#shindobaku

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okay but

shindou who's genuinely in love with katsuki and cares for him

and katsuki who dates shindou because he wants to make izuku jealous

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working on some character designs for neon glory 🤭

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Had the pleasure of illustrating for and working with some wonderful writers :3c 

Venus Fly Trap by Peace / Victoryandpeace - DekuShindoBaku

Matchmaker by Ars / Arson - ShindoBaku

Operation: Sabotage by cloddy / overcastjpg - DekuShindo

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Early morning walk. 

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Bi ShindoBaku Icons!

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genuinely think i cooked with that art(it's a spoiler for chapter 2 of my fake dating shindoubaku fic👀👀)

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expanding on the post as i promised(spoiler: bkdk lovers i'm sorry that's not a happy end for u)

so like i said katsuki asks yo for his number right after the exam to pull that "i'm taken" act on izuku. who is literally so oblivious katsuki doesn't even know what to do.

so he and shindou go out for the first time. shindou still puts on that "nice guy" facade but it's not so obvious now. katsuki still kinda hates him for that, but he keeps his mouth shut. if he wants to make izuku believe he is dating another person, he has to play cool.

then they go out again and again. yo keeps paying for katsuki's coffee, katsuki keeps accepting it, and — he's kind of growing used to shindou's constant one-armed hugs and arm around his shoulder.

izuku keeps. not. noticing.

even kirishima started asking where he's leaving all the time. even him.

over the course of time, katsuki learns more about shindou. he loves fishing. really loves. he tells katsuki "maybe one day i'm gonna take you out with me, if you're not against it". katsuki thinks that it doesn't sound entirely bad.

one day, yo invites him to his place. and it should not be so weird, but for the entirety on the road there katsuki can't shake the feeling that it's wrong, whatever he's doing. he should not do it. he gives yo false hope-

wait. false hope?

katsuki is not even sure if yo likes him or just sees him as a friend.

this is such a bad idea, he realises. it's just gonna make things worse. and yet, he can't say it when yo opens the door and smiles. really smiles. katsuki's chest feels heavy.

they play video games for the entire evening. yo is really, really good at them, and by the time they finish the 12th round, katsuki's face is red from the embarrassment.

"aw, come on, katsuki. you should come over more, then we can practice together more," yo says with a smirk, leaning on the couch's back, and his dark eyes watch katsuki from underneath his eyelashes-

and no one looked at him like that before? like they are — what's even this, how yo looks at him, is this considered interest? curiosity?? what???

that gaze sits in katsuki's head for the next day, and finally izuku notices, asks "kacchan? you've been looking strange lately, what happened?"

and katsuki should've told him. that was his plan. and he doesn't. just shakes his head and goes "nothing".

of course, izuku asks kirishima. who doesn't know anything.

why does katsuki feel... annoyed? that's what his plan was, to make deku questioning himself?

and yet, he can't stop thinking about these brown eyes.

he can't stop thinking, when yo goes on the internship, about the hugs the other boy gives.

but, like, it's not like he misses him, of course not. no, nononono. no.

then comes autumm, culture festival and stuff, and katsuki is as busy as yo. so they meet up again after a month. it's shindou who suggests it. katsuki gets a permission slip because he may or may not be back by curfew.

they go to arcade, and katsuki feels actually happy. for the first time in he doesn't know how much. shindou is exactly as good as he was, giving katsuki a plush puppy once they get to leave. katsuki puts it into his pocket.

they take a very late walk then, it's almost 1 a.m. when shindou brings them both to the park. they find a bench near the small lake. katsuki listens to the sound of water, when-

"hey, katsuki?"

"hm?"

"..can i kiss you?"

the question throws katsuki out of his relaxed state. he turns his head so fast he might've cracked something to meet eyes with yo, who just... looks at him liked he looked at katsuki at his place.

katsuki doesn't know. that — that wasn't what he expected. that should have never happened, this question. he shouldn't be sitting here.

but he stares to find some similarities, to imagine that it's deku — and he can't. can't remember what izuku's voice sounds like. how izuku looks like. he only sees the dark curls and the brown eyes, reflecting the light from the nearest lamp, laced with gold and-

he didn't plan for this to happen, he should-

"yes."

and so yo kisses him.

his lips move softly against katsuki's, one hand carding through the blonde hair, and he doesn't make any harsh moves — no, yo just kisses katsuki as slow as it's possible, and it seriously messes up with katsuki's heartbeating.

later on, katsuki finds himself curled on top of yo in the other's apartment, watching some drama show. their legs are tangled together, yo's hands are in his hair, tiniest vibrations a massage.

next day, katsuki arrives to school, sees izuku — and immediately looks down, because the kiss is still fresh in his memory, and izuku's curls look way too similar to yo's hair.

god, what has he done.

he wants more.

he wants yo to hold his hand, to wrap his arms around his waist, to kiss him again and again until he can't breath.

mitsuki tells him it is love. katsuki, with face as red as his eyes, flips her off.

she's not an ounce wrong.