hiiii i love ur work could u do the mha boys (specifically todoroki and/or bakugo) reacting to their s/o (reader) calling them bro or dude
₊˚ෆ MHA characters reacting to their s/o calling them bro or dude ₊˚ෆ
Featuring: Shoto Todoroki ✧ Katsuki Bakugo ✧ Denki Kaminari ✧ Izuku Midoriya ✧ Tenya Iida ✧ Eijiro Kirishima ✧ Shouta Aizawa ✧ Tomura Shigaraki ✧ Hawks ✧ Dabi ✧ Hanta Sero ✧ Twice
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Reader casually calls them “bro” or “dude,” and these are the boys’ reactions. Expect a mix of confusion, overthinking, teasing, and over-the-top dramatics.
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Shoto Todoroki
The first time you called him “bro,” Todoroki stopped mid-step. He stared at you, expression unreadable, like you had just spoken in a language he didn’t know.
“…Bro?” he repeated slowly. His voice was quiet but tinged with confusion. “I thought I was your boyfriend.”
You tried to laugh it off. “It’s just something I say, Shoto. Don’t take it so seriously.”
But of course, he did. Todoroki overthought it the rest of the day, replaying the word in his head, analyzing the context like he was preparing for an exam. Eventually, he asked, “Do you… call everyone that? Or was it just me?”
When you explained it was just a slip of habit, he relaxed slightly, though his face stayed serious. “I don’t mind if you say it, but…” He hesitated, cheeks turning faintly red. “I’d rather you call me yours than your brother.”
The next time you casually called someone else “dude,” he muttered under his breath, “I see. So I am the bro.” You had to hug him right then and there to make him stop sulking.
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Katsuki Bakugo
It happened during an argument, of course. He was yelling, and you snapped back, “Dude, you’re being way too loud!”
Bakugo froze mid-shout, whipping his head toward you with wild eyes. “What the hell did you just call me?”
“Uh… dude?” you answered carefully.
His face turned bright red. “I’m not your dude! I’m your damn boyfriend!”
You tried to stifle a laugh, which only made him bristle more. “Don’t laugh at me, dumbass! You think I’m some extra off the street you can just ‘bro’ around?!”
For the next week, any time you even started with “d—” he cut you off instantly. “Don’t even say it.” He’d glare like you’d insulted him personally.
But what he didn’t admit was how much it bugged him when you called other people “dude.” The idea of you tossing that word at anyone else made him scowl twice as hard. Eventually, you teased him with a soft, “Relax, bro.”
The explosion that followed nearly took out the couch.
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Denki Kaminari
When “bro” slipped out of your mouth, Denki gasped like you’d shattered his heart. He grabbed his chest dramatically, stumbling back. “BRO?! Babe, how could you?!”
You tried to explain it was just a habit, but he was already spinning in circles. “You’ve friend-zoned me! I’m officially friend-zoned!”
“Denki—”
“No, don’t try to take it back now,” he said, flopping face-first onto the couch. “Guess I’m just your dude now…”
He whined about it for the rest of the day, pouting like a kicked puppy. But by the evening, when you hugged him from behind and murmured, “You’re my boyfriend, not my bro,” his mood flipped immediately. “Really? Okay, good. But… maybe just save the ‘bro’ stuff for others, okay?”
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Midoriya Izuku
You were listening to him ramble about a new quirk theory when you interrupted with, “Dude, slow down, you’re talking too fast.”
Midoriya froze like his brain had blue-screened. “D-dude? Did you just—wait, did you mean me? You called me dude?!” His face turned crimson in seconds.
You waved it off. “It’s just something I say, Izuku. Don’t overthink it.”
But of course, he did. His mind spun with questions: Did you think of him as a “dude” before a boyfriend? Was it a sign you were too casual? Did it mean you were less serious about him? He tried to keep smiling, but you could practically see the steam pouring out of his ears.
Finally, you kissed his cheek and reassured him. “You’re my boyfriend. Just… sometimes you’re also my dude.”
He smiled sheepishly, scratching his neck. “O-oh… Okay. I can live with that.”
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Tenya Iida
The moment “bro” left your mouth, Tenya’s glasses flashed ominously. “Excuse me? Did you just call me ‘bro’?”
You snorted, “Yeah? It’s just a habit.”
His arms started chopping the air at record speed. “I am your partner, not your sibling! Such casual terminology undermines the seriousness of our bond!”
You tried not to laugh as he kept lecturing about “appropriate terms of endearment” and “respect within a relationship.”
By the end, he sighed heavily, still adjusting his glasses. “If it happens again, I will forgive you… but I prefer more precise terminology. ‘Darling,’ for example, would be acceptable.”
You grinned, leaning close to whisper, “Got it, bro.”
His yell could probably be heard across campus.
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Eijirou Kirishima
You called him “dude” after he nailed a move in training, and Kirishima blinked before grinning wide. “Hell yeah, dude! Wait—did you mean me, or like… dude-dude?”
You laughed. “You. Obviously.”
He chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck. “I don’t mind. I call everyone bro, so it’s kinda cool if you call me that too. Makes me feel, I dunno… like we’re best friends and dating, y’know?”
Later, though, when you called him “babe,” he lit up even more. “See? That’s perfect! Call me both—it’s balanced, like protein and carbs.”
Honestly, he didn’t care what you called him. As long as you kept smiling at him, “dude” was just another way of saying you loved him.
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Shouta Aizawa
It slipped out one morning when he handed you a coffee. “Thanks, bro.”
Aizawa stopped mid-sip of his own drink and gave you a long, deadpan stare. “…I don’t know if that was supposed to be affectionate or not, but don’t do it again.”
You grinned at him. “What, you don’t want to be my bro?”
He sighed, rubbing his temple. “I barely wanted to be awake. Now I apparently have to argue about semantics too.” He didn’t press further, but the next time you tried it, his scarf immediately wrapped around your wrist as a warning.
Safe to say, you learned “bro” was not on his approved list of nicknames.
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Tomura Shigaraki
You called him “dude” while he was mashing buttons in the middle of a game.
“Dude, you’re totally camping—”
He froze, eyes flicking toward you. “Did you just call me… dude?”
“…Yeah?”
He scoffed, turning back to the screen. “Tch. Whatever.”
But ten minutes later, his voice was quieter. “Don’t call anyone else that, though.”
You blinked. “Why not?”
He hunched his shoulders, muttering, “’Cause you’re mine. Not anyone else’s ‘dude.’”
His ears were burning red the whole time.
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Hawks
You casually said, “Bro, you’ve got feathers everywhere. again.”
Hawks clutched his chest dramatically, dropping to his knees. “Bro? Darling, I thought we were lovers, not wingmen!”
You rolled your eyes, but he kept it up all day. “Hey, bro, pass me the remote.” “Bro, wanna grab dinner later?” He leaned into the joke so hard it was impossible to escape.
Finally, you groaned, “Okay, okay! You’re not my bro, you’re my boyfriend.”
His grin softened into something gentler as he pressed a feather against your cheek. “Good. Just making sure you remember.”
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Dabi
The moment you called him “dude,” his lips curled into a smirk. “Dude, huh? Didn’t know I was one of the boys now.”
You rolled your eyes. “Don’t be dramatic. It’s just a habit.”
“Oh no, I get it,” he said, leaning in close, voice low and teasing. “You don’t see me as your man. I’m just your pal, your buddy, your dude.” He clutched his chest mockingly. “Ouch. Right in the heart.”
You pushed him away, laughing, but he didn’t drop it for the rest of the night. Still, when you later slipped and called him “baby” instead, his grin turned softer, almost genuine.
He never admitted it, but between “dude” and “baby,” he knew exactly which one he wanted to hear more.
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Hanta Sero
You called him “bro” while the two of you were hanging out, and Sero immediately laughed. “Bro? Guess we’re bros now.”
You shrugged. “It’s just a habit.”
“Don’t worry, I don’t mind,” he said with a grin. “But if you’re gonna call me bro, you’ve gotta balance it out with something sweeter too. Like… ‘handsome.’”
You shook your head, but the next day, when you teased him with, “Thanks, handsome dude,” his grin nearly split his face in two.
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Twice
The second “dude” left your mouth, Twice staggered back like he’d been stabbed. One side of him yelled, “THEY JUST FRIEND-ZONED US!” while the other half screamed back, “NO THEY DIDN’T, CALM DOWN!”
You groaned, reaching for his hand. “Jin, it’s just a word. I didn’t friend-zone you.”
He panicked for another solid minute, both sides arguing dramatically, before finally collapsing into your arms with a sigh. “Fine, but don’t scare me like that again! You’re not allowed to call me dude unless it’s like, sexy-dude. Got it?”
You kissed his forehead. “Got it, sexy-dude.”
His whole face lit up like sunshine.
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