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Bakugou stood in the middle of the gym, a bouquet of red tulips and violets in his hands as he waits for Midoriya. Today was supposed to be one of their training sessions with All Might, but Bakugou chose to ask All Might to give him this night to confess his feelings for Midoriya. He can feel his hands trembling and sweating as he waits for Midoriya to enter the gym. It's not because he prepared for the last three months, but because he was scared. He was afraid of being rejected because even though Midoriya would forgive him for everything he's done, it doesn't guarantee that he'll reciprocate Bakugou's feelings.
"Calm your ass down," Bakugou whispers to himself as he closes his eyes and raises his head, "nothing's guaranteed, so worry about the results after,"
Bakugou takes a deep breath and releases it before facing the door. Now isn't the time to be scared. He practiced what he'd say for the past three months, memorized every word of the confession he wrote in his notebook. It should be easy, but it wasn't.
Midoriya walked through the door, eyes scanning the gym to search for All Might when he saw that Bakugou was alone.
"Where's All Might?" Midoriya asks, eyes wandering around the gym searching for his teacher that he failed to notice the bouquet of flower in Bakugou's hand.
The gym was empty, practically the same as when they're training with All Might. Bakugou looked up ways to make his confession as romantic as possible. Skimmed through every romantic shop, there were but decided that simply standing in front of Midoriya would be the best choice. They didn't need anything fancy. They didn't need the stupid heart decorations, didn't need a cheesy confession that involved the entire class holding up cards that would spell something that Bakugou himself could say. He believed that standing there and baring his heart would be the best because nothing could beat the sincerity of the heart.
"He's not here," Bakugou answers, capturing Midoriya's attention. That's when the latter noticed the bouquet in Bakugou's hand.
"Oh," Midoriya whispered, his eyes glued on the bouquet. He couldn't tell what was happening, couldn't tell if he wasn't aware that Bakugou would confess to someone tonight. He raises his head, stares at Bakugou, and awkwardly scratches his nape, "looks like I didn't get a memo about the event tonight,"
Midoriya's heart stings at the thought of Bakugou confessing to someone else but seeing the flowers in his hands, he could tell. Those flowers meant loyalty, love, passion, and devotion. Bakugou wouldn't hold onto those if he weren't going to confess to someone.
"I'll just take my leave. Good luck," Midoriya says and pauses to eye the bouquet once again before forcing himself to smile at Bakugou, "good luck confessing, Kacchan,"
Bakugou raises a brow and pushes the bouquet to Mirodiya's chest, startling him, "it's for you, dumbass,"
Midoriya blinks at him, too frozen to move, "What?"
Bakugou feels the heat rush to his face and ears. He opens his mouth to speak, but no words came out. His mind was blank, and all those efforts of memorizing his confession were useless because he ended up opening and closing his mouth like a fish.
Irritation starts to bubble in Bakugou's chest as his plan fails. It wasn't supposed to go this way, but he couldn't back out. So, he stares Midoriya straight in the and, with his heart pounding in his chest, says, "I like you, Deku,"
It was four words, four simple words, but it was enough to make Midoriya's heart go on a rampage. He lifts his hand to take the bouquet Bakugou had given him and stares at it with disbelief, "can you repeat what you said?"
Bakugou grits his teeth and swallows. He doesn't want to repeat it, but the disbelief in Midoriya's face was annoying, "I said I fucking like you, dumbass!"
Midoriya blinks before tears start to fill his eyes, "that's not how people confess, you know, Kacchan?"
Bakugou rolls his eyes, "you were pressing my buttons,"
"How? I just asked you to repeat yourself to make sure I didn't mishear," Midoriya defends himself and wipes away the tear that fell from his eyes.
"How does someone mishear a sentence like that?" Bakugou says and walks towards Midoriya to cup his cheeks and wipe his tears, "it's not something I'd say daily,"
"That's the point. I sounded like something you wouldn't say," Midoriya says and sniffs, "well, not to me, at least,"
Bakugou furrows his brows and pinches Midoriya's cheeks between his fingers before pulling them to stretch, "and who told you that you wouldn't hear these words from me, huh?"
"Wait, Kacchan! It hurts!" Midoriya complains as he tries to pry Bakugou's hands off his cheeks with one hand to avoid getting the flowers involved.
Bakugou lets go and raises his eyebrow at Midoriya, "now, did you hear what I said earlier?"
Midoriya grins while rubbing his cheeks, "can I hear it again?"
"You-" Bakugou says and pulls Midoriya into a tight hug, whispering, "I like you. You annoying piece of shit,"
They both chuckle at Bakugou's last words. Midoriya wraps his arms around Bakugou and buries his face on the crook of his neck, "I like you too, Kacchan,"
Their relationship slowly started to change then. That night was spent with them sitting on the gym floor with Midoriya leaning on Bakugou's shoulder as they talk. The following days were then spent with awkward good mornings, cheek and forehead kisses, and hand-holding. They weren't subtle about their new relationship, and everyone could put two and two together.
Their faces would turn red at the simply intertwining their pinkies, would get flustered when their skin accidentally brushes against each other as they pass by, and there's always an evident smile on their face as they watch each other's performance during class activities.
Everything was fine. They were happy and in love. They were at the top of their class, and they were growing together. But everything changed when Mirdoriya's new quirks manifested.
Bakugou was always there for him, sacrificing his sleep to help him, staying up late to make notes for Midoriya to try when using his quirk because he knows Midoriya likes things written down, he's there when Midoriya's frustrated about not making progress. Bakugou had always been there.
"Bakugou," Aizawa calls out after a class exercise.
They were in the classroom to receive comments about their performances earlier. The atmosphere was heavy, considering what happened just a few hours ago.
"I know," Bakugou answers before Aizawa could even say anything.
"You know I had high expectations for you during that activity," Aizawa starts. Midoriya watches as Bakugou fist one hand under his table, "you're one of the smartest students of this class. So, I don't understand why you'd make a miscalculation of blowing up an entire building and almost killing hundreds of people. I know it's an activity but what if it was real? What if your classmates weren't there to back you up?"
"I know," Bakugou whispers through gritted teeth. He knows, he's aware, he didn't need anyone to mention his mistakes. But he needed to hear it.
"It's disappointing," Aizawa says and proceeds to tell the others his comments.
Bakugou couldn't hear anything after that. All he can hear is the ringing in his ear as the memories of his classmates rushing to save the civilians in the activity keep flashing in his head.
The class ended, and Bakugou was the first one to walk out the door. He needed time to alone, he needed to clear his head, but that was impossible when he hears someone chasing after him.
"Not now, Deku," Bakugou whispers after stopping to let Midoriya catch up.
"Kacchan," Midoriya whispers, hand reaching out to hold Bakugou's in hopes of comforting him.
"I said not now," Bakugou whispers and turns around to look at Midoriya with glassy eyes.
Midoriya reaches for the back of Bakugou's head and guides him to rest his forehead on his shoulder as he sobs. He wanted to tell Bakugou. It's alright, everyone makes mistakes, but he knows Bakugou all too well to tell him that. No words would be enough to make Bakugou feel better, so he opted to remain silent and let Bakugou cry on his shoulder.
After that day, Bakugou started to work harder. He was putting his everything into every activity and is putting more into his training with Midoriya.
"Kacchan," Midoriya calls out after All Might had given them a break from Midoriya's quirk training.
"You're holding back, aren't you?" Bakugou asks and glares at Midoriya.
"I wasn't-"
"Stop lying!" Bakugou yells and pulls Midoriya's collar, "tell me, why were you holding back?"
"You looked exhausted. You looked like you'd collapse anytime," Midoriya explains and wraps his fingers around Bakugou's wrist, "look at the bags under your eyes. You look like someone who hasn't slept in a week,"
Bakugou grits his teeth and pulls Midoriya closer to him, "stop worrying about me and think about how to control all your goddamn quirks,"
"But Kacchan," Midoriya says and removes Bakugou's hands from him, "you're my partner. I can't go all out when you look like you can't handle it,"
"What?" Bakugou asks, obviously offended. He can feel his hand twitching, but before he could even do anything, he freezes at Midoriya's words.
"Let's end this," Midoriya says, his voice firm and eyes determined.
"Stop, what? Fighting?" Bakugou asks despite knowing what Midoriya means, "fine, we'll talk about this at the dorms,"
"Kacchan, you know-"
Bakugou's hand releases sparks, and the smell of smoke start to surround them, making Midoriya stop, "You must be taking my feelings lightly if you're going to stop this just because of one small argument,"
"It's not because of this, Kacchan. We've been holding each other back," Midoriya explains while looking straight into Bakugou's glaring eyes, hoping that by doing so, he'd make Bakugou listen, "isn't suffocating to always spend your time helping me, staying up late to write notes and pointers. Aren't you suffocated that I'm the center of your world because I am,"
Bakugou's heart clenches. He's been doing everything for Midoriya. He'd been sacrificing so much only for Midoriya to feel suffocated. Bakugou rarely feels self-doubt. He rarely regrets decisions he knows he did right, but this made him question everything he's been doing up to now.
"You're just tired. Let's tell All Might we need some rest," Bakugou says and walks away, hoping to save their relationship, but Midoriya grabs his wrist to stop him.
"Kacchan," Midoriya pleads, "let's just end this. Things will only get worse if we keep going,"
Bakugou grits his teeth and pulls his hand away, "if you to end it so badly, then let me stay,"
"What?" Midoriya asks, confused and uncertain if he heard Bakugou right.
"Let's go back to the way we were," Bakugou begs. He can feel his eyes sting as his heart shatters. But he does his best to keep his voice as stable as he can.
"Kacchan," Midoriya whispers, not knowing what kind of relationship Bakugou wants to return to.
Did he want to be friends? Rivals? Acquaintances? Their relationship had constantly been changing, and Midoriya couldn't pinpoint what 'back to the way we were before' meant.
"We've been together since childhood, Deku. You've always been stuck to me like glue so let me stay. I don't care what relationship we have. Just let me stay by your side," Bakugou explains and sniffles. He wipes away the tear that fell from his eyes before turning around to face Midoriya.
Midoriya bites his bottom lip, "okay," he agrees because just like Bakugou, he couldn't imagine what life is like without Kacchan.
Training continues without them saying anything to All Might, but they're certain he knows.
They returned to the dorm in silence and went their separate ways. No good nights were said, and no good night kisses were given. It was weird not doing any of those, but they were aware of their new relationship, and they both knew the new boundaries they've set up the moment they returned to being friends.
Bakugou and Midoriya didn't have to announce their breakup. Everyone noticed the moment Bakugou and Midoriya started joining their own friends for breakfast, lunch and heading to the dorms. No one asked them anything, no one acted differently, but they were considerate for not asking for details.
Years passed, and Bakugou and Midoriya maintained being friends. They were both caring towards each other, but they made sure not to care too much. Bakugou returned to being the same person that he was back before he and Midoriya started dating. He was back to being incredibly focused on his goals and even became the person with the most variety of special moves.
Bakugou was back to the person Midoriya had always admired, not that he stopped admiring Bakugou when they were dating. But he seemed to be back to before he chose to focus on Midoriya instead of himself.
Midoriya didn't stay the same, though. He slowly became more confident, assertive, and more determined. He's already mastered most of his quirks thanks to his classmates, but most especially because of All Might and Bakugou. He learned to combine his quirks and learned how to use seventy-five percent of All for One.
They grew as individuals, which was enough reason for Midoriya to believe that they can try again. So, when the winter ball came, Midoriya asks Bakugou to meet him in the gym. He stood in the middle of it, like how Bakugou did the night he confessed to him. In his hands is the same bouquet Bakugou had given when he confessed.
Midoriya can feel his heart drumming against his chest as he waits for Bakugou to enter, but as he waits, he couldn't help but smile as he thinks that maybe this is what Bakugou felt when he was in that position.
"Ahh," Midoriya whispers, "this is nerve wreaking,"
He tries to calm himself by talking to himself, and when he hears Bakugou enter the gym, he stops talking, "stop muttering to yourself, you fucking idiot, I can hear it from here. It gives me the creeps seeing you talking to yourself,"
"What the fuck is this?" Bakugou asks upon seeing Midoriya. The scene in front of him is like deja vu, but now they're in opposite situations.
"Hey," Midoriya greets, making Bakugou raise his brow as he walks towards him.
"What do you mean 'hey?' Explain," Bakugou says with his hands deep in his pocket, too scared to take the bouquet Midoriya was giving him. Too scared to hope that this could mean a second chance for their love to bloom.
"I don't know how to do this," Midoriya confesses and releases an awkward chuckle, "it's awkward to confess to you when I'm the one who broke it off,"
Bakugou rolls his eyes and scoffs, "damn, right, you fucking idiot,"
"But I want to give us a second chance, Kacchan," Midoriya says and takes a deep breath, "I still love you, that never changed, and I'm taking a risk assuming you feel the same,"
"Did you google that?" Bakugou asks before laughing. Midoriya looked like he was reciting something he memorized, and Bakugou couldn't help the laughter that bursts out of him.
Midoriya's face turns red after being caught. He did do his research, but he didn't know it'll be this hard to confess.
"I don't have much experience, okay?" Midoriya says and runs his hand through his hair, "you're the only person I ever confessed to, so give me a slack,"
Bakugou chuckles and takes the bouquet before pulling Midoriya into a hug with one hand, "I thought we'd never get another chance,"
Midoriya can feel the pain in Bakugou's voice as he says those words. His heart clenches, and he wraps his arms around Bakugou, "I'm sorry,"
"No, it's fine, you were thinking of what's best for us," Bakugou whispers and hugs him tighter, "but please, don't break it off again,"
Midoriya nods and feels Bakugou's tears fall on his shoulder. He can feel Bakugou trembling, so he kisses his cheek and whispers, "you'll ruin my suit,"
Bakugou chokes on a laugh and jokingly hits Midoriya's arm, "you're so fucking romantic, you know?"
"I know," Midoriya whispers and laughs before adding, "I love you, Kacchan,"
"I love you too, Deku," Bakugou whispers and pulls away to wipe his tears, "now let's get out of here. I want to dance with you and win couple of the night. I don't want to see half-and-half winning that shit,"
Midoriya chuckles and follows Bakugou. He intertwines their fingers together and says, "you really wanna beat Shoto in everything, don't you?"
"Hell yeah, I do," Bakugou says and pulls Midoriya faster for them to return to the ball.
Everything goes well after that. Their boundaries are still up, but they are affectionate towards each other. Their good mornings, kisses, and I love yous are back, and it feels so good. Everything seemed so perfect until they graduated. Midoriya and his self-sacrificial nature were scaring Bakugou. He was overworking himself to the point of exhaustion, and it was starting to annoy him.
"I told you to take a break from time to time," Bakugou says after bursting into Midoriya's hospital room. He saw the stunt Midoriya had pulled earlier, and he couldn't help but panic when he sees Midoriya hit the ground while covered in blood. He knows that it's part of their job, but he feels like he's going to die of worrying too much every time he sees Midoriya overexerting himself.
"I'm fine, Kacchan. Recovery girl already came by and healed most of my wounds. I can go back to work in a day or two," Midoriya says and with a shrug as if it was nothing.
Bakugou can feel his blood boiling at how careless Midoriya is, so he walks to him and grabs his collar, "when will you ever fucking learn to take a rest? Do you honestly think everything you're doing is something to be proud of? You're setting the wrong example by constantly chasing after death. It's our job to save, not to desperately find a way to kill ourselves,"
"But they need the sign of peace," Midoriya reasons calmly while holding Bakugou's wrists.
Bakugou rolls his eyes, "please, don't flatter yourself too much. The symbol of peace ended with All Might. You're not the only hero capable of saving people's lives, Deku. People like half-and-half, ponytail, cheeks, and tape exists,"
Midoriya turns away, his face guilty, "I just did what I thought was right at the time,"
"At the time? You do it every time. Do you know how many times I visited you in this goddamn hospital this month because of your recklessness?" Bakugou asks and gently lets go of Midoriya, "six times, Deku. I came here six times,"
"It won't happen again, Kacchan. I promise," Midoriya says when he sees the genuine rage in Bakugou's eyes.
"Right, you told me that the fifth time I visited. You promised me you won't do it again after you were sent here half-dead," Bakugou says. He takes a sharp inhale and stares at Midoriya, "you know, Deku, I love you. I fucking do, but I can't put up with this anymore,"
Midoriya freezes. He can feel his tears pricking his eyes, "Kacchan,"
"I don't want to be scared of losing you every single time, Deku. So, unless you're ready to value your life, don't ever come near me," Bakugou says and walks out of the door.
Midoriya feels his tears drip on his bandaged hands as he stares at the door. He can't let Bakugou walk away. H can't, not when he has a ring tucked in his cabinet. Midoriya tries to stand up and chase after Bakugou, but he couldn't even move his legs.
"Come on, don't fail me now," Midoriya says while hitting his legs, "move! I need you to fucking move!"
Midoriya was yelling for who knows how long. He kept on hitting his legs and forcing them to move. He needed to chase after Bakugou, but no matter how long he screams, no matter how hard he hits his legs, he was stuck there to cry over losing Bakugou.
Midoriya tried to visit Bakugou's agency, apartment, and parents' house, but Bakugou wasn't around. He tried asking Kirishima, Sero, Mina, Kaminari, and Jirou, but all he got was the same sympathetic expression as they say, "he left,"
Midoriya was clueless, he couldn't think of a place Bakugou would run to, but he never stopped trying. He asked airports for travel histories, asked All Might to help him, and begged the Bakugou's to tell him more, but all this resulted in nothing.
Midoriya can feel his regrets growing with each passing day of not knowing where Bakugou is, but hope arises once again when Shoto visits him and gives him a letter, "It's from Bakugou,"
Midoriya thanks him and read the letter, "I'll see you at half-and-half's wedding. If you manage to survive not acquiring any injuries in your fights, then we'll give this relationship a third chance,"
He holds onto that promise. Bakugou wasn't one to back out on his words, so he does his best to stay safe. He stopped putting himself in unnecessary danger. He learned to call back-up when needed and started to take care of himself.
As days to Todoroki's wedding approaches, the anxiety Midoriya's been feeling grows as well. It's been so long since he talked to Bakugou, so he doesn't know how to act when he meets him. But what he's most scared of was Bakugou leaving again. He knew he did well. He was never sent to the hospital in the past year, he was even bulkier than before, and the bags under his eyes were gone as well.
The day arrives, and Midoriya puts the ring box in his pocket. He drives to the venue with a hopeful heart, and when he sees Bakugou standing there, his heart leaps, and his jaw drops.
Bakugou's hot. That's the only thing he could think of. He didn't change much, he still had that grumpy look on his face, but to Midoriya, he still looks ethereal.
Midoriya runs to the washroom to check on himself. He can't face Bakugou looking like a complete mess, so he fixes himself and rehearses.
"Okay, you can do this, Izuku. Just walk up to him after the ceremony, start a small talk, ask him how he's feeling, and propose," Midoriya says as he stares at his reflection, "easy,"
"What if I say no?" Bakugou's voice echoes in the washroom as he walks to stand beside Midoriya.
"Kacchan!" Midoriya says, his heart racing in panic.
It wasn't supposed to go this way.
"Stop yelling. It hurts my ears," Bakugou says and washes his hand, "so, what if I say no?"
Midoriya didn't consider that option. He was thinking, hoping, that maybe Bakugou still feels the same. He's been so focused on the positive that he didn't take that option into account.
"Will you let me go?" Bakugou asks and leans on the sink.
Midoriya gulps and slowly shakes his head, "I can't think of a life without you in it, Kacchan. I don't think I can let go that easily,"
Bakugou scoffs in amusement, "Is that why you stopped courting death?"
Midoriya presses his lips into a thin line and nods, "it was the only way to bring you back,"
"So, me leaving is why you're taking care of yourself?" Bakugou asks. Midoriya nods with his head hung low, "do you think I'd be happy hearing that?"
Midoriya shakes his head, "well, that was the initial reason. But I learned that I have people I can rely on, that I don't have to do everything by myself. I also found out that I'm putting more people at risk by trying to be a hero who solves everything alone. I realized all those because of you,"
Bakugou remains silent which scared Midoriya. But he forces himself to raise his head and look at Bakugou. He can feel his heart trying to escape his chest when he sees the proud smile on Bakugou's face.
"I'd say yes to your proposal but don't do it now," Bakugou says and walks out the door, "it's half-and-half and ponytail's day. Don't spoil it for them," Bakugu says and walks out the washroom, leaving Midoriya with tears of joy falling from his eyes.
The ceremony proceeds with Bakugou hanging out with his friends while Midoriya stays with his group of friends. But despite that, he couldn't keep his eyes off Bakugou.
"He won't vanish into thin air," Uraraka comments when he catches Midoriya staring at Bakugou for the nth time.
"But what if he just leaves? What if he just walks out of the venue?" Midoriya says and messes with his hair, "I'm too paranoid,"
"I'm glad you're aware," Iida says after approaching them, "he won't leave, Midoriya. Have faith in him,"
Midoriya nods and glimpses at Bakugou one last time to take in that smile of his before focusing on talking to the other guests.
After a few hours of talking and socializing, Midoriya feels his soul slowly leaving his body. All he wants to do is leave the place and throw himself on his bed to sleep. He was sitting alone on the table when his eyes slowly giving up on him when he feels someone tap his shoulder.
"Kacchan?" Midoriya whispers and immediately sits up straight when he saw him.
"You wanna sleep here, or do you want to sleep with me? Half-and-half prepared rooms for us," Bakugou says, making Midoriya blush.
"Kacchan, aren't we moving a bit too fast?" Midoriya asks and covers his face with his hands. He's not ready. Bakugou just got here. He can't just go there.
"The fuck you talking about? I said sleep not fuck," Bakugou says before rolling his eyes, "but if you don't want to, then it's fine. Half-and-half reserved a room for you anyway,"
Bakugou starts to walk away, leaving Midoriya to watch his back. Midoriya gets a flashback of what happened in the hospital. Before he could even think about what he's doing, he already activates his quirk and wraps his arms around Bakugou's waist to stop him from leaving.
"Don't go, Kacchan," Midoriya whispers while sobbing, "don't leave me,"
Bakugou turns around and sighs, "I'm already here, I'm not leaving,"
"Shit, I'm sorry," Midoriya says and attempts to pull away, but Bakugou immediately hugs him, "besides, I can't imagine a life without your crying ass following me around,"
Midoriya hits Bakugou's chest, making both of them chuckle, "also, you're ruining my suit," Bakugou whispers and pulls away before walking towards his room.
"That was years ago!" Midoriya yells after he realizes that he said those words to Bakugou the night he confessed.
"I hold grudges!" Bakugou yells and shows Midoriya his middle finger.
The night progresses with Bakugou and Midoriya cuddling. It took them hours talking about everything that happened before finally lying on the bed with their arms wrapped around each other.
"Are you really okay with me proposing this early?" Midoriya asks while playing with the ring on Bakugou's right ring finger.
Bakugou nods, "it's fine. We've always been in love with each other. We just bumped into a few issues along the way. Besides, there's a thing called long engagements,"
Midoriya nods and stays quiet. He lets himself enjoy Bakugou's warmth and lets himself be lulled by Bakugou's heartbeat.
Midoriya opens his eyes when he feels the sunlight hitting his eyes. He slowly sits up and rubs his eyes when he caught that Bakugou wasn't beside him anymore. He feels his heart race, and panic starts to take over him when he walks around only to find out that Bakugou wasn't anywhere. He looks around for any sign that Bakugou didn't leave, but his suit wasn't on the chair where they left it, folded. The towel was wet, and Bakugou's shoes weren't there.
"He's wearing the ring, Izuku. Stop panicking," Midoriya whispers to himself and walks into the washroom to wash his face, but he freezes when he sees the engagement ring on the sink.
Midoriya's thoughts go haywire as he tries to rack it for reasons why Bakugou would leave when everything's been fine. He was starting to go insane with all the thoughts running through his head when he hears the door open, and Bakugou's humming fills the room. Midoriya immediately walks out to meet him.
"What the fuck happened to you?" Bakugou asks when Midoriya comes out with evident stress written all over his face.
Bakugou puts the tray of food on the nearest flat surface he could find and walks to wrap his arms around Midoriya, "I thought you were going to leave,"
"Why would that even cross your mind?" Bakugou asks and guides Midoriya to the bed to let him sit on his lap, "I accepted your fucking proposal, so why would I leave?"
"I don't know," Midoriya says and hides his face in Bakugou's neck, "maybe I'm still scared that you'd walk away from me the same way you walked out on me at the hospital,"
Bakugou feels the guilt in his chest after listening to Midoriya, "I'm sorry. I won't do it again,"
They sit like that for a few hours before finally having their breakfast. Bakugou watches Midoriya, who has bloodshot eyes and is still sniffling. He stares at him and thinks about how to take away the trauma Midoriya has.
"I love you, Izuku," Bakugou whispers out of nowhere, "I won't be leaving you any time soon,"
Midoriya freezes and smiles at the reassurance, "thank you,"
Bakugou does his best to make it up to Midoriya. He makes sure to be there when Midoriya wakes up and makes sure Midoriya falls asleep before him. He wanted to reassure Midoriya that he'll always be there and there's no way he'll leave. He doesn't skip saying I love you but makes sure not to say it too much. He also tries to take Midoriya out as much as possible without making it too suffocating because he's too scared of repeating the same mistakes they did back then.
They were both working on making their relationship better, one where they don't suffocate each other and making sure to be conscious of the other's feelings. Years passed, and they were doing well. The lessons they learned from their previous relationship seemed to have worked out.
"I didn't know we'd reach this point," Midoriya whispers after the reception had ended.
"The moment you decided to stick to me like a leech, I already knew there's no escaping you," Bakugou says while drying his hair.
Midoriya rolls his eyes, "stop acting like you don't want this too,"
"I wasn't complaining," Bakugou says and lets himself plop on the bed, "now go to bed. We still have shit to do tomorrow,"
Midoriya nods and chuckles before lying on the bed, letting Bakugou wrap his arms around his waist, "good night, Kacchan,"
"Good night, nerd," Bakugou whispers and presses a kiss to Midoriya's forehead as they drift off to a comfortable sleep knowing that there's no escaping now that they're married.