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Chapter One: Unexpected
Katsuki Bakugo was enjoying his day off. He fucking deserved it after how hard he’s been working at Endeavors agency while also being a Mister Miyagi for a certain green haired hero in training. He had his headphones in and was listening to his calm playlist. When suddenly his phone buzzed.
Ugh. He hoped it wasn’t shitty hair. And maybe it was the spoiled UA student in him but he REALLY hoped it wasn’t All Might summoning him for more training. He needed a day to just relax.
He would ignore it.
Buzz buzz.
"Tch"He glanced over to see who wanted a piece of him on his day off.
“IcyHot" lit his screen up. Ugh. What could that half n half bastard want.
"Can I come by?" the first message read.
"It will only be a moment of your time" the second one read.
The blonde contemplated ignoring him but he did notice him acting strange that week so maybe there was something going on. But didn't he have other friends? Why didn't he go to Deku?
"Make it quick. I'm trying to fucking relax" Bakugo shot back. Within 30 seconds of sending the text, he heard a knock on the door. He must have been waiting outside already. Katsuki threw his door opened with an unnecessary force and grabbed the boy by the shirt.
"It's my day off half n half! This better be good!" Todoroki nodded and wandered into his room cautiously. His head was down and he looked serious. His hair was frazzled as if he didn't even bother to brush it this morning and he was still wearing his pajamas.
"Could you close the door?" He asked sheepishly. Bakugo squinted at the unkempt human refrigerator/microwave.
"Don't tell me what to do." he said at a lower volume than normal as if to acknowledge the boy before hims need for privacy. He then closed the door. Before he even had time to turn around, Todoroki in all his aloof bluntness just blurted out what was on his mind.
“Bakugo, you’ve known Midoriya for a long time, right?”
“Do I look like a fucking Deku encyclopedia. Whatever you want, make it quick.”
Shoto stared at the man with a really pathetic look on his face. He looked highly embarrassed and just not... half n half like... Oh god, he was gonna fucking help him. Heroes help everyone and Katsuki WAS trying to turn over a new leaf.
“What do you wanna know?” He tried to say as gently as possible. Maybe just maybe he could be good at the friend thing.
“Um...do you think maybe...he likes..men?”
Okay he didn't know what he was expecting but it wasn’t fucking that.
“Oh God....”
“Shhhh! Please B..Bakugo I’m begging you don’t blow up. You know how thin these walls are.” his eyes begged.
The blonde turned 40 shades of red. Half n half was into men and not only that, he was into Deku? That much was clear. This information was a lot for Bakugo to take in. He didn’t know how to process all of it much less answer the actual question. But Todoroki looked downright miserable and he felt for him. Really. After the shock wore off, it finally dawned on him the question at hand. And then all at once a memory flooded into him.
It was in middle school, and Bakugo was not the only one who made Deku his favorite target. Some ugly faced nobody was dangling one of his hero notebooks in front of him.
“Hey look at this! Midoriyas stupid hero diary has little notes about how cute he thinks they are!”
“G..give it back!”
“New up and coming hero Hawks has dreamy eyes and is very popular with the ladies (and me!)”
“P..please! S-s-stop!”
“Awwww you like blondes, do you Midoriya? We see how you stare at Bakugo!” Another person teased.
“S-so!” Shoto pressed further and Katsuki snapped back to reality. Oh shit. If Deku did like boys...could he have...liked him?
“Look half n half....I don’t judge or whatever. I’m not gonna make fun of you. Your secrets safe with me... But I don’t think the nerd is focused on...that stuff right now. You see how round face pines after him but I don’t think he’s focused on her in that way. Look he was really lonely when we were kids. I think he’s just happy to have friends right now.” it was a measured answer. An honest response.
“Right. Friends. Maybe I should just be content with that.” Todoroki looked a bit sad and began to walk out. But an overwhelming curiosity began to wash over Katsuki.
“Ask him about Hawks.”
“Huh?”
Bakugo couldn’t bring himself to look Shouto in the eye and he was embarrassed to admit he wanted to know the answer too.
“You know how he is about heroes. Maybe if you ask about Hawks, he’ll say something. Tell me his answer and I’ll help you translate Deku speak.”
“Th..Thanks!”
Shouto let a small smile he creep on his face and then rushed out the room leaving the blonde spitfire to sit with his thoughts for the rest of his now miserable day off.