bakugo! He truly has a face only a mother can love. You both demonstrated drive to aim to the top."
"Feel free to take this or another one of my quizzes again ^.^"
Katsuki just started at the screen. It was the only tab open Kirishima had closed the rest of them. But how did he know he hadn't just saved the screen from when he got himself?
"Take it again," he commanded.
"What? no?" Kirishima protested.
"I don't fucking believe it. Take. It. Again," he needed to be sure, it was a matter of life or death.
Kirishima sighed and shrugged, "Fine. You dramatic baby," he said.
"M not a fucking baby," he protested he wanted to fight with 'dramatic' part but decided against it. He waited for some time, he could see that Kirishima was taking the questions seriously by how he raised his eyebrows and stuck out his tongue. The last minutes were the longest of his life.
"Done," he said and turned the screen towards Katsuki while the results loaded. Sure enough, a few seconds later was a picture of him from the sports festival. Katsuki stared at it in disbelief.
"So," Kirishima was the first to talk, "what was this about you saying we were soulmates?" he teased and pushed the laptop away from them as he got closer. He was blushing nonstop and had the biggest smile Katsuki had ever seen.
"I didn't say-" Bakugo stammered.
"Oh no you don't, you said you wanted to see my 'cuteass' face and you were pissed because 'soulmates had to match at least once' well Katsuki, I made sure we match two times in a row," he grabbed Bakugo's hands and kissed the back of one, "What does that mean?"
"It just means we are compatible," Katsuki mumbled trying his best to not look at how fucking adorable the other guy looked. /Tried/ being the operative word.
Kirishima hummed, "drive to aim to the top," he quoted.
Bakugo scolded himself that is exactly what he wasn't doing at the moment.
"You know Katsuki," Eijirou spoke again, "I don't think your mother is the /only/ one that could love your face," he teased.
Fuck it. This was all of the reassurance he needed. He grabbed Kirishima from the collar of his shirt and pulled him into a rough sloppy kiss.
Several weeks went by and when Bakugo thought about it the worst most annoying day of his life, had turned into the best. Eijirou was /his/ motherfuckering boyfriend they were, and he would stab anyone else that would suggest otherwise, /extremely/ compatible. "And soulmates," the soft part of his brain that would not shut the fuck up with sappy shit suggested.
He didn't even think about the circumstances of how they got together until he went to look up something on his phone and he saw the url of /that/ quiz. He stared at it. It didn't matter what it said. He /knew/ it was fucking rigged.
Fuck, he clicked on it cursing himself out for not learning from his past mistakes. He saw the creator had added a note. He never wanted to hurt anyone else in his fucking life as badly as he did them.
The note read:
"Hiii! It has come to my attention that the "Kirishima" result has not been working DX. Sooo sorry about that if you were trying to get best boy. Let's be real he should have popped up for everyone at least once. Anyway it's fixed!! Enjoy ^.^ "