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Everyone in UA knew Izuku would be either Silver or Golden Age All Might for the Halloween ball, but the opinions were divided between those two. There were even bets about it.
“Silver Age is the correct answer” Shouto says in a calm tone that doesn't hide how sure of his assessment he is.
“Nah bro, Golden is the answer” Eijirou shouts from his seat to his left, making some of their classmates jump a little.
Denki sits on top of Mina’s desk and leans over with a knowing smile. “I have the feeling Mido is gonna be something different” he whispers to pink curls.
“Uh! Intriguing!” The girl coos “What do you think he would be?”
Before the electric blond could say his guess, Katsuki kicks the door to the classroom with a shit-eating grin on his mouth. “Who’s the one collecting the bet?”.
“Nuh huh” Ochako simply says “You don’t get to play this bet”
“Fuck you mean nuh huh? Why can’t I?”
Hanta looks at his friend with tired eyes. “You have inside information, Kats, that’s not fair”
“First of all, suck it” Katsuki smirks “and second, why is Half and Half allowed to play if that’s the reason I’m not?”
Every single student in the classroom and Aizawa look at him for two seconds with the same expression that Sero had before, and then Kyoka mutters a ‘bitch please’, wording everyone’s thoughts.
The blond’s ears go a soft shade of pink under the judgment of his classmates, but before he could make a comeback, the boy of the bet enters the classroom. “Good morning Sensei!” He greets his teacher and then waved at his friends “what are you guys talking about?”
“About the Halloween Ball!” Toru chirps.
“Oh right! It’s gonna be so much fun!” Izuku wiggles his shoulders in excitement “you guys are talking about costumes?”
“You have yours picked already, right?” Hanta subtly asks.
Green curls are brushed in a stress way “no, not really. I have a lot of ideas tho…”
A confident low chuckle comes from Katsuki’s desk “I know what you are picking nerd, you’ve been too obvious this past few days”
“Am not!” Izuku whines “Kacchan just knows me too well”
On a group chat, Hanta writes ‘and that’s why you don’t play’. Five phones go off, followed by three giggles and a growl from Katsuki.
‘Not fair you suckers don’t know how to read fucking social queues’ Katsuki writes back, flush going all the way down to his neck.
Eijirou pockets his phone and looks at the crowd with a toothy grin. “Anyway! I’m going as Fat Gum!”
Behind him, Ochako almost chokes, laughing at the mental image. “The big or the small version?”.
The boy’s smile grows bigger “YES!”
“I’m curious about Bakugou's choice,” Tsu muses from her seat.
“Now, that’s a better bet!” Ashido cheers “Betting on Bronze Age!”
Shouto squints for 5 seconds, looking at the blonde that is now looking back at him, threatening. “Golden is the correct answer”
Izuku tries to interfere but Ochako cuts him off even before he could say a single word. “Nuh huh. You don’t play”
“Why tho!?” The green haired boy pouts at her. “I think I kinda know what Kacchan is going to pick and if we are betting on costumes…”
“Problem children,” Aizawa’s voice comes from the front “neither of you play fair when the other is involved. You should know that”. Izuku yelps and that, and Katsuki just clicks his tongue and looks through the window, trying to hide his blushing face “Now settle down and let’s watch a documentary about stealth missions development. I need a nap”.
They go about their classes as normal and bets are made around the Wonder Duo’s costumes.
“Betting on All Might’s ‘not buff’ version for the both of them” Hanta says, placing some bills in front of Hagakure, who had offered to collect their bets and give it to the winner.
“So,” Denki quirks an eyebrow, looking at the black-haired, “just a plain tuxedo without tie”
“Yep, simple enough”
“Silver for Midoriya, Golden for Bakugou, those are the correct answers. 10K each” Shouto waves his credit card between two fingers while looking at Hagakure, ‘Todoroki Enji’ clearly engraved in it.
Some other bills fall on the girl’s hands “Bronze for both!” Eijirou says.
“Nah bro, they are going as Edgeshot and Best Jeanist” Denki declares, full of himself “I’ll let you guess who’s who”. He winks at the general vicinity where Hagakure’s face is while giving her his bet.
And if on October 31st there is a very happy Pikachu dancing around a Best Jeanist with red eyes and an Edgeshot with too many green curls, well…
It’s everyone else’s fault for not being able to read social queues.