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Bakugou Katsuki loved his routine, it’s one that took a while to keep as consistent as it is now. And to help keep it that way, he doesn’t talk to people as often, doesn’t go to events unless necessary, plus doing so stops him from having to explain to people why he still hasn’t met his soulmate. When he meets new people a lot of the time the people don’t even need to ask if he’s met his soulmate because a lot of the colors of his outfit don’t fully match.
since he can barely see any color.
But of fucking course it can’t always be the same, which is why he’s working at the register today instead of being in the back helping to make the coffees and pastries, because someone is sick today.
Mina Ashido
She’s always working the register because she seems to like it enough and she’s the best with customers. Another reason why Katsuki is always in the back not working the register.
The number of times he’s worked the register are few and far between. It only happens when necessary.
And he’s yet to see the regular weird-haired guy who somehow manages to order something different almost every time, which happens because this is the kind of place where you can ask for stuff off the menu so as long as we have the stuff to make it, we will. He asks every damn employee what he should get and since they get new employees pretty often, it’s hard to have a repeat, it happens of course but rarely.
The last time he asked Katsuki what he should get like a fucking idiot. He just told the weird-haired bastard to wait and see and gave him a spicy latte just to fuck with him. And this bastard loved it, of course, the latte was amazing because Katsuki made it but it still surprised him.
Speak of the devil not even 15 minutes later the bastard himself shows up, and just as Katsuki is finally done getting this group of teenagers' orders he sees the weird-haired guy squeeze in through the door that is slightly smaller than a regular door. Katsuki gets a kick out of it watching people open the door and then hit the door frame before they realize the door is slightly smaller. But since the weird-haired bastard is a regular he doesn’t hit it as often anymore.
It was probably a good 30 minutes when the weird-haired bastard took a break from whatever he was doing on his laptop that he came up and ordered something.
Strangely enough, he asked for the spicy latte again and a pumpkin spice muffin, he didn’t ask Katsuki or any of the employees what he should get, but whatever, what does it matter if this weird-haired bastard Katsuki doesn’t even know is suddenly acting strange one day. Not his fucking problem.
So “That’ll be four dollars” Katsuki says,
“Alright, just give me a second” the weird-haired guy replies as he looks for his card
As he’s bringing out his wallet to grab for his card, Katsuki notices that the weird-haired guy has an All Might-themed wallet that looks straight out of a fan girls room, obviously, he seems to have good taste in comic book characters but he has to be some kind of nerd to carry that thing around as his main wallet.
Nevertheless, Katsuki doesn’t say anything but still gave the weird-haired guy an eye-roll and a raised brow. The nerd's ears seem to darken a little bit but it seems like he’s fairly used to people giving him these kinds of reactions. As expected if he carries that thing around all the time.
But whatever, he goes to grab his card and swipe, and just as he’s done swiping it and about to give it back to him Katsuki is looking at the card it almost looks like the card is getting color?
He looks up and he almost feels dizzy from how weird his vision looks right now, it looks like watercolors are bleeding into his vision and turning everything that typically looks dull and bringing color to it all.
He focuses on the nerd, almost glaring at him like he has another answer for this, an answer Katsuki might be more willing to hear.
Of course, he looks just as confused while also knowing the answer but as Katsuki's looking at him it’s like he’s watching a painting being painted, the color bleeding into him, and he’s surprisingly really green.
His eyes are a deep shade of green, and his hair is too.
And because this is probably a very important moment in his life he asks the obvious question right now.
“Who the fuck are you?” Katsuki says with scrunched eyebrows
And of course, the nerd bastard looks at him confused and offended, and in an accusatory tone, he says- “Who the fuck am I? Who the fuck are you?” and great now he’s crossing his arms looking like he wants to punch Katsuki face. Now Katsuki needs to find a way to make this better so that he’ll talk to him later. Whatever Katsuki will just be his ‘normal’ self and do this because there’s no way this nerd is just gonna walk away without talking to him since he’s now his soulmate. Right? Guess he’ll find out.
“I’m Bakugou Katsuki, your order will be out in a couple of minutes. I’ll bring it to you when it’s ready.” Katsuki says with as much indifference as someone whose speaking to their newly found soulmate.
The nerd just makes a weird face and walks away like a stone statue that’s moving for the first time in a thousand years. And says alright and goes back to his seat and Katsuki guesses he goes back to work on what he was earlier but now he looks like he’s typing as silently as possible but like his life depends on what he’s trying to type out. Whatever the nerd is gonna act like a nerd.
Katsuki takes one more person's order then he’s done. And another employee takes his place at the register. And god must be at his side now because as soon as he clocks out, the nerd’s order is done and Katsuki asks to take it to him, and of course, they have to fucking giggle and say yes
So katsuki looks at where the nerd is sitting and walks over and pulls out the chair across from him and sits down with his order.
“Special delivery from bakugou katsuki for the nerd” and katsuki almost can’t contain himself from laughing his ass off when the nerd squawked in shock at hearing katsuki call him a nerd.
“Nuh-uh, I am not a nerd. And at least I’m not a jerk to someone I don’t even know” Once again he has his arms crossed but this time he’s wearing a frown.
“I’m not a jerk I'm just telling the truth here, obviously you're a nerd if you carry around an All Might wallet, not my fault your such a nerd”
***
And katsuki would never admit this to anyone in his life, but it felt like time faded away and as they talked for hours it felt like minutes and now he can understand some of what all those people were trying to tell him about how he’d feel after finding his soulmate.