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"Let's go." Mina shouted as she walked out of the dorm. It was part of her daily routine when she left for the classroom.
Y/n hurried, swinging her bag on her shoulders. Just as she got downstairs, she saw Bakugo standing near the entrance.
"Morning," He called out.
"You're waiting for me?" Y/n asked in a soft voice.
Bakugo rolled his eyes and just scoffed, "Don't get too cocky."
Since the day y/n cried in his arms, Bakugo has been everywhere she went, just like her shadow. He grew even more calm and patient with her. All of their batchmates already assumed they were dating.
"Move to the training grounds." Aizawa took their class to train and after what felt like eternity, their training was over with Bakugo with the highest scores.
Everyone returned to their dorms and Bakugo pulled y/n in the forest near their dorms.
"What is it?? Where are you taking me?!" Y/n asked while being dragged by him.
After a while, he stopped and turned around.
"What happened?!" Y/n was concerned now looking at Bakugo's flustered and lost face.
"Umm..I want to say something," bakugo rubbed his temples. "I can't concentrate on anything."
"Huh?! But your grades are good and you, as always, won the training drill."
"Yeah..but it's you."
"What now?!!"
"You are always in my mind. It's frustrating me now." Bakugo pouted, "I always want to see you, always be right next to you. What do I do?"
Y/n turned red, she had no idea what to say or do. She started curling her hair with two fingers and biting her lips. Bakugo's eyes flickered to her lips and he leaned in without thinking. Y/n eyes went wide on the sudden movement. She did not get much time to respond before their lips touched.
Bakugo's lips melted with her, his touching holding the utmost gentleness as if she might break. She was out of breath after a while and broke the kiss.
"Kat..suki" she huffed in between breaths.
"Sorry," Bakugo apologized while licking his lips, "You're sweet." He smirked. Y/n blushed furiously and bakugo laughed.
"So? Do you like it? Like me?" Bakugo rubbed the back of his head, looking anywhere but her.
"Maybe." She smiled teasingly and walked away towards the dorms.
Bakugo followed her close behind.
Just as she entered the dorms, she saw shoto storming down.
"He..y" she turned to where he was headed and before anyone can react, Shoto's fist landed on Bakugo's face. Bakugo fell to the ground holding his face in one hand. "Fuc.k!!" And then another punch landed on him. IIda and Sero ran towards them and grabbed Shoto from the back.
"What the hell man?!!" Sero exclaimed.
"What happened?!!" IIda asked too shocked to say anything else.
"He knows what he did!!" Shoto shrugged the others and stormed up to his dorm room. Sero helped Bakugo up, "What did you do?" Sero whispered to Bakugo.
Bakugo held to his bleeding gums and went upstairs. Y/n just looked at all this unravel right in front of her eyes. She ran towards Shoto's room, shocked and guilty. Knowing all too well why all this happened.
(synopsis) ─── You, determined heroine with the ability to manipulate time itself, have always dreamed of becoming a hero.You fought for it, bled for it, sacrificed for it, but each use of your quirk shortens your lifespan, a consequence you hide from everyone. When Bakugo discovers the truth, he is thrown into a panic. Struggling between his desire to protect you and his fear of losing you too soon, Bakugo must decide whether to let you continue using your quirk or do whatever it takes to stop you, even if it means breaking your heart.
chronicles + timekeeper notes
TAG LIST OPEN; 6/20. fem!reader, she/her pronouns. post-canon war; pre-timeskip. adrenaline junkie!reader. angst. PTSD. canon-typical violence. smoking. profanity. underage drinking + mentions of drinking. themes of death, war, and suicide. suggestivness + implications of “certain activities.” specific warnings listed at the beginning of each chapter. (this story was requested, btw).
TIME DOESN'T LAST FOREVER
chapter 01. where heroes go to die ➛ 1.4k
chapter 02. moments like these ➛ 1k
chapter 03. the truth tastes like blood ➛ in progress
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➛ cast of characters
y/n l/n ; 17.
an adrenaline junkie. smiles like she has nothing to lose because she doesn’t. scars on her knuckles. dirt under her fingernails. laughter that echoes too loud in empty rooms. spontaneous. reckless. unread texts. bruised knees & split lips.
quirk: final hour, but at a cost
katsuki bakugo ; 18.
black coffee. 4 am runs. long scars and longer silences. doesn’t believe in luck, but believes in you. rare, genuine smiles that knock the breath out of you. still learning how to forgive himself for what he did to Deku.
quirk: explosion
mina ashido ; 17.
hair like a mood ring, never the same two days in a row. purple on tuesday. mint green on thursday. says it’s because “the future changes every second.” late night dancing in empty parking lots. bandages on her elbows. the kind of friend who stays until the sun comes up.
quirk: acid
eijiro kirishima ; 18.
laughs like he means it. calls you “dude” even when you’re crying. grease under his nails. fixes bikes in his spare time. makes you think people can still be good. cries in movie theaters.
quirk: hardening
kyouka jirou ; 18.
pet snake named “tempo.” black nails. rainy day playlists and cold hands. wakes up before the sunrise just to sit in the quiet. missing ear jack.
quirk: earphone jack
hanta sero ; 17.
always has gum. tape on his jeans. skateboards at night when he can’t sleep. jokes to hide the fact he’s scared. likes to look at the stars but never makes wishes.
quirk: tape
denki kaminari ; 18.
energy drinks and late-night drives. blasting music until the speakers blow out. knows every line to bad movies and quotes them at the worst times. pikachu plushies on his bed.
quirk: electrification
shouta aizawa ; 33.
quiet mornings. cigarette breaks on rooftops. missing limbs. old scars. black coffee and tired eyes that have seen too much. watches everything. knows something is wrong, but waits for you to come to him.
"Damn it!! Why would you close the door?!" Shoto was panicking outside her door. Other classmates also came by worried about her.
"Todoroki, what happened with her man?" Kirishima asked him with worry and helplessness in his voice.
"Mom just wanted to scold and humiliate her. She wanted her to stay away from me. Her frustration grew so much that she slapped y/n. It's all my fault!!" After a pause, he burst out again, "and why would he go in?! Has he lost his mind?!!"
"Bakugo?" Kirishima was surprised for a mere second.
"Who else? He doesn't know how to talk or behave. I don't want him around my sister right now."
"Hey, calm down." Kaminari put his hand around shoto's shoulder to calm him down, and continued "he never shouts on her."
"Yeah man, he is really good friends with her. They talk for hours even after classes and they are often together" Kirishima added.
"Yes, I've seen it too. It felt very weird at first. But it was really genuine. I even started to think they're together or something. " Mina said with a mischievous grin.
"Mina!!" Momo whispered in her ear, "he's her brother, I don't think it's proper to say that in front of him." Mina quieted down.
"Everyone quiet 🤫 , I want to hear it." Kaminari pressed his ears to the door, shoto followed his actions, then Mina and Kirishima also joined. Sero and IIda were trying to fit in too. Those with conscience tried to stop them.
"Why are you crying so much? Your eyes are so puffy." Bakugo's concers were growing more and more. He removed her curly hair from her face and was shocked to his core. His eyes bulged for a second, and he grew furious.
Without thinking, his hands moved and cupped her face. Y/n was startled, and her eyes grew bigger. "Who hit you?" his voice was not calm. It was stern and raw. Y/n never heard him talk like this before.
"Tell me."
"Why does it matter?"
"Huh?"
"I'm a hero, I'm injured all the time."
"Y/n" he paused and looked at her with fury in his eyes, "getting hurt, and this is completely different. You know how??"
"I don't want to talk about it." Tears rolled down her cheeks again. "I will never be worthy of love or respect. People will always look at me as a villain's daughter. No matter how hard I try, I'll never be good enough. I've always been alone, no family, no friends, nothing and I'll always be this way. You should also stay away from me. Go!! Leave!!" Y/n sobbed uncontrollably until her face was red and her voice hoarse.
"You're not alone." Bakugo stroked her hair out of her face and placed his hands on the back side of her neck. He got so close to her in a beat that she stopped crying due to shock. She blinked at him a few times. "You have a family, friends, everything. If the todoroki's don't accept you, it will be fine because you've already made a new family. You might think that no one cares for your but, I know and you know it too, that there are people standing outside the door waiting to comfort you and talk to you. It's hurtful that you don't see them, that you don't see me."
He gently wiped her tears from his shirt sleeve, "You'll ruin your shirt." She pouted.
"Guess I already did." He smiled. She looked at him, and tears rolled down her cheeks, "Don't cry ag..." Before bakugo can finish, y/n hugged him tightly, her tear strained face buried in his chest, her muffled voice reached him, "thank you, Katsuki. "
Bakugo's cheeks grew pink, her small body crushed into him, her tiny voice calling his first name made him blush. With little hesitation, he hugged her back, pulling her closer to him.
After what felt like eternity, she pulled away. "Oh, I ruined your shirt even more." This time, bakugo laughed, a warm, bubbly laughter. It relaxed her heart.
"Wash up and come downstairs, I've cooked dinner."
"You did?" Bakugo just rolled his eyes and moved towards the door, "I'm waiting."
"Good Morning" Bakugo was standing in front of the mirror in his room when he saw y/n sit up on his bed. "You're gonna be extremely late for classes."
"Did I sleep here? Ohh" she looked with a guilty face towards Bakugo. Her bed head, messy curly hair and plump cheeks were too much for him to handle. He just gave a small smile.
"Are you smiling Bakugo? That's rare." Bakugo blinked and composed himself before his feelings were exposed.
"Get up and get ready"
"Yeah, yeah." y/n slowly got out of bed, "thank you for letting me stay, I was very tired." She smiled at him sweetly and then left.
"My mother wanted to meet you." Shoto said with a smile. Y/n was not his real sister. Her mother was a villain who could manipulate other's blood and DNA. During a fight with endeavor, she stored his blood to experiment on it. Y/n was the result of DNA manipulation that her mother has done. Soon after, her lab was discovered by the hero association, and before the heroes could catch her, she committed suicide.
Endeavor hated the existence of y/n and did not bring her home. Y/n lived from orphanage to orphanage until she got admission in UA. When Shoto came to know all this, he was reasonable and knew that nothing was y/n fault. He was affectionate and cared for her like a big brother. He had been trying to talk to his parents and make them accept y/n. This was the first time his mother reciprocated and told him to bring her along.
Y/n was very happy, excited and nervous to meet Rei Todoroki.
"Hey, I won't be able to come by today."
"Why?!" Bakugo asked with furrowed brows.
"I'm going to meet Shoto's mother. You know the story, right?" Bakugo just nodded, "So, I'll return late."
"Fine." Everyone in 2A knew the story. It was big news back in the day.
After the classes and training sessions, everyone was gathered around the dorm living room to have dinner. Bakugo has cooked tofu for everyone. All were surprised at the gesture, but no one wanted to jinx it, so they stayed quiet.
Y/n and Shoto entered the dorm, and without a beat, y/n rushed to her dorm room. Shoto just stood at the entrance with a grim look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Ochako asked. Shoto just looked at her and sighed, "It was a bad idea to take her with me."
Bakugo got up and went towards her room. Shoto was alarmed at this.
"Where are you going?!" Shoto ran after bakugo in a hurry.
"Shut up!!" He knocked on y/n's door.
There was silence, no voice from inside. Bakugo knocked again.
"Hey, just let me in." Bakugo said very softly, opposite of his nature.
"Y/n.....you know I can and WILL break the door if you don't open it." Bakugo said in a soft but stern voice.
"Don't..just go okay." Shoto tried pulling bakugo.
"Touch me again icy-hot and I'll kill you first."
Since bakugo did not budge, Shoto crossed his arms and stood silent by the door.
Y/n opened the door just a crack to look at bakugo, she said in a hoarse voice, "Go away".
"You know I won't!!"
"Just you." Y/n sighed and moved back, bakugo did not waste any second and pushed past the door. He closed the door behind him, "Just me."
"Did you bring your maths notebook?" Bakugo asked as soon as y/n entered.
"Yes, but I don't understand anything..You choose the worst subject to start with." y/n said scratching her head.
Bakugo just smirked. "I'm never wrong. You'll know soon enough."
y/n blinked and looked at him being all cocky, but the only thing she could think of was his pretty little smirk. It was as if God took his sweet time to sculpt him. 'So pretty, I can die in his crimson red eyes..hmm'.
"Are you having a stroke?"
"Oh!! No, so what were you saying?"
Bakugo sighed and explained again, "I'll start with the first chapter and explain the concept and formulas. I'll just solve ONE question and you'll solve the others. Clear?"
"Mmhmm..yes"
Bakugo started teaching her everyday from six to seven and then went to have some dinner. Tutoring was smoothly induced in his everyday routine and to everyone's shock there was no screaming, shouting or scolding sounds from his dorm for the entire duration.
It came as a shock to y/n at first too but she just shrugged it off, saying he just wanted to get it over with as soon as he can.
"Ahh, I'm so tired." y/n sighed.
"Today's training was intense. Fighting with pro heroes is really a challenge." midoriya agreed.
"I'm sleepy but I have my lesson with bakugo."
"He must be tired too. Tell him to take a break today."
Bakugo's room:
"Can I not study today? I'm so tired." y/n pouted.
"Sit." Bakugo raised his eyebrows to see if y/n protested any further.
"Fine. But I'm not sitting on the mat." y/n sat on his bed and just smiled sweetly. Bakugo was sitting on the floor mat with a study table, and he just rubbed his temple.
Anyone else who sees this smile might think she's the greatest sweetheart, but bakugo had learned her habits, and he knew this was her irritated smile. So instead of saying anything more he just started teaching. After 10 minutes, he stopped.
"You can solve this equation and leave. Enough for today, I guess."
"Really?" Her eyes sparkled.
He just rolled his eyes and started tidying the table. After a few minutes he scrunched his eyebrows, 'Why is it so quiet?!' He turned around.
"Curls?" Nothing.
"Hey y/n" Still nothing. 'Damn, she really slept' he just looked around, 'What am I supposed to do now?'
After some intense thinking, he took his blanket and covered her with it. He just stared at her for a while, her long eyelashes, pretty crimson hair and plump cheeks were enough to draw him towards her. On top of that, she was bearable by bakugo's standards. And she smelt like vanilla, which drove him crazy. 'I hate how good you smell' he smiled to himself. He blinked and came to his senses. It was as if he was shocked by his own thoughts.
"God, I'm so tired, I guess I'll sleep on the floor." He took out a bedding and slept right next to the bed on the floor. He saw few strands of her hair hanging from the side of the bed and he let his inner demons win.
He started curling her hair with his fingers. 'They're so soft and pretty', "Good night curls".
Starting of a dramatic and cute lovestory. Stay tuned!!!
Part 1:
As y/n was walking down the UA corridors, she saw her brother coming towards her. "Hi, why are you running?" She asked curiously.
"Nothing, they are fighting in the school grounds again!!", Todoroki sighed.
"Again?!!"
"Yep,,can't stop..bye"
'It must be bakugo and Monoma again' y/n muttered to herself, 'I don't know what that punk from 2B gets from being hit by bakugo every time. He is nowhere near Bakugo's physical strength..ahh..stupid..both of them' she sighed and rubbed her forehead.
2 minutes before the class was about to start, bakugo and todoroki walked in, not a scratch on him.
"Stop staring" todoroki smiled.
Y/n rolled her eyes on her brother's remark.
Aizawa sensei entered the class and lectured bakugo for 10 minutes straight. "Now, when this is out of the way,, I have more bad news. Kaminari, y/n, kirishima, hagakure and Mina" Aizawa paused.
'What did I do now?' y/n thought.
"All of you need to improve your grades or you're going to fail, so.. I'm assigning each of you a study partner from your class only. They'll help you clear your doubts, help you with your subjects." Aizawa sighed.."I'm so sleepy,,, so Kaminari- Momo, y/n- Bakugo, Kirishima- Todoroki, Hagakure- IIda, Mina- Midoriya"
"I don't wanna waste my time on curls" bakugo protested almost immediately. He called y/n curls because of her very prominent bouncy curly crimson-colored hair.
Y/n just rolled her eyes on the remark.
"Non-negotiable!" Aizawa exclaimed and bakugo sighed loudly.
'I guess I'm screwed' y/n thought.
After the morning classes were over, everyone rushed for lunch, y/n and Mina were packing their bags in the classroom when bakugo came to them, "Come to my dorm by 6. Don't be late!! And..ah.. maths first."
"Did you get hit on your head?!! Why so willing?" Mina asked curiously.
"I want to get it over with as soon as I can. I'm never willing."
"I'll be there."
6P.M. at the dorm:
"This is it", with that y/n sighed and knocked on bakugo's dorm room.
"It's open", bakugo's voice sounded from the other side of the door.
A/N, not important: Oh wow look, something I forgot to ever post(jk this was written b4 I had a tumblr). Uh, sorry about it, I just felt like y'all needed to suffer too. Any criticism is welcome, constructive or not. This is supposed to be a gender neutral reader, so if I screwed up somewhere, please tell me.
-Ollie
Tw: old writing, female hinted(sorry), reader puts on makeup, seriously I wrote this a long time ago, Bakugo being a jerk, rejected confession, badly written sad, not beta read, honestly I haven't read this since I last wrote it like 2ish years ago
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Summary: Yes or No may be the normal answers to a confession, but Bakugō can always find something worse to say.
Just being near Bakugō Katsuki was intoxicating. The way a slight smell of caramel and smoke drifted from him, the way his bright red eyes shined in the light, the way his facial expressions changed as he was thinking things over. Even his brash, can-do attitude enticed you. There were so many factors pulling you into him. Not that any of this mattered to him though.
"Hah! How could I ever love someone as useless as you? You’re worse than Deku, always blabbing on and on about stupid things and being such a crybaby when you get scared." He said, mocking you. The same ruby red eyes that once drew you in were now throwing you out, flashing with anger and disgust at you merely being in his presence. How rude can this guy get? All this hatred for a simple confession? Tears started brimming at your eyes as you tried to control your breathing, not particularly wanting to break down in front of him and have his opinion about you being a crybaby be confirmed.
"I'm sorry if my confession offended you, just thought you'd wanna know." You retorted, turning on your heel as you left the classroom, wiping your eyes as you went. "Sorry for wasting your time Bakugō, it won't happen again".
"It'd better not! Come near me again with any sappy stuff and I'll blast yer brains in!"
Whoever said 'the worst they can say is no' has obviously never met someone like Bakugō. All you could do is hold in your tears as you walked away from class 1A and back into your dorm room. You were so glad you decided to do this at the end of the day and not during lunch like you originally planned. Your pace turned into a borderline run, wanting to go to your dorm room as soon as possible. You open the door to the 1-A dorms as the dam finally breaks, tears running down your face as you walk in.
Fortunately, Tsuyu and Uraraka were the only two people in the dorms at the moment. Unfortunately, they were in the dorms at the moment and witnessed you walk through the dorm like the mess you are. Both of them turn their attention away from the television and onto you, your face red and puffy from holding back the tears now pouring down your face.
***
Tsuyu and Uraraka trying to comfort you was a really sweet gesture, and it was kinda helping. Not really, but it's the thought that counts. You stared at the ceiling as they consoled you about the harsh rejection Bakugo gave you.
"It isn't like his opinion really matters, you'll get over him soon enough! Plus, now you don't have to worry about whether or not he likes you, so that's nice. And you shouldn’t be worrying much about dating anyways, we're just first-years.” Uraraka says cheerfully. You appreciated her trying her best to comfort you, you had no idea what you would do without her here to help. Cry probably, but that's beside the point. You were a bit jealous of Ochako though, not that you’d ever admit it. She never has to worry about Midoryia insulting her when she finally gets the courage to confess to him.
Tsuyu nods her head in agreement with Ochako. “He was a big jerk, ribbit, but now you know just how big of a jerk he was, so it might be easier to lose the crush on him, ribbit.”. You groaned and turned over, shoving your face into your soft pillow.
“Maybe you guys are right. I might be able to get over him now. I wish I didn't have to though. Hearing him say all that really hurt.” You said, although your words were a bit muffled as you haven't removed your face from your pillow just yet. Tsuyu nods in agreement to your last statement, rubbing your back comfortingly. Both Ochako and Tsuyu leave, but not before giving you a few more speeches on how amazing you are, and how Bakugou never deserved you anyway. It felt nice to know they cared about you, even if Bakugou didn’t.
Your eyes felt heavy as you thought about the day, silent tears falling down your face as you came to terms with the fact that your crush called you useless. That he thought no more of you than the dirt under his boot. And as much as you hate to admit it, it hurts. It hurts so, so very bad.
When you finally fell asleep, your eyes were red and puffy, your lips swollen from being chewed and bitten so much to try to keep quiet. And if a few sobs escaped despite your valiant efforts last night? Well, nobody has to know.
***
Waking up was hard in the morning. Well, it always was, but today especially. Your alarm went off at a time that felt way too early to be right, your head feels like it’s being crushed in a vice, and your face was still hot and gross looking from all the crying you did last night. All in all, you felt like garbage. You dawdled your way through getting dressed. It isn’t like brushing your teeth a bit longer and more tired than usual really matters. Who really cares if it takes you a few extra minutes to get your tie right, your hands were feeling numb anyway. And so what if your makeup was really only partially done? Not like anyone would notice. You only were using it to cover up your face because it still had some evidence of tears.
The walk to class also took you longer than usual. Who could blame you though, with your headache and heavier than usual limbs? You barely noticed you were moving, and were surprised when you looked up to see the classroom door. You open it begrudgingly and trudge in, happy to have finally made it, but dreading all the schoolwork you have to do today. Iida’s all too loud voice welcomes you, and you know it’s with good intention, but you can’t help but glare at the unwanted sound that's now echoing throughout your head. You deliberately avoid eye-contact with Bakugo, choosing to look around the already familiar room instead. You plop down in your seat behind Midoriya, finding your notebook and a pencil so you can be ready for whatever Aizawa Sensei throws at you. You look at the back of Bakugo’s head one last time and close your eyes. Your friends were right, love really isn’t all that worth it.
Summary : Bakugou and Y/n go through hardships during their engagement, will they be able to wait for each other at the alter or will they find someone new to share their vows with?
-> part one , part two , part three, part four , part five, part six, part seven , part eight, part nine, part ten
