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Quirk: Poltergeist. The user can throw objects, go through objects, and possess a person or inanimate thing. Weaker in sunlight than in darkness. The user’s powers get stronger if their enemy is terrified.
Why aren’t you looking at me?! Sharp, intimidating red eyes glare at a [color]-haired student at the front of class. Bakugo leaned forward in his seat. It creaked in response as he continued to stare at them intensely. Unlike all the other extras at UA they stuck out the most to him. [Y/N] is incredibly shy and introverted, so when Katsuki heard them laugh it gave his senses bliss. Except for the fact that Iida is the one making them laugh.
How did the aggressive, unfriendly, overconfident Bakugo fall in love? By all means it should be impossible! God he hates it! The butterflies in his stomach, the endless thoughts of [Y/N] hitting him like a violent rainstorm, and in brief moments when their gazes meet, Bakugo loses all his snappy words entirely.
It was when the two were sparing. Aizawa paired them up together and Bakugo was reluctant. What kind of challenge would a ghost quirk be?
He’s wrong. Bakugo is floored. And that sadistic grin [Y/N] gets when they spar has Bakugo’s heart racing.
Katsuki knows [Y/N] writes fanfiction and how they want to be an author. He never liked reading but when he looked up their fanfiction (Y/N) writes under a pen name (but with some research Bakugo was able to find them) he was surprised. He happily falls into those adventurous worlds, feeling a rush as the adventure and horror pulls him for a spin. Who knew someone could create such nerve-wracking storytelling? Bakugo sure didn’t.
Why are you talking to Four Eyes? He’s a dumbass. He’ll never see you for how amazing you are! Can’t you tell he’s as boring as a Popsicle stick?
It’s early in the morning and hardly any students arrived for class yet. Tenya left the room to do something and [Y/N] returned to writing.
Sensing someone hovering behind them, [Y/N] slightly turns their head to look up. Hands slam on their desk, trapping them from leaving. “Your work is trash.” Katsuki waited for a sharp reply but gets none. He yanked the papers off of the desk and shuffled through them. “What is it this time? Horror? Action? Suspense? Angst? Or that sappy Romeo-and-Juliet-love shit?”
“Don’t-”
Katsuki read some pages out loud like a passionate opera singer and students started to laugh. The part Bakugo read is a scene where a man loses his lover in a war, trying to survive a Mecha fighting a monster from space. [Y/N] sank miserable in their seat and a blush covered their face.
Iida entered the room again and his features are stern. [Y/N] smiled and Bakugo sputtered.
“Leave [L/N] alone, Bakugo. We should all support each other in our hobbies. For one we’re training to be heroes and two it isn’t very kindhearted to-”
“Shut it you extra!” Katsuki crumpled up a page and tossed it. It bounced off of Iida’s head and though unamused, he stayed calm.
“[L/N] will never be a good author! Their shitty work is soooo puke-worthy! They might become a hero but they’ll never be a great writer!”
“It is a difficult career. Have you ever tried, Bakugo? Who knows? [L/N] might be a famous writer and capture the hearts of thousands. Writers are truly extraordinary. They don’t need brawn to inspire, just their heart and creativity.”
“Yeah,” [Y/N] muttered. “Two things which you don’t have Bakugo.”
He clenched his jaw and burned the pages to ash. “All your hard work is for nothing. Ain’t like you got a fan club, [L/N]!”
The next day Bakugo wandered the halls checking his phone. [Y/N] has posted another chapter –an AU based on one of his favorite fandoms. Eyes tear away from what he’s reading, hearing [Y/N]’s name. Bakugo’s heart lodged painfully in his throat as he realized exactly what is happening down the hall.
“I made a cake for you, Iida!”
“For me? How generous, [L/N]. Thank you!”
It’s a small round cake with blue frosting. On top is a cookie with icing that looked like Iida in his hero costume. The pastry is nothing fancy because [Y/N] is new to baking, but they often shared with everyone –even Bakugo, to try and get better. This time, they had baked something just for Iida.
“I really like you, Iida. You stand up for me and you laugh at my dumb jokes –and you make me laugh too. I like how you do your best at everything and care about your friends.”
No. [Y/N] can’t like Four Eyes!
“Would you go out with me?”
The blue-haired man blushed. He smiled. “So heartfelt! I like you too, [Y/N]!”
“You do?!”
“I never thought someone as amazing as you would like me. I know I can be too strict and overelaborate sometimes but I want to be the best hero I can be. I want to do my best for you too.”
No! [Y/N] should like me!
You don’t deserve it, Katsuki’s mind fired back. You bully [Y/N]. Did you really expect them to like you?
But I’m the best. And I love them more than any of these dumbass extras! Bakugo clenched his fists angrily. Katsuki never lost at anything and he refused to lose now.
“Hey [nickname]! Watch out! Are you blind?!” Katsuki shoved [Y/N] aside. Usually they’d glare or fire back but ever since they started dating Iida, nothing has made them sad or angry.
“What’s with that look on your face?!” Bakugo knows and he’s fizzing with rage. A cruel smile crossed his features. “I can’t believe a loser like you got a date!”
“Yeah,” [Y/N] sighed. “Iida is so awesome!”
Freezing from shock, Bakugo then scowled. He dumped soda over their head.
Startled, [Y/N] crashes back to reality.
Why aren’t you talking about me? Good, bad, I don’t care! Just-
“What the hell Bakugo?!”
“Later, extra!” He laughed. Katsuki acted as if he left but doubled back to watch [Y/N] go to their locker.
A somber frown restored into a bright grin. Inside their locker are gifts. Every few weeks Iida would get them one and [Y/N] would quickly buy or make him one too.
Bakugo would interfere and burn the ones Iida deposited in the locker and replace them with ones he got for [Y/N].
“Whoa! These are expensive! I love them but Iida didn’t have to spend so much on me!”
Smiling, Katsuki held his breath. He hated that Iida got credit but at least he’s able to repay [Y/N] for being such a jerk to them. To Bakugo, [Y/N] is the greatest person in the world (besides himself that is) and anyone as great as him is certainly extraordinary.
Classmates gave [Y/N] strange looks as they happily skipped down the hall. Iida smiled and pulled them into a hug.
“Thank you for the gift, Iida!”
“You’re welcome. I hope that it is useful to you.”
“It is! I can’t wait to write more stories with my new pens and paper.”
“What?” Tenya stopped walking alongside his [boyfriend/girlfriend]. “I didn’t get you those. I got you a jacket from that store you always go to.”
[Y/N]’s brows furrowed, mystified. “What about that [animal] plushie?”
Iida shook his head. “I got you a new book from [author].”
They become soundless as dread overshadowed their faces.
“…we’ll need all the clues before we can solve this mystery.” Izuku wrote down notes hurriedly.
Iida held [Y/N]’s hand and smiled sweetly. “We’ll find out who it is. Count on Midoriya. His observation skills are unsurpassed.”
“Maybe it’s a villain? I heard some get crushes on heroes and try to get noticed.” Ochaco guessed.
“Or maybe it’s another student from UA who likes [Y/N].” Tsuyu added.
“It’s possible…” Izuku smiled at [Y/N] and Iida. “Whoever it is we’ll stop them.”
“Thank you Izuku.”
“Yes, thank you, Midoriya.”
Aizawa entered the room. He wrote more notes on the marker board and then turned. “Tenya. Bakugo. You have a mission. Mr. Yagi will give you the details.”
This is a new program at UA to prepare students for a villain attack and future hero work. Two students are sent off in pairs to capture villains.
A villain was robbing banks. His quirk is turning things or people into wax. Citizens panicked and ran as alarms blared. The man is carrying a sack of stolen money and firing a gun into the crowd. Gunshots are deafening, louder than the screams of those trying to escape. Bakugo and Iida chase the no-name villain through the maze-like corridors of the city. Tenya lunges and kicks the gun out of Wax Man’s hands. The criminal tackled Iida but the speedy UA student dodged him. Bakugo hurled explosions past them and junk collapsed between two buildings, removing any exits and creating a dead end. Katsuki disarmed Wax Man and stomped on his gun, breaking it. Iida spun around, around, and around, making the criminal dizzy from tornado-like wind.
Wax Man is stunned and retched, falling on all fours. Iida smiled. “Now we just have to apprehend him! Do you have the-”
Fast as a snapping mouse trap Iida is captured in handcuffs that zap and weigh down whoever is wearing them. Tenya stares at Bakugo incredulously as he looms over him, wearing a menacing smile.
“Why?!”
“Shut up!” A powerful kick stunned Iida.
The villain scrambled on all his limbs to run away but Bakugo’s booming voice made him freeze with terror. “Move again and I’ll blast you all the way to space! Do as I say and I’ll let you go.”
“You’ll…let me go?” Wax Man blinked, mirroring a frog.
“Turn him into wax.”
Iida’s eyes widened. “You won’t! We’re classmates and friends, Bakugo!”
“Think I care?” Katsuki laughed.
Iida thrashed around uselessly. Wax Man walked up and used his quirk on him. Turned to wax, he’s unable to move, but he can still see and hear everything around him. The criminal ran away but Bakugo blasted him with an explosion in the back. “You really thought I’d let you go? Seriously? Why would I do that when you’re so essential?”
Tenya wants to speak, to shout, to say anything but his lips are sealed shut. Stuck and inoperable.
Bakugo turned his head side to side, looking at Iida. “This is great! You know, I don’t know why [Y/N] likes you. I’m so much better! But now that you’re no longer a distraction their attention will be on me again.” He laughed. “You had me worried for a second. But you’re just a boring extra! So long, Four Eyes!” Explosions melted Iida to nothing. Bakugo returned to UA and reported back to Aizawa, carrying the apprehended Wax Man to the awaiting pro heroes. Bakugo said that Iida is missing, leaving during the mission to join villains and get revenge on UA.
When the news got to the students, [Y/N] is heartbroken. They attended classes but grief veiled them like a pall.
Bakugo found out Denki was a spy for the LOV and decided to team up shortly to betray UA.
[Y/N] walked home. After closing the door they lazily drop their bag on the sofa and headed to the kitchen for a snack before studying. Turning the lights on they see Bakugo sitting in the middle of the room!
A strawberry flavored cake sat in glass on the counter. The top is gone and Bakugo swiped some frosting and tasted it. “I hope you’ll make cakes like this for me every day.”
“What are you doing in my house?!”
Katsuki casually leaned back, draping an arm over the back of the chair.
What an asshole! Might as well kick your feet up too!
Bakugo smiled dreamily but something is off about it. An intense violence glints in his eyes. “I wonder what our future we’ll be like together. You and me, being antiheroes. You won’t have to worry about anything and you could be the writer you always wanted to be. We’ll make a lot of money fighting side by side.”
“Get. Out. Of. My. House!”
“Don’t treat your soulmate like that. We can do this the easy way, where you follow me out of here or I can just carry you over my shoulder. I don’t mind the second option, either.” Bakugo laughed villainously.
“Are you on drugs or just crazy?!”
Staring fearlessly at [Y/N]’s glare, Bakugo just stands up. “Go on, fight me. I miss sparring with you. I will win, though.”
Understanding flickered on [Y/N]’s horrified face. “You were the one who put those gifts in my locker! I won’t go with you, Bakugo! I want to be a hero. And those gifts mean nothing to me. You bully me all the time! I could never love someone who bullies me. I love Iida. He’s missing and I’m going to look for him!”
Knives, glasses, silverware, and chairs all fly at Bakugo. Even the one he was sitting on dumped him and started attacking. But he’s ready. Katsuki doesn’t use his quirk like he usually did when they sparred. [Y/N] lunged, going through him and running out the door. Katsuki tried to tackle them but [Y/N] stumbled down the steps and turned just in time. He tripped and quickly tried to right himself and chase them. If [Y/N] goes through the forest across the street they could lose Bakugo and make it to the shopping centers!
Katsuki feels his heart racing. Not from fear. No. This is a test. The chase is exhilarating! His chest heaved, his lungs burned, working like a machine in overdrive.
He tackled [Y/N] and this time they slipped through his grasp, literally. Bakugo throws a small device sending out sound waves that shock those with ghost quirks. He grappled [Y/N] and captured them with a quirk-cancelling net. “I’ve decided not to be the number one hero. Who needs heroes? My new dream involves you, me, and an isolated fancy house in the woods. As long as I have you, I am number one.”