Todobaku fic recs (buckle up folks, this a long one)
Runnin’ With the Devil by Essele (Rated E)
This one comes first and is always the one that always comes to mind when I think of my favorite todobaku stories. Maybe because the vivid descriptions won’t get out of my head, or because it’s about music and Baku has a bike and there’s this one line (“It’s because I’m gonna figure out a way past all this fuckin’ ice,” Bakugou says, jabbing Shouto straight in the chest with one finger. “But I ain’t about that sappy shit, so I’m not looking to melt it or anything. I’m gonna crack straight through.”), long story short it’s my favorite and I’ve reread it a couple times
Here are some of Essele’s other todobaku fics that I adore:
Bittersweet and Strange by Esselle (Rated E)
True Temptation by Esselle (Rated E)
Vacation with a Vampire by Esselle (Rated E)
Bloom by Esselle (this one is open ending but it will break your heart anyway so…) (Rated T)
My Hero Love Story by Esselle (Rated E)
Betrayed by the Weather by XenophonSpeaks (Rated T)
This one is my second favorite, I love how it reminds me of fall and being warm when it’s so cold and falling in love for the first time… and just how beautiful it can be to catch someone being unabashedly themselves.
More by XenophonSpeaks:
Starting Over From Ground Zero by SpiceHya, XenophonSpeaks (Rated E)
This fic is… impressive and it squeezes my heart when I think about it… it’s about second chances and I love it to death
How To Lose A Costume Contest But Still Win At Life by XenophonSpeaks (Rated E)
Sorry (Not Sorry) For The Distraction by XenophonSpeaks (Rated M)
But I love the way you hurt me by XenophonSpeaks (Rated E)
Whatever It Takes by XenophonSpeaks (Rated E)
Protective Katsuki and falling in love shenanigans, this one is also very very lovely!
allow me the pleasure of loving you by pyrrhicwildfire (Rated T and later E)
This is a very sweet series of the boys falling in love and Katsu doing what he always does: trying to be the best (at being a boyfriend)
stardust in monsoon (we were freefalling) by TastefullyIlliterate (Rated T)
The absolute sense of calm I get from this is… insane. I love it so much, it makes me feel giddy.
better late than never by bonnia (Rated T)
rule 02: stay by bonnia (Rated M)
heartburn by bonnia (Rated T)
All of bonnia’s works are quite descriptive and lovely, I also find they can be quite funny (they also have a todobaku fic inspired by “your lie in april” which i haven’t read because im a coward and i don’t wanna be sad but i’ve heard it’s very very good)
threadache by dinosuns (Rated T)
There was so much work put into this fic and it’s honestly So Good! It’s about fashion and misunderstandings, and funny because everything dinosuns’ writes is funny af - and so descriptive and NICE (here have more~~)
mind your mind by dinosuns (Rated T)
all it takes is a spark by dinosuns (Rated T)
timezoned by dinosuns (Rated T)
work of heart by dinosuns (Rated T)
a good egg by dinosuns (Rated T)
And here you have, straight from my personal bookmarks, the random sweet fics I find and love, from coffee shop aus to boxing matches, we have it all:
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice by Lillabelle (Rated M)
Closer by Lillabelle (Rated T)
The indelicacies of nitroglycerin by yeetin (Rated T)
me and you and café au lait by kagehinataboke (Rated T)
why are you so pretty by waywardfacegarden (Rated T)
hard body by velificatio (Rated E)
(they say you and me are) tautology by cenli (Rated T)
Fine Dining by castiiron (Rated E)
how to register for a library card (and get a boyfriend in the process) by Kaleid369 (Rated T)
Something of Silence by Viidoll (Rated T)
Where White Lilies Lay by sodapopcurtis (Rated T)
i hope you know (you don’t go alone) by badmatch (Rated T)
The walls I build aren’t meant for you by auriadne (Rated T)
Somebody to Have, Somebody to Hold by ryanhasao3 (Rated E)
Midnight Coffee Grind by quirklesswonder (TheSadisticMunchkin) (Rated T)
i like you so much (what do i do?) by underfallingflowerpetals (Rated T)
Bonus round (OT3/OT4):
Fire in the Mountains by EllaBesmirched (El_Bell) (Rated E)
A polyamory fantasy au which is the best thing I’ve read in a while (I skipped meals this was SO FU**** GOOD I COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN). The main ship is TodoBaku and then TodoBakuDeku but Katsuki is also married to Kirishima, Ashido and Kaminari so there’s some shenanigans in there
I Want it All by surveycorpsjean (Rated E)
Now listen, this is a TodoDekuBakuKiri fic and it accompanies the development of their fourway relationship with TodoDeku and BakuKiri already being established relationships. And I adore, adore, adore the way this showcases Shouto falling in love and opening up, especially to Katsuki… like I just- and surveycorpsjean is an AMAZING writer, they have so many fics (albeit not todobaku) but they are so so so so worth the read if you’re into the pairings!
Powder Keg by Ajaxthegreat (Rated E)
TodoDeku + Baku - It’s…. really quite funny
Summer ©Rush by warschach (Rated E)
TodoBaku + Deku summer vibes, very chill, Izu is a total babe but what’s new






















