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Today was the day before Valentine's Day. When class 2-A entered their homeroom, it was decorated with various shades of pink and red hearts. Some strung together like a banner, others were randomly placed on the walls around the room, and some hanging from the ceiling on the end of a spiral.
"Woah, so much pink!" Ashido said excitedly as she and many other students shuffled into the room
"It almost competes with you Mina." Uraraka giggled behind her hand
"I know right!" Ashido laughed with her
"This is a little overboard." Jirou grimaced at all the pink
She doesn’t mind it, it's just this was obnoxious okay?
"Affirmative." Aizawa huffed, walking to the podium
"Hey Aizawa-Sensei, did you do all this?" Kaminari asked his teacher with curious yellow eyes
"No, Principal Nezu and Present Mic decorated the rooms." Aizawa answered with a tired look on his older face
Then he frowned.
“Also I’m offended that you think I would take part in such pointless holidays.” He grumbled
Kirishima tilted his head confused.
“Didn’t you help Eri make Valentine’s Day cards last year?”
Aizawa’s good eye pierced right through Kirishima who laughed awkwardly.
“Ah nevermind man, that was probably someone else.” He said
Iida cleared his throat, interrupting them.
"Sir, are we going to have some sort of event?" He question, raising a hand
"I was getting to it.” Aizawa sighed heavily
“Tomorrow, during homeroom you will be allowed to exchange Valentine's gifts to whomever you choose, but after homeroom you'll return to your regular studies." Aizawa told them
"Really!" A bunch of students shouted in surprise
Aizawa sighed again, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"I'm sure some of you have already gotten a gift so tomorrow morning is the perfect time to give it to that special person. However, no PDA or I'll expel you." He threatened
"Yes sir!" The class said in unison except for a few
"Alright, now open your textbooks and turn to page three hundred and ninety four." Aizawa instructed
Some students whined about having to actually do school work but they did as were told anyway.
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The next day, everyone showed up to class excited and of course having different variations of nervousness. Well, everyone who had a Valentines to give that is.
Kirishima walked up to Ashido's desk the moment he saw her. He was the first one that’s brave enough to give one of the girls their gift.
"H- Hey Mina, so I uh, gotta reservation at this place. I thought we could go together." He said, showing her his phone
It was a breakfast restaurant across town that Ashido has been ranting about wanting to go to, but it’s always full and they only take reservations. It was fancy and famous for its delicious Natto!
Ashido nearly knocked over her chair as she stood up abruptly.
"Ei! I love it!" She squealed, nearly cracking the glass windows
Kirishima grinned, feeling so damn happy.
"Great! I'm glad." He told her
Ashido gasped in the middle of her fangirling when she realized she forgot something.
"I got you a gift too!" She said scrambling to get it out of her backpack
Kirishima’s eyes went wide because usually people returned gifts on White Day, but the author is lazy so she’s doing it the American way.
"Wha- really?" He asked
Ashido nodded, pulling a box out from under her desk where her backpack was.
"Of course, here. Isn't it super cool?" She smiled as she handed him the item
Kirishima looked at the box to find it was a special vintage Bruce Lee action figure. Very manly looking of course.
"Hell yeah it is! Thanks Mina!" He said as his sharky grin grew bigger
She stood up to give him a hug but before she let go she kissed his cheek making him blush.
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After seeing that Ashido and Kirishima’s interaction went well, Iida decided it was his time so he stood up and turned towards the girl that sat behind him everyday.
"Good Morning Uraraka, I have something for you." Iida greeted with his arms behind his back in a formal stance
"For me?" Uraraka asked, standing up from her seat too
Iida nodded promptly.
"Happy Valentine's Day, here." He smiled then pulled a small bouquet of money from behind his back
Uraraka's eyes bugged out as she saw the money flowers.
"Tenya, they're beautiful!" She said as she took the bundle from the taller
The brunette looked back up at the taller.
"Oh! I got you something too!” She smiled shyly as she put her gift on her desk carefully
“It’s not much, sorry, but I hope you like it anyway. " She smiled as she rifled through her backpack
“I’ll like whatever you have gotten me, Uraraka.” Iida said with a small warm smile in return as he waited
Then the shorter pulled out a whole gallon of orange juice from her bag and handed it to him. Iida gasped, taking the item to inspect it.
He then looked back at her.
"It's my favorite brand of orange juice, how did you know?" Iida asked her
Uraraka giggled.
"Tenya, you talk about it all the time silly." She said, looking up at him softly
Iida blinked then blushed.
"I- well thank you. This is a perfect gift." He said with kind eyes as he hugged her gently
“You’re welcome!” Uraraka replied and kissed his cheek
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Kaminari was at his desk as he gathered the courage to approach Jirou. He sighed then puffed out his chest and got up from his desk trying to seem suave as he walked to where she was.
"What's cookin' good lookin'?" The electric blonde grinned as he approached Jirou with something behind his back
She looked up from her phone with a cocked eyebrow under her fringe.
"You have something for me, Charging Port?" Jirou asked leaning her cheek on the palm of her hand
Kaminari deflated at the nickname she called him.
"Well I did, but if you're gonna be a meanie then I might go ahead and return it." He teased
Jirou rolled her eyes and gave in.
"Fine. Sorry, I'll be nice." She sighed like it took all her strength
Kaminari moved his hand that held his phone out from behind his back.
"Okay, here!” He held it in front of her face
Jirou looked at the screen confused.
"Denks, that's a picture of a guitar." She said with a slight frown
Kaminari rolled his eyes.
"Yeah I know, I couldn't bring it to school so it's still in my room.” He told her then grinned proudly
“BUT it's a replica of Jimmy Hendrix's guitar. It's got the certificate of authenticity and everything!" The blonde explained
Jirou snatched his phone and looked closer at the screen.
"Oh my gosh, it is!" Her eyes widened in surprise after she zoomed in on the photo
Kaminari smiled bigger.
"See, now who's two thumbs and is the best boyfriend?" He asked
"This guy." The blonde pointed his thumbs to himself answering his own question
Internally though he's surprised he won the bidding war on Mbay. It was so expensive. He’s gonna have to share instant ramen with Midoriya for a few weeks or beg Bakugou to cook for him.
"Shuddup, I could kiss you!" Jirou almost squealed like Ashido would, but she refrained from doing so
Kaminari shrugged
"Well, if you want to~." He leaned forward puckering his lips
Jirou flicked his forehead.
"Not here, later." She told him as he started to pout
“Aw man.” Kaminari whined
Jirou rolled her eyes and sat his phone down on her desk then turned to her backpack.
"I got some for you too, but it's not as cool as what you got." She pulled out a ukulele and laid it next to Kaminari's phone
The electric blonde looked at the black and yellow instrument and saw it had writing on the lower part.
"Is this signed by Tyler and Josh?!" He asked, holding it up in the air like it was baby simba
"Yeah, d- do you like it?" Jirou asked nervously
Kaminari held it to his chest
"Like it? I love it, dude!" He told her then cleared his throat
“I mean babe.” He chuckled
Jirou laughed at his excitement.
"Then, since I know you don't know how to play the ukulele it also comes with free lessons from your girlfriend." She smirked
Kaminari’s jaw dropped.
"Can we make out right now?" He begged jokingly
"Aizawa-Sensei said no PDA in the classroom." Iida interrupted from across the room
Even though Uraraka kissed his cheek, he still followed the rules. A kiss on the cheek was fine, but a full makeout session? He could not let that fly.
Kaminari immediately turned to him and pointed his finger at the taller
"Don’t test me Tenya, I'll make out with you too!" He shouted at him
“And Kyou likes to watch!” He added
“Denki!” Jirou blushed making her classmates laugh at their antics
Iida looked stunned then blushed brightly as he pushed up his glasses.
"I- that's very kind, but I'm not interested." He turned back around to Uraraka who was laughing
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After they quieted down, Yaoyorozu turned towards Todoroki who was looking out of the window at his desk.
"Good Morning Shouto." She smiled as she stood up
Todoroki looked up at her.
"Good Morning Yaomomo, I have-"
Yaoyorozu interrupted him as she placed a food kit basket on his desk.
"Here! I wasn't sure what you would like so I got you a soba kit." She smiled
Todoroki looked at the contents in the basket. It had everything one would need to make soba.
"This looks expensive." He commented flatly
Yaoyorozu looked to the side, embarrassed.
"My mother helped me pick it out. She said this was the best option to... woo you." The tall girl blushed
Her mother was a little kooky and absent minded, but she was right ninety percent of the time. They were two very different people, but her mother always tried to help as best as she could.
Todoroki furrowed his brows, but not out of anger or confusion.
"Interesting, my mother told me the same thing." He said and then pulled out a book
Rei went with him to the bookstore and helped him pick out a book for Yaoyorozu since he knows she likes to read. Though because he wasn’t sure what she likes he asked his mother for help.
"Shouto." She said with a soft smile taking the book he handed her
The cover had a blonde man wearing a red cape taking the hand of another man wearing a green vest. The title written in fancy letters read the red prince and the green peasant. It was a mature novel version of a children’s book and It was perfect. Yaoyorozu loved historical fiction especially when it was a boys’ love.
"Um, do you like it?" Todoroki asked, sounding unsure
It was actually the book she was planning to get on her next trip to the bookstore. She just hadn’t had the chance to do so.
"Of course I do, it's from you. Do you like yours?" Yaoyorozu smiled excitedly as she hugged her book to her chest
Todoroki looked back at the basket.
"I do, very much." He smiled thoughtfully
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Asui wasn’t very nervous so she walked over to Tokoyami
"Hey Fumi, I got you some fresh apples." She placed a wooden basket full of different colored apples on his desk
Tokoyami looked surprised at her.
"This is a whole basket… You shouldn't have." He said but was ever grateful
Asui shrugged.
"It's no big deal. My aunt and uncle own an apple farm, ribbit." She smiled
Upon special request from Asui, they delivered a batch to the school for her. They give her the best and freshest apples they could pick from their trees.
Dark Shadow appeared.
"Are you gonna give her what we got? C'mon I wanna see her face!” They begged
Tokoyami shook his head.
"Alright Dark Shadow, give me a moment." He said, getting the item out of his bag
"Here you go uh Tsu, enjoy." Tokoyami said kindly as he handed it to her
It was a jello heart that looked like a human heart.
Asui giggled but smiled. It was very Tokoyami.
"This is really sweet of you two. Thank you, ribbit." She said kissing his beak
"We knew you would like it!" Dark Shadow nodded as Tokoyami blushed
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"Hey Ojiro, I got you something you're absolutely going to love!" Hagakure's clothes walked up to his desk with not a touch of nervousness in sight
"Oh, I... I got you something too." Ojiro said with a small smile as her looked up at face
Well in its general direction.
"Let's give them to each other at the same time then!" Hagakure suggested and by the sound of her voice, Ojiro assumed she was smiling
"Great idea." The blonde guy nodded in agreement
"Okay okay. Three… two… one... Happy Valentine's Day Ojiro!" Hagakure said loudly
"Happy Valentine's Day Hagakure!" Ojiro said almost as loud as they showed what they got for each other
Hagakure gasped dramatically.
“Mashi you didn't! I love it!" She said seeing the heart shaped box full of caramel chocolates as stated on the outside of the box
She grabbed the box, handing him the tickets and held it to her chest as she jumped up and down. Ojiro looked at the tickets which he soon found out were two movie tickets for a new karate movie.
He smiled big.
"Woah this is so cool! Oh, I um, I'm glad you like it." Ojiro said rubbing the back of his neck with a small blush
"Oh Mashi, you're such a sweetheart." Hagakure giggled and kissed his cheek making him blush more
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Everyone else gave their gifts or were still giving them when Kirishima and Kaminari noticed Bakugou was sitting at his desk by himself. Midoriya wasn't even sitting behind him, he was off talking to Uraraka and Iida about their gifts it seemed.
"Bakubro, aren't you-"
"Don't have one." Bakugou interrupted Kirishima before he could even get part of his sentence out
"Then what was that a-" Kaminari tried to say until Bakugou grabbed his face, but not harsh enough to hurt the other
"Wanna keep your damn mandible attached!?" The blonde shouted, gathered attention
“Aw man, not smart people words!” Kaminari whined, trying to pry the taller blonde’s warm hand off
"Jeez dude, you good?" Sero asked cautiously from his seat behind Jirou
She was off talking to Ashido about their gifts.
Bakugou grunted then let go of Kaminari and looked to the side.
"M’fine. Leamme alone." He says sitting back in his seat
He was tense, but he didn't know why it made him so anxious. There's really nothing to worry his spiky little head about but there was. However, he feels like a damn coward because everyone else is giving their gifts so freely and he can’t even stomach to look at Midoriya.
"Alright, just... don't forget about it." Kirishima said, quietly patting him on the shoulder
"Shuddup." Bakugou murmured, looking out the window again
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Later, Midoriya and his friends were hanging out in his room on the floor studying for their next quiz that Aizawa announced in class after they finished giving Valentine’s Day gifts.
"Midoriya, I thought you were going to give Bakugou a Valentine's Day gift." Iida inquired from his spot next to Uraraka
Midoriya's body jolted at the sudden question.
"Yeah, weren't you going to confess to him too?" Uraraka added with a tilt of her head
He told them a month ago about his plan for Valentine’s Day. Now it was here and he couldn’t do it. Especially not in front of everyone. He was embarrassed just thinking about it.
Midoriya looked up from the textbook with a faint blush across his freckled cheeks.
"I was... b- but I'm nervous and he looked pretty angry so maybe I'll wait until his birthday. That's only two months away." He said, getting flustered
"I think you should give it to him today. I'm sure he'll say yes. Ribbit." Asui patted him on the back from his left
It was comforting, but not enough unfortunately.
Midoriya shrugged looking down at his textbook that his hands were now laying on.
"I don't wanna ask him then get rejected. That would make things awkward between us.”
He said then shrugged.
I don't even know if we could still be friends after something like that.” Midoriya shook his head
“I shouldn't have bought the gift in the first place. I... got too excited." He told them, blush growing deeper as he frowned internally, hating his past self
"Why would he reject you?" Todoroki asked with a stoic expression from across the table
"Because he's Katsuki." The two girls answered
“Because he’s Bakugou.” Iida said instead
"Because he's Kacchan." Midoriya told him
Todoroki frowned, confused.
"Izuku, Katsuki likes you." He said bluntly
"What!?" The other's eyes widened in disbelief
Todoroki tilted his head.
"You…” He trailed off as his eyes narrowed quizzically
“Haven't noticed?" Todoroki asked like it was common knowledge
He and Bakugou talk often, albeit the blonde would say no they don't if you asked him. When they talk, somehow the topic always goes to Midoriya.
"No!" Midoriya looked somewhere between terrified, happy, and sad for not noticing it sooner if it was true
Todoroki shrugged.
"It's very obvious that he likes you." He said plainly
Midoriya's mind was beginning to race.
"What, how? I never noticed and I notice everything about Kacchan." He said, running over every interaction he's ever had with the blonde since this year
Asui taps her index finger to her chin.
"You know, now that I think about it… Todoroki is right. Ribbit.”
“Katsuki does stare at Izuku a lot. Almost as much as Izuku stares at him." She teased with a laugh
Midoriya’s whole face turned pink.
"I don't stare at K- Kacchan!" He stood up clenching his fist to his sides like a kid throwing a tantrum
"They also train together with All Might. Most of the time it's just them." Uraraka pointed out purposely ignoring Midoriya
"I-" Midoriya tried to argue
"Bakugou very clearly cares about him. He's shown it countless times, especially since the war." Iida nodded
"Aggressively of course." Todoroki added with a small smirk like he was proud of his friend
Midoriya faltered, looking down at his lap.
"I think you guys are seeing things wrong." He said, trying to calm himself down
"Or maybe you are?" Uraraka stood up to walk around Iida and over to him
"Well, there's only one true way to find out. Ribbit." Asui stood up, nudging him with her elbow and a smile
"Give him the present, Deku." Uraraka said placing her hands on her hips
"This is a bad idea guys." Midoriya shook his head while rubbing his upper arm, just over the cuff
"Izuku, you can't wait forever." Todoroki said standing up next to last
"I know, but I'm just worried. We worked so hard to get our friendship back and I might ruin it because of my feelings." Midoriya covered his embarrassed looking face, feeling small
Iida sighed, standing up last and gripped the smaller by his shoulders. It made the smaller let out a squeak of surprise.
"Midoriya! It's time for you to be the man that you are and go get your happiness!" He said in a commanding voice
"B- But-" Midoriya tried to argue, but the taller wouldn't have it
He shook his head and frowned.
"No buts except for yours out that door to give Bakugou his gift." Iida pointed towards the door
"Go get your man, Deku!" Uraraka smiled encouragingly
Midoriya nodded, getting swept up by his friends' encouraging words and smiles.
"Yeah, you- you're right! I deserve to be happy just like everyone else." He told them
"So what are you gonna do?" Todoroki asked, urgingly
"I'm gonna march to Kacchan's room, give him his present, and confess my feelings to him!" Midoriya declared
"You can do it Izuku!" Asui cheered as Midoriya opened his door to leave after grabbing the gift that was sitting in his desk
"Thanks guys!" Midoriya smiled, heading down the hallway
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Midoriya stood in front of the door that was clearly Bakugou by the name plate. He was frozen, only able to stare at the door as his mind spiraled down and filled his body with anxiety. This is a mistake, why did he think this was a good idea? This could ruin everything they have. Everything they built up. Everything they repaired. He got caught up in the moment and let my emotions control him once again and now he’s right in front of Bakugou’s door. He could start hating him again. No. Bakugou wouldn’t do that but this would definitely strain their relationship. He can't do it! He told himself as he was about to turn and leave but the door opened abruptly startling him.
"Kacchan! H- hi." Midoriya greeted
He waved nervously at the other who reflexively went onto a fighting stance only to relax a moment later once he knew it was the other. Unfortunately, the war left more than just external scars.
"What’re ya doin’ here?" Bakugou asked, looking him up and down like he was suspicious of the other
"I... I um, came to see you." Midoriya rubbed the back of his neck, laughing oddly
Bakugou frowned, clearly still suspicious of him.
"Okay... Was actually gonna come get ya anyways." He shrugged
"Come get me?" Midoriya questioned with a tilt of his head
Bakugou nodded.
"Yeah, come in." He turned walking deeper into his room expecting Midoriya to follow him
Midoriya did so, albeit shyly.
"Okay." He said walking a few steps in the room and shut the door all without turning around
"So what’s that?" Bakugou pointed to his body after turning to face the shorter
"Wh- What's what?" Midoriya shrugged, feeling the sweat run down the side of his face
Crap, he was so damn nervous! Bakugou was wearing a tight tank top that showed off some of his scars and a pair of black sweats that didn’t leave anything to the imagination. No wait! Don’t think about that right now! Midoriya scolded himself in his head.
Bakugou rolled his eyes dramatically.
"Behind your back, idiot." He crossed his arms
Midoriya jolted as if not expecting the other to notice he had something behind his back.
"Oh, oh! That. It’s um..." He trailed off, struggling to come up with an explain that wasn’t the truth
The shorter couldn’t think properly though because how can you when you're literally holding a present for the most wonderful person in the world? It's now or never, Midoriya thought as he gulped harshly.
"Actually, I- it's for you, Kacchan." He said pulling it out from behind his back
Bakugou snatched the box and analyzed it.
"Your wrappin’ skills suck, Izuku." He smirked
"I know..." Midoriya said looking to the side fidgeting with his fingers
No matter how many times he hears it, he still can’t get used to the taller calling him Izuku again. He loves it though!
"Can I open it?" Bakugou asked, holding the present in one hand
Midoriya blushed.
"Y- Yeah, if you want." He nodded
Bakugou proceeded to sit on the floor like a child on Christmas. The present was put in front of his crossed legs and he tugged at the bow that was on top.
Midoriya smiled for a second until he remembered what the present was for then he spun around.
"I uh, just wanted to give you that. I'll be on my way." He grabbed the door handle
Bakugou looked up at him with a frown before he could even rip open his gift.
"Hah? No, you're stayin’." He told the other
Midoriya shook his head.
"I really don't th- think I should." He said not facing him
"Why not?" Bakugou challenged, he didn’t understand why the smaller as acting so weird
"Well I- urm-" Midoriya stuttered again, not being able to come up with a excuse to leave
He was so bad at improv. Maybe he should take some classes with Todoroki.
Bakugou smirked smugly.
"Heh. See, ya don't have an excuse so sit your ass down, Nerd." He demanded
Something about Midoriya giving him a present made his earlier nervousness melt away. Besides, it was just him and Midoriya in there. The other wouldn’t judge him even if rejection came right after. Midoriya was too nice to be harsh when letting someone down. Whenever Bakugou was confessed to, he was harsher than he meant to be. He never said direct insults but he was blunt about his feelings. It was only fair. If they were blunt and honest then so was he. Suddenly an “I’m really not interested in you” left a girl running off to cry.
Midoriya turned to face him finally.
"Kacchan, I really-"
Bakugou's expression softened as he looked at the other.
"Izuku, just sit down with me while I open this." He said much too kind for his usually harsh vocal cords
Midoriya thought for a moment then nodded. He just couldn't deny Bakugou. He never could.
"... okay." He conceded
The smaller sat down on the floor just as Bakugou started shredding the paper away from the box finally. His heart was beating so fast and it made him start babbling to fill the silence.
"I thought you would like it. It to- took me a while to decide because there’s so many and I wasn't even sure what you had or don’t have these days since you don’t really display this stuff like I do. I- If you don't like it, the receipt is in the box so you can return it and get something else."
He informed him as Bakugou opened the box
The blonde started laughing as he saw the contents inside the poorly wrapped box that's now been shredded like a wolf got a hold of it. He couldn’t help the laughter that bubbled up his throat and spilled out of his mouth. It was just too perfect.
Midoriya was startled by the sudden laughter.
"Wh- why are you laughing?" He looked at the other with wide confused eyes
Even now, Bakugou didn't laugh much unless it was to laugh at someone, menacingly, or if one of his friends actually told a good joke. All still rare occurrences.
The taller stood up, continuing to laugh.
"Just wait a minute." He told him
“Stay there.” Bakugou added as he walked to his closet
Midoriya’s head followed the other across the room.
"Um for what?" He asked, still very confused
Bakugou was acting so strange!
The blonde slid open the door of his closet.
"I'm gettin something, hold on." He said as his laughter calmed down
Bakugou picked up a present that sat on the floor near his shoes and brought it to Midoriya.
"Here." He said and took a seat across from him holding out the box.
Midoriya looked at the gift.
"Is that for me?" He pointed to himself after pointing at the box
Bakugou rolled his eyes, but nodded and shoved the present at him, leaning over his own.
"Yes, ya moron.”
“I would've given it to ya earlier, but I didn't want all those extras botherin’ us." He admitted as he returned back to his spot behind his own gift
Midoriya inspected the box now on his lap.
"You're definitely a better wrapper than me." He said with a cheeky smile
His heart was beating faster than before. Bakugou actually took the time to get him something. He took the time to wrap it carefully. Midoriya is sure he even put great thought into buying the gift itself because he never half asses anything.
Bakugou scoffed.
"Course I am, now open it." He told him
Midoriya giggled and carefully tore open the wrapping paper so as to not to get it everywhere. The blonde liked to keep a neat and tidy room. Then Midoriya opened the box to find an All Might figurine staring up at him.It was the same exact one he had gotten except Bakugou’s was signed by All Might himself. That just confirmed what Midoriya thought about Bakugou putting thought into the gift itself. He didn’t even think about doing that. He was so nervous about what he was even going to say to the blonde.
"Kacchan, you- I- we got the same thing?" He took it out of the box looking confused at it
Bakugou nodded with a grin
"Yup. ‘Cept mine has a note at tha bottom." He turned the box in Midoriya's hand so he could see the yellow sticky note stuck to the bottom
“Go out with me, Izuku." Midoriya blushed after he read the note out loud
His head snapped up to Bakugou eyes beginning to water.
"Kac-" He struggled to get out, but his body was so overwhelmed that he hunched forward
One hand landed on the floor and the other on his heart to keep it in his chest. They don’t need another exploding heart incident. The first time was one too many.
Bakugou put his hand over Midoriya's that was on the floor. His thumb gently rubbed over a scar.
"I know ya like me, but I wanted to wait ‘til Valentine's Day to confess that… I like you too. M’not great with words so a special edition signed All Might figure and a sticky note is tha best you're gettin’ outta me. Sorry Izuku." He chuckled lightly as a pink blush rose to his cheeks
Midoriya's bottom lip wobbled.
"It's perfect Kacchan!” He sniffled then felt embarrassed as he leaned back when the other removed his hand from atop his own
“B... but how did you know I liked you?" He asked looking at those ruby red eyes
Bakugou scoffed again.
"Are ya fuckin’ kiddin’ me?” He asked bewildered by the question
“Deku, you aren't very subtle." He told the other with a shake of his head
Midoriya looked down, a tear rolling down his cheek that he quickly wiped.
"S- sorry. That's probably embarrassing for you." He choked on an awkward laugh
Bakugou knew Midoriya would react like this. He's such a crybaby, the blonde thought fondly. Bakugou moved, walking on his knees towards the other after moving their gifts to the side. He sat right in front of Midoriya who was sitting seiza like he always does. After getting into the same position Bakugou took one of the other’s hands into his own while he used his own free hand to help wipe away the fat tears.
He squeezed Midoriya’s hand in his own to let him know they were there, together.
"I really don't give a shit." Bakugou said letting his hand cup the smaller flushed cheek
"Then m- me either." Midoriya said with a nod
Bakugou then grinned.
"So, we datin’?" He asked bluntly
"Yes." Midoriya nodded with a short wet laugh
“Yes we are, Kacchan.” He said and smiled that pretty megawatt smile
"Good... means I can finally do this." Bakugou said just before he leaned into kiss Midoriya's soft lips
It was definitely inexperienced but that was okay because it just meant they were on the same playing field. They could learn together and try new things together. It took a bit for them to find a rhythm, but once they did, it was just perfect. Slow, soft, and passionate. Once he pulled back to see the damage, he was met with a breathless looking Midoriya who almost leaned in for more.
The shorter’s eyes went wide as his whole face went red suddenly.
"Kacchan, you-"
"Is that green apple?" Bakugou interrupted as licking his own lips and noticed the taste was sweet
Midoriya glanced away, missing the feeling of the taller’s warm hands on him.
"My l- lips were dry earlier." He answered, voice still a little shaky
Bakugou snorted.
"Ya damn Nerd." He said
Midoriya squawked.
"Wha- how does that make me a nerd?!" He asked, but started to laugh too
Bakugou's laugh was always contagious to him. They used to do it all the time when they were kids. Midoriya hopes it comes more often as their new relationship develops.
"It just does." The blonde kissed his cheek and Midoriya blushed brightly again
He guessed Todoroki was right about something for once. Who would have thought.
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Many years later, the same two All Might figurines sit on a shelf just above the headboard to Izuku and Katsuki Bakugou's bed. They were still in the box and right next to a new family picture of the pro heroes and their two adorable kids.