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I used to be really popular before my quirk came in that is. Everyone thought it was cool at first until I accidentally started putting burns on people when I went to grab them with my sweaty hands. What was really the catalyst for people not wanting to be seen with me is when I started going deaf and had to start wearing hearing aids due to the nature of my quirk. I remember getting black and orange ones and I thought it was so cool but people in my class seemed to disagree. People stopped wanting to hang out with me because I was no longer 'cool' but it was fine, they were stupid extras anyway. Then I started getting properly excluded by people like not getting invited to any birthday parties and no one wanting to have a conversation with the deaf kid. I got used to it though. Eventually.
10 years later:
"Class there has been a transfer student, so make him feel welcome"
An extra shot his hand up in the air but didn't wait for our homeroom teacher to chose him,
"Sir, isn't it a bit too late in the year to be having transfers?"
There was a sea of agreement
"Yes but the head gave it the go ahead besides he's a smart kid, he'll learn soon enough"
"Okay, thanks for answering sir"
The teacher gave a bored expression before telling the new kid to come in.
The class talked excitedly (excluding me, of course) amongst themselves when the teacher was ushering the new kid in
"Quiet" the teacher quickly shut the class up
Good
In stepped a boy with green hair, green eyes and freckles adoring his face, but that wasn't what caught people's attention, no, it was that he was so defined. His pecs were ever so slightly being outlined by his gakuran, clearly it was a size too small.
"Hiya, names Izuku Midoriya" then the boy's eyes widened before correcting himself "shit, no, sorry, I would say Midoriya Izuku right wouldn't I?" The teacher nodded their head once.
"Erm, where are you from? You don't sound japense at all" a girl asked shyly
"I'm from America but my mum and dad are from Japan, but I've been way too Americanised so some of what might say or do is gonna definitely be different, just a disclaimer"
"Is that why your gakuran is like that?" One of the boy's pointed out
"What's wrong with it?"
"We can slightly see your pecs"
"Oh sorry then" Midoriya gave a warm but slightly embarrassed smile "Any other questions?" Midoriya titled his head to the side
"What's your quirk?" A girl asked
Midoriya's eyes lit up "Oh I thought you'd never ask!" his voice increased in volume before he forced it to go back to its normal voice "it's telekinesis, people say it's a pretty sick quirk. I'm sure you all know how a quirk like that works 'cause I'm convinced you'd have to be a total airhead if you didn't"
So he's blunt and straight to the point, good to know. I'm going to keep that one noted.
"But as a demonstration~, I present you with telekinesis" the boy then proceeded to lift the person that asked a few feet in the air before gently placing them back down
"So cool!" Half the class said in usion with stars in their eyes
Quirk is pretty cool
"No quirks are allowed in class" the teacher chided
"Ah sorry sir, it's just in America the teachers don't care all that much as long as you're not using it to disturb lesson and get a laugh out the class" the boy explained and apologised whilst bowing his head
"America sounds super fun" someone commented
"Eh, it's alright I guess. Not the safest country on the planet but I'll take what I can get" Midoriya joked
No one laughed
Midoriya seemed to mumble something before straightening himself up and asking the teacher,
"Where do I sit?"
The teacher pointed towards the undercut guy
"He has loads of people sitting next to him though, the blondie seems pretty isolated, why not him?"
"Oh don't bother with Bakugo" the teacher dismissed
The class snickered
I just wanna bury myself under all my clothes
"Bakugo?" Midoriya titled his head, now his eyes were solely on mine
"Yes?" I said unsure of myself
Midoriya quirked a brow teasingly,
"Why do you sound unsure of your own name? You should know shouldn't you?" There was a hint of amusement in his voice that I didn't find all that funny
"What's your full name?"
"Who's asking?" I said gruffly
"Me!"
"Bakugo Katsuki"
"Well ain't ya' just the grumpy type. Woke up on the wrong side of bed?" Midoriya teased again
The teacher let out a slight chuckle which he tried to disguise as a cough
"Just sit where you're supposed to be sitting"
"Mhm, no, as much I would love to, I have the habit of talking to people that are lonely. What can I say I don't find the strays the strays find me" Midoriya then smirked
Midoriya then proceeded to pick up the chair and desk with practiced easy and put it directly behind mine.
"Do you mind?" I grumbled
"Oh don't be such a grouch, that won't do you no good"
"Midoriya don't sit next to that guy" the one with stretchy fingers warned
"Why not?"
"Well.. he's deaf"
"So?"
"And he went deaf because of his quirk"
"Oh that's unfortunate" Midoriya said plainly before sliding into his chair
He doesn't care?
When class had fully settled I felt a persistent poking on my back
"What?" I turned around as the guy was about to poke me again
"Have a pencil?"
"Yep"
"Can I have one, please?"
"Sure" I huffed, then I got one out of my bag and gave it to him. Then I noticed that he had no stationary, better yet he had no bag
"Where's your bag?" I questioned
"Oh I forgot to bring it, thanks for the pencil Kat-Bakugo"
"You forgot to bring your school bag"
"Er, yeah?"
"How?"
"I woke up late" Midoriya shrugged like it was nothing
"But shouldn't you have it ready?"
"It was ready, I'm a forgetful person and forgot, no biggie"
No biggie, who the hell says that?
"Bakugo stop talking whilst I'm talking!"
The class snickered again
"Ah, sorry sir, that was me, won't happen again" Midoriya rushed to apologise
"Oh.. okay well then, just don't talk again"
"Will do!"
The class went relatively slow after the whole interaction.
I wouldn't say talking to Midoriya was an unpleasant experience, it was actually decent. It's better than how my peers have treated me for years
"Hey Bakugo, wanna spend lunch together?" Midoriya asked
Okay in this time he could of befriended my classmates and this could all be a prank
"Pass" I replied bluntly
The other boy looked almost disappointed for a split second before stretchy fingers called out to him,
"Hey Midoriya! You can come hang out with us" the others replied with "yeah" or "yes" in agreement
"Oh okay then sure! See you around Bakugo?"
"We have to, we're in the same class" I deadpanned
"Right, Have a good lunch break!" Midoriya waved over his shoulder at me
When Midoriya left the classroom, the others in the room narrowed their eyes, rather threateningly, at me before walking off.
Welp there goes the only person who's ever had an interaction with me in a decade
"Hiya Bakugo!" A voice that sounded suspiciously like Midoriya, shouted in my ear
"Fuck sake!" I screeched
"Swearing isn't that good" Midoriya tutted
"What isn't good is coming up to people and shouting in their ear, that's just being an ass" I retorted
Midoriya seemed to take it in his stride and avoid answering entirely
"What are you doing out here by yourself?" he asked
"I like being alone"
"I know it's something to do with the class"
I froze in disbelief, how did he already figure that out?
"Yeah I guess it is, it's because I'm deaf and because their afraid of my quirk despite me being able to control it for years now"
"Oh, well that's total bs"
"How?"
"Why should any of that matter?"
"It does in their eyes"
"It just seems you can't socialise for jack shit, you're pretty guarded and quick to anger, I've observed not only you but the whole class. Honestly, I think if you would of gotten praised your whole life you would've been a total asshole, but I still don't believe you should be being bullied"
Wow harsh but it is quite a good observation
"I wouldn't say being bullied"
"Not all bullying is physical, I would class what's happening to you as emotional"
He should become some kind of damn spokesperson
"Maybe you Americans are way too sensitive"
"Doesn't Japan have one of the highest suicide rates?" Midoriya questioned
Way to dampen the mood
"Can I ask you an honest question?"
"Sure!" Midoriya chirped
"Do you have any any brain-to-mouth filter?"
"Erm, I don't think so. My mum's always said I've tended to say what's on my mind even if it comes across as harsh or inconsiderate. She said it might be to do with my ADHD". Midoriya replied honestly
Mum, what about dad. I can't ask him about that though, that's harsh too personal
"Why aren't you with your friends, why are you here?" I asked
"Oh, I get easily overstimulated so I excused myself from them, so I went to the roof as to not be disturbed and you were here"
"Why did you decide to talk to me if you wanted to be alone. You could of went somewhere else or you could of went to the opposite side of the roof"
"I dunno why I didn't, you just seemed.. lonely" Midoriya shrugged
He's a hard one to dissect. He's somewhat nice but can come across as cold or inconsiderate because of the responses he gives as counter arguements or just in general.
"Ya'know, it's gonna be much more harder to dissect me than it is for others"
I startled,
"Did I say that out loud?"
"No, but I can see it in your eyes because I do that same expression too" Midoriya looked at me for a few seconds, trying to decide whether to carry on or not "a lot of people are easy to dissect because of their way of interacting with others or simply just their body posture. I give some of myself away but I don't paint the whole picture, because I'm not an idiot. Vulnerability isn't something I pride on because being vulnerable shows a lack of resilience in my eyes. My personality and the way I think is.. different from most. I've always been academically smart and kind but my mum said there's always been a calculated side of me but she thought it would fade other time, turns out it didn't" Midoriya sneered at the last sentence
He doesn't seem like a dishonest person perse, but he definitely isn't someone you want to get onto the wrong side with and he's also a person that says less than he gives on
"Bakugo" Midoriya said my name slowly "I've heard that name before"
"My parents own a fashion company"
"Nah it's not that" Midoriya shut down, then he snapped his fingers like he remembered something "your mum and my mum are best friends, they still keep in touch even when my parents moved to America. That's where I recognised the name. Oh, your mum is such an angel"
I contorted my face
"Are you sure we're talking about the same person?"
"Bakugo Mitsuki, correct? Female version of you"
"The Old Hag isn't a female version of me, she's mid!"
I felt an invisible force smack the back of my head and then a slight chuckle from Midoriya
"It isn't good to talk to about your mum in that way" Midoriya scolded
"It's true!"
"No it isn't!"
"How do you even know what we both look like?*
"Oh I managed to obtain some Christmas photos your mum sent and I know Mitsuki because sometimes we talk on the phone. Oh how I would love to meet her in real life"
"How comes I've never heard of Midoriya?" I questioned
"I dunno, you would have to ask auntie about that"
Auntie?!
"Are you coming over to my house then, to catch up or whatever?" I asked casually
"Probably, my mum has been dying to meet auntie. Honestly, it's the point where I wanna scream into my pillow"
"That much?"
"Yep" Midoriya replied, popping the p
"Also Bakugo.. I know ASL and JSL if you ever want to talk in sign language"
"Why did you learn it?" I asked, scrunching my face
"My mum told me about.. some of what happened like you losing your hearing, so she got me to learn sign language just in case I come across someone that happens to be deaf or mute"
"That's a good life skill"
"Mhm"
Midoriya and I stood in silence, watching people talking and laughing on the ground until the door got yanked open violently. We both turned towards to the sound of the noise because our peace had been ruined
"Hey Midoriya! How comes you aren't with us?"
"Just getting some fresh air is all" Midoriya replied easily
"Oh okay then" Then Tsubasa yanked his arm and dragged the boy limply
"Erm, bye Bakugo!"
"Don't say bye to that loser"
Midoriya glared at Tsubasa but decided not to say anything
Bye I signed
Midoriya smiled weakly before the door shut and Midoriya and Tsubasa were gone
Maybe Midoriya doesn't want to be my friend, but at least he's nice to me.
"Hey Bakugo wait up!" I managed to rush out of the class without detection but Midoriya must be some fast fucker to be able to sprint like that. Midoriya slid next to me before talking
"You're fast" he commented
"So are you, were you top of your class for PE or something in America?" I joked
"Yeah actually I was, top for everything actually"
Of course he was
"I hope there's someone smarter than me here, though" it almost sounded.. sad?
"Why, wouldn't you want to be the smartest?"
Midoriya shook his head,
"It's not that, it's that I never had any real competition. They were bimbos for crying out loud and I'm genuinely starting to think people at this school are just as ditsy as Americans" Midoriya ranted
Damn
"And it's just..people don't care how smart I am, they only see a body and charisma. They don't see.. me" Midoriya looked defeated with his shoulders slumped, the most vulnerable I've seen him
"That's not tr-"
"It is. The first thing people looked at was my body and I know it was outlined but people were staring at it like that's all I was. There's so much more.."
I stared at him for a second. Really stared, this wasn't the same kid in school that was hiding behind a mask, this was his facade breaking.
"It's okay" I said uncomfortably
Izuku huffed before replying with,
"You really are an ass when it comes to comforting people"
I snorted "Well I didn't really grow up in a household where we could be vulnerable"
Midoriya's eyes widened like sorcerers before he covered his mouth "Shit was I being that vulnerable? vulnerability is a weakness because people could use it against you. Fuck I just felt comfortable and told you everything I've been bottling up, what's wrong with me. Shit I have to go. Bye!" Midoriya rambled frantically before rushing off
That was.. weird
I was doing my homework when the Old Hag rushed in. She was saying something but I could only furrow my brows and try to read her lips because I took my hearing aids out.
When she noticed that I didn't have them in, she pointed to my ear and then the hearing aids then back to my ear.
I picked them up and placed them in my ears then turned them on.
"The Midoriya's are here. I've been called you for the past 10 minutes, I guess I know why you didn't come down now"
"Hag"
"Mhm"
"Er, I was talking to Midoriya earlier-"
The Hag's face lit up with pride and joy,
"Oh he's just a sweetheart isn't he? You could learn a thing or two from him"
Is sweetheart the best way to describe him?
"Anyway, what were you saying?"
"I just want to know.. is his dad out of the picture?"
The Old Hag hesitated before replying,
"I thought he would've told you before they visited but I guess that was way too hopeful for me. His father.. installed some things into him, so some of the stuff he might do or say isn't out of malice but simply what he's been taught. His father wasn't exactly the best person, Izuku sometimes comes across as harsh and sometimes he was like that in front of his father's friends and that never ended well. Inko divorced him when Izuku was 10" The Old Hag sighed
Well I guess that explains some of his.. issues and outbursts
"Anyway I'm going to bring Izuku up to your room" it was quiet for a few seconds before the Old Hag shouted
"Izuku, come to Katsuki's room so you two can talk. You guys have a lot to catch up on!"
"Okay auntie!"
"I'll call you when dinner's ready brat" then the Old Hag went back downstairs and then I heard footsteps coming up the stairs
There was a couple of soft knocks on the door before I said "come in!" Izuku then entered and shut the door quietly
"You've got heroes" Izuku stated, his face neutral, as soon as he stepped in. "I like heroes" Izuku said, voice still monotone
The way he's saying it is so creepy and given his face, it doesn't look like he likes them in the slightest
"Well aren't you just the expressive type" I joked
His eyes locked onto my mine, piercing my soul, which sent a shiver down my spine
"I thought my excitement was evident, maybe today's drained me enough that I can't express my feelings" he said, his eyes still staring straight at me
I forced a nervous laugh "Yeah maybe"
He looks psychopathic like he'll kill me in my sleep
"I'm sorry for running off earlier, I hope you can forgive me" then he bowed his head
"It's fine, really"
Maybe I can jump out the window and run away because he just looks so dead
"Am I scaring you?" Midoriya tilted his head
Very much so
"No, why would I? Bakugo Katsuki isn't afraid of anything or anyone"
"You're squirming" Midoriya stated
Isn't he just so observate
"Kids, dinner's ready!" The Old Hag shouted
I've never been more grateful
Midoriya let me through first and for the first time since he's been in the room, he blinked
Thank fuck, that proves he isn't a robot
The Midoriya's finally left and Bakugo was sleeping when he dreamt of it
Midoriya and I were in my room just talking casually when he decided to take off his shirt because it was hot.
Turns out that Midoriya was hiding a six pack under his loose fitting shirt with the T-Shirt saying 'T-Shirt. His pecs were rock hard and Midoriya caught me staring at him and gave me the go ahead to feel- I mean other people have probably been given the opportunity to, so why can't I?
As soon as I touched them, I melted into them. They were all so well defined and you could tell he's been working out.
I didn't notice it at first but Midoriya positioned himself closer to me, so close to me that when I looked up our noses brushed against each other.
It was quiet for a few seconds, with us staring intensely at each other, and unsure of who should make the first move.
Soon I grabbed his collar and pulled him into a kiss. It wasn't rough or anything like that, it's was more soft if anything. Midoriya was kissing me just as hungrily as I was to him.
It got more passionate by the second and then we were making out and I touched his biceps again.
And then I woke up
It was all a dream.
And I probably have a crush on him
Holy shit
Then I tried to reason to myself about, why it's totally okay to have a crush on a guy I literally just met and also someone that can be so.. stoic
I mean he is pretty attractive, so is it really that bad to have a crush on him? I mean it would totally make sense to have a crush on him. I mean I'm pretty sure at least half the class has a crush on him, so it's not too bad. Maybe I should tell him? No probably not, he's probably not even gay-
Wait a minute, I'm gay.
How the fuck is a boy I just met my gay awakening?
I screamed into my pillow, wondering what I could possibly do in this situation.
I could wait until this whole crush thing blows over.. yeah.
I don't even know what to do until then. Do I ignore him? I'm pretty new to this whole crush thing. Bakugo Katsuki didn't do crushes at least that's what I thought before I met Midoriya, apparently.
Maybe I could tell the Old Hag- no way I could she'd just tease me
Fuck. I'm screwed