“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who reads romance manga.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who’d listen to his dad talk about how infatuated he was with his mom when they first met and fully believed he’d never be able to feel that way for another.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who finds himself in his third year, surrounded by classmates who have already had their first kisses and relationships.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo giving his friends dating advice even though he’s never experienced it himself.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo wondering why it’s so easy for his peers to allow themselves to get so close to another.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo whose “love” language is acts of service. He always does things for his friends even if they never asked and acts like it’s no big deal when they thank him for it.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who always seems to be way calmer when it’s just you and him. No screaming, no sarcastic tone, he’s just allowing himself to be present with you.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo with a staring problem. His eyes are on you in every room, every setting but he’ll never let you know that.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who notices you tend not to ask for help, preferring to do things yourself in hopes that you’ll prove yourself as useful.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who watches how you pick up your classmates’ slack without asking for anything in return.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo watching you struggle to carry two trash bags outside (even though it’s not your day to carry it out) while the others are watching a movie.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who takes both of the trash bags without a word, heading outside to throw them away.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who shrugs when he heads back inside and you thank him.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who tells you “Next to you need help don’t be so afraid to ask.” in that calm, hushed tone he only reserves for you.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who finds himself helping you out much more frequently, sometimes because you asked, most times because he wanted to.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who offers to help you study for an important test coming up, inviting you to his dorm room (the dorm room no one else has seen before.)
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who never makes you feel stupid for not understanding something, sensing how anxious you are about the test and probably about him of all people helping you.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who explains every concept with such articulation and precision, making no fuss if you ask him to go over it again.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who catches you glancing at his bookshelf during your study break and lets you take a closer look.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who doesn’t take offense when you tell him you would have never guessed he’d be so into romance. He only laughs, saying he just tends to enjoy the genre.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who admits he’s never seen a future in romance for him when you mention never seeing him show any interest in anyone.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who goes stiff and red in the face when you tell him that you think he’d make a great partner, listing off reasons such as “You’re super reliable, honest, strong… handsome. I think you’d make someone really happy one day.”
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who tosses and turns that night because he can’t get what you said off his mind. He’d never thought about what it’d feel like to be someone’s ideal partner. He knew he was a hard person to like and he didn’t mind it but he never really tried to be liked, never tried putting himself out there. If you didn’t like him, then that was that.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who stays up that night for the first time in years, reading his favorite series, imagining what it’d be like to let himself love and be loved.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who began courting you from then on, making you a special breakfast, carrying your bag for you, always asking you to join during whatever was apart of his schedule for that day of the week as well as finding ways to fit you in his schedule in general.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who found it difficult to make his romantic interest in you feel natural. He couldn’t flirt, hell, he had a hard time expressing his feelings towards you on the whole.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who for the first time, understands what it’s like to genuinely be nervous and unsure of himself. He stumbles over his words, the palms of his hands are much sweatier than usual and he feels like a complete idiot every time he opens his mouth to say something.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who learned from his books that to be in love involves humility and sacrifice.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who swallows his pride and asks his mom how she and his dad started dating.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who immediately regrets his decision when her voice goes up five decibels and begging him to tell her who he’s got a crush on.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who thinks long and hard when his mom tells him how important it is to be honest with himself as well as you and that if he wants this to go anywhere, he’s going to have to be much more open than he may feel is comfortable.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who hasn’t spent much time with you during finals week, both of you way too busy studying to have any time for anything else.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who’s confident he knows everything he needs to and begins getting ready for bed before he hears a knock on his door.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who opens his door to see you standing in front of him, eyes red and holding a plethora of books and papers.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo letting you inside without a word, ignoring your unnecessary apologies as he asks you what you need help with.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who stays up until midnight helping you study but you still feel anxious.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who grabs you by the shoulders and showers you with praise, saying “There is not an ounce of doubt in me that you will pass this exam. Stop tearing yourself down when you’re clearly so much more capable than half the people around you.”
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo feeling his heart practically beat out of his chest as you pull him into a hug, thanking him for how good he’s been to you.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who knocks on your door the next morning, two plates in hand, asking you to have breakfast with him.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who finds himself reaching out to you when you begin fidgeting after Bakugo mentions the exam.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who holds up his pinky, promising to you that you’ll pass the exam with flying colors.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who feels an immense amount of pride when you show him your results a week later.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who almost trips you when he pulls you into a hug, mumbling in your shoulder an “I knew you could do it” as you two stay like this for the next five minutes.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who freezes as he pulls back slightly, your nose brushing over his, his eyes darting to your lips. He wants to kiss you but he’s scared. What if he’s bad at it? What if he leans in and you pull away?
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo’s eyes widening as you in fact, do not pull back but instead lean into him further, he can feel your breath on his lip and he knows that this is his chance but he just can’t.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who pulls away, telling you that you deserve something nice for your paper.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who takes you to the mall, urging you to get whatever you want.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who can’t help but notice how close you two are next to each other. Your arms brush against one another with each step and he’s sure that there’s a faint blush on his face.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who ends the day with getting you frozen yogurt, watching your pleased face when you have your first taste.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who notices a couple not so far from you both. He watches as the boyfriend stands behind his partner, hands on their hips and eating the yogurt they offer him.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who wonders if this day would have gone similar to theirs if he had just kissed you when you wanted him to.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who’s pulled from his thoughts when you ask him if he wants to taste your yogurt, bragging about how good it is.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who sits there for a moment unsure of what he should do. Are you offering to feed it to him? No, that’s what a couple would do. Should he use his spoon?
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who just shakes his head, too stressed with all that he’s not saying, all that he’s not doing.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who walks you back to your dorm, handing you your gift and just nods when you tell him you had a good time.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who stands at your door even after you’re inside, ashamed of himself and how cowardly he’s been.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who knocks on your door and when you open it, he simply blurts out “I’ve never kissed anyone before. I wanted to. The other day. I just… didn’t want to be bad at it.”
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who can feel the slight tremor in his hands as he waits for your response, barely looking you in the eye as you smile softly and admit you’ve also never kiss anyone but you’d like him to be your first.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who stands in the middle of your room, having no clue what to do with himself, thinking that he should have paid more attention to the way couples would kiss in movies.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who watches as you slowly walk over to him, resting your arms on his shoulders, biting your lip to contain your smile.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who sees you lean into him and this time, doesn’t pull away. The tip of his nose bumps into yours and you let out a small giggle, looking into his eyes that are uncharacteristically soft.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who lets you take the lead. He lets you pull him into you, soft lips meeting. At first a peck, then something more. Your lips move against his slowly, gently. You let out a whine, murmuring something able barely feeling it.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo whose eyes widen as you grab the back of his head, deepening the kiss. He backs you into your bed, knees giving out as he practically falls on top of you.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo keeping his hands on either side of your head and a slight gap between your bodies, giving you enough room to move if it becomes too much.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who lets out an embarrassing gasp as he feels your tongue brushes against his bottom lip, hesitantly opening his mouth wider.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who lets you explore his mouth, finding it strangely appealing the way your tongue feels against his.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who has to force himself to pull away from you as your hands begin to wander his sides and legs begin to wrap around his torso.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who doesn’t want to rush things and ask if you can take it slow.
“Never was much of a romantic” Bakugo who takes you on a date, your last week of school.
"Never was much of a romantic" Bakugo who spends the entire summer with you. Basking in the bond you've formed.
"Never was much of a romantic" Bakugo who invites you to dinner with his family and makes it known that he wants to me yours as well.
"Never was much of a romantic" Bakugo who finds any way he can to bring up his relationship.
"Never was much of a romantic" Bakugo who feels zero shame in the new found softness he has allowed himself to feel because of you.
"Never was much of a romantic" Bakugo was says "I love you" first. He didn't plan on saying it. He just knew. He wanted you to know too.
"Never was much of a romantic" Bakugo who goes to bed with a permanent smile across his face, knowing that tomorrow is another day he gets to spend with you.