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There was a part of Bakugou that understood he was being ridiculous. That knew Kirishima was a stupidly oblivious extrovert and didnât mean anything by it. But a much larger part of him was going to throw Deku out the damn window the next time he made his boyfriend laugh.
The two were hunched over one of the hero analysis notebooks. Deku was gesturing wildly and Kirishima smiled and nodded along with his rambling. It happened a lot. Dekuâs consultations were helpful if you were too dumb to figure out your own quirk, so most of his classmates had asked him for advice. It was nothing.
But still.
Bakugou grumbled and got up from where he had been happily situated on the common room couch. âFucking moron,â he muttered, and skulked over to the two of them. He slung his left arm over Kirishimaâs shoulder and grabbed his chin with his right. He turned Kirishima to face him and pressed their lips together, easily slipping his tongue into Kirishimaâs mouth. His boyfriend hummed in surprise, but didnât pull away. He even nipped at Bakugouâs lip as the two parted, a clear sign he was enjoying himself.
âWhat was that for?â Kirishima asked. It wasnât accusatory, merely curious. He was smiling again, brighter than he had before, Bakugou noted with pride. Take that, Deku.
âYouâre the one who asked me to touch you more in public,â he huffed, âIdiot.â
Kirishima grinned wider, and it felt like winning.
Deku had meanwhile turned bright red, and could barely stammer out a sentence. His eyes remained firmly locked to the notebook, never even nearing Bakugou and Kirishimaâs faces.Â
Purbbbbb what about a quirk accident fic. E.g. one of them is hit by a truth quirk, or a mindreading quirk, or theyre turned to a kid so babysitting ensues. Cliche-ish but you write the cutest things so itd be fun to read lzhxhxuf
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Eijirou felt like he had been punched in the stomach. Or, uh, maybe he had? Everything was a little hazy. Kinda vague. Was his vision cloudy? He blinked a couple of times and it began to clear. Augh, his stomach was killing him.
Someone shook his shoulder, roughly. Who was it? Eijirou looked up and saw a blob of mostly black. Whoever it was had blond hair, though.
âOi, Kirishima! Hey! Are you okay?â
Huh, the voice coming from the blob sounded familiar? Eijirou shook his head. âFeel sick. Stomach bad. Canât see well.â
Some of his nausea lightened as he spoke - he guessed that having something to focus on was helping?
âAh, shit. He got you, didnât he?â
âI donât remember,â Eijirou said, squeezing his eyes shut. âAnd Iâm not totally sure who you are?â
âFuuuck, okay,â said the person, kneeling down in front of him. âDo you know your name?â
âKirishima Eijirou,â Eijirou said. He was pretty sure of that.
âGood. How old are you?â
âUm, sixteen?â
âYep, right. What school do you go to?â
Eijirou thought about that. âYuuei.â
âOkay, do you know the names of your classmates?â
Eijirou squinted at the blob-person again. His vision was getting better, and he made out a pair of bright red eyes, staring at him with a concern that didnât normally occupy them.
âOh,â Eijirou said. âBakugou!â
Bakugou grinned at him. âThere ya go. Dumbass.â
âUgh, I feel awful,â Eijirou said. âI still donât remember what happened. Feel like I got punched! But my quirk shouldâve stopped that, right?â
âIdiot, we got briefed on this,â Bakugou said, standing up and hauling Eijirou to his feet. âThe guy we were after has a contact-activated quirk. Doesnât matter if you were hardened or not - youâre still gonna be affected by it.â
âOh, so, was this a brain-mush quirk?â Eijirou asked.
Bakugou shook his head. âThe fucker has a kind of speech quirk. If you donât say enough true things, it fucks with you.â
âTrue things? Like, the sky is blue? Grass is green?â Eijirou felt the haze over his thoughts lifting even as he said the words. âOh, itâs working.â
âYeah. Better get you back to Fat Gum and Suneater,â Bakugou said. His hand was around Eijirouâs elbow, and he pulled Eijirou along with him as he started walking.
âBut what about the guy we were supposed to, uh,â Eijirou blinked. âOranges are orange. Lemons are yellow. Bananas are yellow. Aha! We were supposed to catch the guy, werenât we?â
âYeah, but who the fuck knows where he went after he got you, at this point,â Bakugou said, fingers tightening just a tad. âItâs whatever.â
Eijirou squinted at his friend. âStrawberries are red, raspberries are pink.â
âWhy are you obsessed with fruit?â Bakugou asked.
âHush, Iâm just trying to find easy true things to say,â Eijirou said, and that was true, too. His memory of the morning was trickling back as he spoke. âLettuce is green, cabbage is green, celery is green, uh, leaves are green, my hair is red, um, blueberries are blue!â
Aha!
âHey!â Eijirou cried. âYou were there! You were just behind the corner of the building! You couldâve gone after him!â
âWhat, and I shoulda left your sorry ass on the ground for anyone to find?â Bakugou scoffed. âThe pros can handle the villain. Or what are they fucking for?â
âWow,â Eijirou said. âThatâs surprisingly mature and attractive of you.â
Wait.
Bakugou stopped.
Wait, no-
âWhat?â
âUh,â Eijirou said, faced with a Bakugou with one of his eyebrows arched like that. âI said you were being mature?â
âAnd the other part?â Bakugou asked, voice as flat as a sheet of paper.
Eijirou said nothing, and then winced as he stomach started hurting again.
Bakugou must have noticed, because he scowled and used his grip on Eijirou to tug him closer. âSay it again.â
âIt,â Eijirou said, matching Bakugouâs scowl at the word. âDonât use this quirk against me, man.â
Bakugou let go of his arm and took a step backwards.
âThatâs not-â he began. Eijirou watched his frown morph into frustration. âLetâs just go. Can you walk by yourself?â
âI donât know,â Eijirou said, honestly. The pain in his stomach subsided. Alright, so this quirk was officially Annoying.
Bakugou growled and seized his elbow again.
Eijirou sat at the edge of the bed in the school hospital wing, kicking his legs back and forth and glaring at the floor. Fat Gum had sent him back to Yuuei, and Recovery Girl had inspected him thoroughly. âApples can be different colours. Apples can be red, apples can be green, apples can be yellow.â
He heaved a great sigh. There wasnât really anything that anyone could do about this quirk until it wore off. Eijirou had asked if there was a truth-compulsion aspect to it - something to explain why exactly heâd said what heâd said to Bakugou earlier - but it wasnât on the villainâs records. That didnât necessarily mean that there wasnât, only that it hadnât been noticed in other victims.
âAh, Kirishima! You may return to your dorm room,â Recovery Girl said, walking into the room from her office. âThough come back at any time should you feel like the effects of this quirk are overwhelming you.â
âI will!â Eijirou said. âThank you.â
âI believe that a friend of yours is waiting outside for you as well,â Recovery Girl said.
Oh?
Eijirou thanked the old woman again and walked out into the hallway. Ah. Bakugou. He was leaning on the wall across from the nurseâs office and scowling into the middle-distance, though he looked up at the sound of the door. Eijirouâs stomach flipped, though maybe not entirely because of the quirk.
âHey,â Eijirou said. He wasnât sure of Bakugou was going to bring up that thing heâd said earlier or not.
Bakugou nodded at him. and turned to start walking down the hall. âYou got the all-clear?â
âYeah, as long as I keep saying true stuff!â Eijirou said, jogging a couple of steps to catch up to him. âIâm thinking that Iâll load up Wikipedia and just, like, read it aloud as needed until the quirk wears off.â
âHuh,â Bakugou said. âSmart.â
Eijirou felt himself flushing. âAh, not really.â
Bakugou eyed him, and then his expression turned furious. âYou actually believe that you- Ugh. Coming up with that shit is fucking clever. Donât sell yourself short like that.â
âUh,â Eijirou said. âUm. Thanks.â
âWhatever,â Bakugou scoffed. They continued walking in silence after that, Eijirouâs heart pounding far too wildly in his chest.
They stopped outside Eijirouâs door, but before Eijirou could open it, Bakugou put a hand on his chest to stop him. Eijirou turned and he knew his eyes were probably too wide, but Bakugouâs hand was warm even through his t-shirt.
âHey, leave your door unlocked,â Bakugou said. What? âDonât look at me like that!â
âLike what?!â Eijirouâs voice squeaked out half an octave higher than usual, ah fuck.
âJust- Forget it. I donât know what time limit is on this stupid quirk bullshit, but youâre gonna need to sleep,â Bakugou said. âAnd if it turns your brain to mush again while youâre sleeping then someoneâs gonna have to go in and talk you into clarity.â
Eijirou hadnât thought about that. âOh. Makes sense.â
âMm,â Bakugou said, his fingers splaying a little on Eijirouâs chest before he pulled his hand away. âSo shout if you need me, Kirishima.â
Bakugou flashed him a grin - a grin - and twisted away to his own room. Eijirou was left standing there, unsure if the butterflies in his stomach were quirk induced or not.
âBakugou is so cool,â Eijirou whispered. Not the quirk, then.
âHey! Hey, can you speak?â
âNn⊠Yes.â
âGood. Do you know your name?â
âUhâŠâ
âFuck, okay, how are you feeling?â
âBad. Real bad. Hurts.â
âWhen we catch this fuck Iâm gonna kill him.â
âBakugou?â
âYeah, thatâs me.â
There was something heavy on each of his shoulders. Eijirou groaned and felt himself fall forward onto something warm. âI got hit by a quirk.â
âThatâs right.â
âI gotta say things that are true,â Eijirou said, pressing his face into the warm thing.
âOr your brain shorts out worse than Dunce Face, yeah,â Bakugou said. Weird, the warm thing had rumbled along with his words.
âŠ
Eijirou opened his eyes. Huh, yeah, his face was currently buried in the crook of Bakugouâs neck. It was Bakugouâs hands he could feel on his shoulders. Eijirou took a moment to assess the whole situation as best he could. The light in his bedroom was on, but he had no idea what the time was. He was sitting up, well, slouched forwards a little. Bakugou was kneeling over his legs on top of the duvet.
âUhhh,â Eijirou said. âWhat are you doing?â
âThere you are,â Bakugou said from somewhere just above Eijirouâs ear. Eijirou let Bakugou push him backwards. âYou were screaming, so I come in to stop you.â
Eijirou couldnât say anything for a moment, distracted by Bakugouâs eyes roving his warming face. âAugh, I donât remember. What time is it?â
âLike, four or some shit.â
Eijirou groaned.
âTell me some more fruit colours,â Bakugou said. âUntil youâre completely here.â
âItâs four in the morning, Iâm not gonna be completely here,â Eijirou grumbled. Bakugou just looked at him. âFine, uh, Limes are green, pineapples are yellow on the inside and brown on the outside, dragonfruit are pink with white flesh.â
âGood. Go back to sleep,â Bakugou said. He was still sitting on Eijirouâs legs.
Eijirou pressed his hands into his eyes. âThis sucks.â
âIâm staying here,â announced Bakugou, finally rolling off Eijirouâs legs and coming to rest between Eijirou and the wall. Wait, what? âIâll be closer to head this thing off before you get bad again.â
âYou donât have to,â Eijirou began, watching Bakugou slide himself under the covers with a feeling of dumbfoundment. âDo⊠ThatâŠâ
Bakugou snorted. âThis shit is stressing me out, so Iâd rather be here than anywhere else.â
Eijirou had no idea how to take that, so he tried to joke about it instead. âAw, Blasty, are you worried about me?â
âYeah,â Bakugou said, without hesitation. Eijirou felt himself go red - redder. Well, there went Eijirouâs last chance at retaining his composure. âStop thinkinâ so hard and go the fuck to sleep.â
Bakugou rolled over to face the wall, back to Eijirou. Okay. Okay. Without Bakugouâs eyes on him he could probably manage to sleep. Yeah. Only now he could hear Bakugou breathing, and the heat radiating off of him was stronger than Eijirou had imagined.
Maybe heâd imagined this a little too much.
âI can hear your brain whirring,â Bakugou grunted. âDonât strain yourself.â
âYouâre warm,â Eijirou said, without thinking. Whoops. Maybe it was the speech quirk.
Eijirou imagined that Bakugou rolled his eyes. âHah? âCourse I am, itâs part of my quirk.â
âI, uh,â Eijirou swallowed. âI never noticed before.â
âIs it too warm for you to sleep?â Bakugou asked.
Eijirou thought about that for a few moments. âNo.â
âThen whatâs your fuckinâ problem?â
Eijirou shook his head, even if Bakugou couldnât see him. âNo problem, man. Iâm just overthinking.â
âYeah,â Bakugou snorted, and reached behind to elbow Eijirouâs chest. âLike I said. Go to sleep.â
âAlright,â Eijirou said, though he wasnât sure if his racing heartbeat would help with that or not. He suspected the latter. âNight, Bakugou.â
âNight, Kirishima.â
Eijirou had sort of been hoping to wake up and see Bakugou still sleeping next to him. The early morning sun would have been shining, enough so that a sunbeam shone through a chink in the curtains and turned Bakugouâs hair into a halo of gold. Eijirou would have drawn in a gasp at the sight of it, and Bakugouâs eyes would have fluttered open and met his. Bakugou would have been soft with sleep for a moment, and Eijirou would have given him a shy smile and a âgood morningâ. Eijirou had been picturing it for quite some time now.
Instead of all that, however, Eijirou woke up to a cold bed and a blinding headache.
It was sort of how he imagined waking up to a hangover must feel like. He groaned, one hand flying to his forehead. âOw, fuck.â
There was a sound from across the room, and Eijirou squinted over to see Bakugou just turning to look at him from Eijirouâs desk chair. Oh! He was still sort of here! Maybe heâd woken up early and got bored? Had he been doing work while Eijirou was asleep? How long had Bakugou been up?
âThe sky is blue, grass is green,â Eijirou said to try and clear the headache away. He glanced at the clock. âWh- Itâs eleven! I overslept! Weâre late to class!â
âNah,â Bakugou said, and Eijirou paused in his mad scramble to get out from under his duvet.
âHuh?â
âYouâve been pulled out of classes for a few days until this quir wears off. You need to say stuff out loud too often and it could be âdisruptiveâ,â Bakugou said, with a derisive snort.
âRight,â Eijirou said. That made sense. However⊠âWhy are you still here, then?â
âSomeone needs to babysit you,â Bakugou said, turning back to what he was working on and moving some of the paper around. He stood. âAizawa gave me the worksheets for today, if youâre up for it.â
âWhat, now?â Eijirou blinked.
Bakugou snorted and made for the door. âNo, dumbass. You need to get dressed and eat something first.â
âOh,â Eijirou said. He couldnât tell if his brain was frazzled from the quirk, from just waking up, or the way Bakugou smirked at him when he left through the door.
He left through the door.
Eijirou lurched upwards and staggered towards his door. He wrenched it open, a âwaitâ building on his lips, only to be met by one of Bakugouâs raised eyebrows and a pair of crossed arms.
âI said get dressed,â Bakugou said, sounding a little amused. âOnce you are, come downstairs.â
âUh huh,â Eijirou said. He stood there, staring at Bakugou for a few more moments.
Bakugou rolled his eyes, grabbed Eijirouâs shoulders, and twisted him around to face his room again. Bakugou shoved him - not hard - and Eijirou walked back into his room.
âClothes, Kirishima,â Bakugou said. Eijirou looked down at his Crimson Riot pyjamas. âAnd say some true stuff!â
âIâm screwed,â Eijirou whispered to himself as he heard Bakugouâs stomping footsteps fade towards the lift.
Eijirou was pretty sure that heâd like, fallen into an alternate universe or something, because the universe itself was catering to his whims. Maybe this was some sort of karmic reward for having to go through this speech quirk. Maybe it was all a happy accident.
Eijirou wanted to spend time with Bakugou? Well, here, have a few days of his undivided attention where he cooks you meals and tutors you and your knees and arms keep brushing. Here, heâs now taken to sleeping in your bed so you donât go through a brain mush attack. Here, heâs even sticking around when the rest of your friends bundle into your room after classes, where normally heâd wrinkle up his nose and leave them all to be loud.
Why Bakugou hadnât thrown up any complaints about missing classes was a question that weighed a little on Eijirouâs mind, but, well. He hadnât. Eijirou had tried to ask him about it, but Bakugou had deflected by saying that he didnât care, and that they could catch up with after-school lessons, and that Eijirouâs brain function was a little more important than a grade. So. Eijirou just had to assume that this was the full-throttle version of Bakugouâs worry about him.
It was fantastic, and really sweet actually, but Eijirouâs poor gay heart was suffering. It was working overtime, all the time. And⊠Eijirou was beginning to suspect that a lot of this was intentional on Bakugouâs part.
Ever since Eijirou had slipped and called Bakugou attractive, it almost sort of seemed like Bakugou was being, well, flirty. It was a word that Eijirou hesitated to use, because it was Bakugou, and flirty was not a word Eijirou ever would have associated with him.
Like, right now, Eijirou was in his room and sat on his bed. Bakugou was next to him, leaning on the headboard with his legs stretched out next to Eijirouâs with a book in his hands. Kaminari was at the foot of the bed, sitting with his legs crossed and chattering away about what had happened in lessons today. The only problem Eijirou had with this was that he couldnât concentrate on what Kaminari was saying.
Bakugouâs foot was moving. Against Eijirouâs ankle. It was the kind of movement that might be unconscious on his friendâs part, but it was also Bakugouâs foot on his ankle. Well, Bakugou was wearing socks - black ones with a gaudy flame pattern that Eijirou had bought for him - but that only added to the sensation. The soft fabric was lighting up part of Eijirouâs Good Feeling section in his brain.
Eijirou watched Kaminari explain something Iida said, mimicking the class presidentâs unique hand motions, but none of the words managed to slide into his ears. Or if they did, they didnât linger much. Bakugouâs foot kept moving, rhythmic, in slow circles. Eijirou was pretty sure he was gonna die.
Nausea curled though his gut. At least heâd figured out that he could just say the same true thing over and over again to stave off the steadily-dwindling effects of the quirk. âThe sky is blue, ah, sorry Kaminari! Keep going.â
âNo prob, man,â Kaminari said, continuing his spiel. Eijirou tried his best to listen this time. âUh, so. I said it probably wasnât possible, yâknow? But the Prez said it again and he sounded all sure of stuff so now I think Iâm gonna sign up for classes at least? Maybe not now, but, at some point. Maybe Iâll turn out as good as you once I get some practice in!â
Eijirou blinked. âAs good as me for what?â
Kaminari raised an eyebrow. âMan, youâre really out of it, huh? Art, man! I doodle stuff but Iâve never been serious about it. Youâre like, hella good at that stuff.â
Eijirou tried not to notice Bakugou nodding to that.
âAh, I mean, I donât think Iâm that good,â Eijirou said, rubbing at the back of his neck with one hand.
Bakugou grumbled something under his breath that Eijirou didnât catch. Kaminariâs eyes widened slightly. Had he heard what Bakugou had said? Eijirou opened his mouth to ask, but Kaminari began speaking too soon.
âNaw, your stuffâs great! Youâve obviously put work into it,â Kaminari said. He pulled a face. âYou agree with me, right Bakugou?â
Bakugou looked up from his book and eyed the other blond. Eijirou almost laughed at the twist of emotions on his face - and they were there, if you really looked. Bakugou wanted to refute Kaminariâs claims - the idea of actively being called to agree with anyone else on anything rankled at him constantly. On the other hand, he knew Bakugou had a Thing about Eijirou putting himself down and approved of trying to fix that by offering compliments.
âUgh, I guess,â Bakugou said, eventually. He glanced at Eijirou and Eijirouâs heart fluttered. âIf you put that much fucking intent into revision, youâd be top of the class.â
Eijirou updated his mental Cause of Death form with âcute boy told me I was clever in a roundabout wayâ. It was one of the frequent offenders. âAww, thanks dude! Ah, both of you!â
Kaminari snorted. âOh, Iâm used to the favouritism you two have for each other by now.â
Eijirou felt himself turn red. Bakugouâs foot didnât stop.
âOoh, and I have homework to catch up on!â Kaminari said, winking. Winking? Really? âSo Iâll leave you two alone, yeah?â
Eijirou didnât even have time to bluster weakly before Kaminari was out of the room. âUh.â
âHe thinks weâre dating,â Bakugou said, in the most conversational tone that Eijirou had ever heard from him.
WAIT WHAT?
âHe- He what?â Eijirou sputtered. âWhere- What?â
âI said,â Bakugou was speaking slowly now and fixing Eijirou with a strange, challenging glare. âPikachu thinks that weâre dating.â
âDating?â Eijirou breathed. âB- Uh.â
Bakugou looked back down at his book. âYouâre cute when youâre flustered.â
Eijirouâs brain came to a screeching halt, and he just gaped at his friend. His friend whose foot was still drawing circles on his ankle. This- This was definitely flirting, right? Bakugou was flirting with him? What was he supposed to do? Flirt back? Ask him out? Did Bakugou want to date him or was this, uh, something else?
âWeâre not dating, but,â Eijirou said, pausing for a moment to swallow. Bakugouâs eyes flicked back up to his. âWould you wanna fix that?â
Bakugou closed his book and threw it off the side of the bed. âYou askinâ me out?â
Eijirou nodded, not trusting himself to speak out loud.
âThen yeah,â Bakugou said, glancing away for a moment and looking back at Eijirou. âThatâd be good.â
Eijirou felt kind of like a hot-air balloon. He felt warm all over, and something in his chest was expanding and growing lighter than air. He felt like he could soar, and float above the world, and he would want for nothing but to rise higher and higher with the roar of Bakugouâs fire being all that he needed.
He twisted from where he sat, grabbing at Bakugouâs shirt and bringing their foreheads together. He couldnât fight the smile off his face - not that he wanted to - and it seemed like Bakugou was in the same boat.
âCan I kiss you?â Eijirou asked, and he knew his voice was a little too breathy but he really didnât care.
âOn one condition,â Bakugou said, reaching up to hold either side of Eijirouâs face. âI get to kiss you first.â
Eijirou was about to remark that, yeah, thatâs kind of how kissing worked, but then all thoughts fled from his mind as Bakugouâs lips brushed the corner of his mouth. Oh. Eijirouâs eyes fluttered closed as Bakugou laid his kiss there. It was so soft, so sweet, so tender, and the balloon of joy in his chest swelled and swelled. He was pretty sure heâd hit the upper atmosphere by now, because his breath had been well and truly stolen.
Eijirou opened his eyes when Bakugou pulled back, and they stared at each other for a few long moments. Then Eijirou tugged on Bakugouâs shirt and pulled him into the kiss heâd been dreaming of for months.
A few days after that, and the speech quirk had worn off completely. It was a relief. The relief was doubled when Fat Gum texted Eijirou to let him know that the villain had been apprehended. Eijirou would have to attend court as a witness during the judiciary process, but that was all part and parcel of hero work anyway. Itâd be interesting to get that sort of experience.
Eijirou was, however, already worried about how he was going to wear his hair for such formal proceedings.
Telling their friends and the rest of their classmates that Eijirou and Katsuki were now dating had gone smoothly. Well, it hadnât so much been telling anyone as it had been that Katsuki was as unconcerned with onlookers as ever. He had no qualms about PDA, and had kissed Eijirou at the end of a class hero exercise where they had been teamed up together and won.
So, that was one way to get the message across.
Eijirou curled his fingers into Katsukiâs as they sat down for lunch outside under one of the trees. Katsuki squeezed Eijirouâs fingers back and left their hands linked as he tucked into his food.
21. if you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?
The Power of Friendshipâąïž is powerful, sure, but donât forget about spite and hope either
24. whatâs something you do to de-stress?
Depends, honestly. Sometimes I take a walk. Sometimes I blast early-2000âs pop-punk at dangerously high levels. Sometimes I chill out with my best friends. Sometimes I binge watch avatar the last airbender and pretend kiri and baku are watching alongside me and are making comments throughout the episodes but shhhhhhhhhh