if denki was fluent in languages other than japanese
for @denkilightning and their post about languages bakusquad speaks/is learning! i hope you like this, even though it doesn’t incorporate all the languages you’ve hc’d denki to speak/learn. i can’t think up anything for the others atm, but hopefully this will suffice :)
it’s a toss-up whatever language he greets his classmates in when he enters the classroom; one of the hcs says eijirou’s mother is german, so it wouldn't be such a stretch if denki went up to him and went “guten morgen, kumpel”; eijirou’s eyes lighting up as he launches into excited german before denki stops him “you lost me there, buddy” “ah... right, keep forgetting” “german’s on my list though! one day, i’ll be able to keep up. anything for you, bro” “are you serious? i don’t deserve you, bro” “but you deserve everything good, bro” “bro...”
knowing several languages means he gets to understand twice as many jokes, if not more - he’ll be watching a stand-up comedy routine on his phone and laugh at something, and someone will ask about it, and he’ll instantly wince and try his best to translate the joke - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t
but this means whenever he meets someone new, the first thing he asks them besides their name is what languages they speak, so his first icebreaker can be a joke in one of those languages, if he speaks it - if they laugh at it, that’s an instant win for our sparky boy
a lot of jsl used amongst bakusquad - the first time they tried it out, they thought they could get away with signing in class, but joke’s on them because aizawa also knows jsl because of yamada - they all got detention except for katsuki, who didn’t bother signing back to any of them
uses latin phrases far too much in daily life - catch someone asking him if he’s studied for a quiz they have next period and him just shrugging and grinning “alea iata est, i guess” [no turning back]
stealing the last serving of katsuki’s food before anyone else can grab it “veni, vidi, vici, suckers” [i came, i saw, i conquered]
‘yolo’ is out, ‘carpe diem’ is in [seize the day]
the pretentious ass (who we love) definitely says ‘exempli gratia’ instead of ‘for example/instance’ like everyone else, accompanied with a smug smirk
uses ‘requiescat in pace’ instead of ‘rip’ sometimes, when he feels particularly in the mood
bold of you to assume he wouldn’t use spanish or french to seduce any love interests he has, or even just to fluster his friends (as the hc says, his french enunciation isn’t perfect, but what better way to improve it than keep trying?)
he’ll stand under someone’s window and serenade them in spanish or french, strumming his guitar softly in the moonlight - it’s unfair how beautiful his singing voice is, coupled with how sweet he can make his voice when he tries
also tends to switch to spanish when he’s stressed because his mind already moves so fast, and spanish seems to be the only language he knows that can keep up with it - so he’ll pace around the room, running his hands through his hair while mumbling rapid-fire spanish to himself
if someone surprises him out of nowhere, he’s more likely that not to jolt backwards and swear in spanish (possibly send out a small electric shock too)
knows all the words to despacito (as well as other catchy spanish songs) and has definitely gotten them stuck in his friends’ heads bc he sings them so much
sunday morning, he’ll be walking down the stairs only to hear hanta quietly humming the ketchup song under his breath as he makes coffee, trying not to giggle while recording it on his phone when hanta starts dancing to it - fair is fair though because denki later gets a portuguese song stuck in his head because of hanta (at least he knows the words to it, thanks to wanting to learn portuguese for him)
whenever hanta is having a breakdown, denki will lay him in his lap, stroke his hair and speak soft portuguese to him to calm him down, even if he’s not fluent in it yet - sometimes, hanta will ask him to speak another language he doesn’t know just so he can focus on his voice and not the words, and denki of course obliges, all while playing with his hair and wiping his tears away until he’s all worn out from crying and starts to drift off to sleep to the sound of denki mindlessly speaking to him (did i throw this kamisero in here for op? yes)
katsuki will notice he’s whistling one of the spanish songs and instantly shout in disbelief and run to find denki to shake him until he goes into stupid mode
tbh when he goes into stupid mode, it’s also a toss-up between frying his brain into going “wheyy” or rambling in one of his spoken languages - there are several recordings of this and nothing he says makes any sort of sense, or at the very least, he devolves into very basic sentences in a language “i enjoy skiing and eating hamburgers wheyy” [in english] “someone help him, for the love of god”
enjoys saying sentences in a different language with absolutely no sexy connotations, but in a sensual tone - it just amuses him to see people blush just because he said “the pencil case is on the table” in whatever language he chooses, but all slow and drawn out
knowing some korean is fun because most of the time, he doesn’t need subtitles to watch k-dramas - too many times, someone’s walked into his room only to find him sitting at his desk, legs pulled up to his chest, hair pinned back with clips, crying over his cup ramen as the korean couple on his screen finally kiss after all the slow burn hell he’s been through
remember when i said he gets spanish songs stuck in everyone’s heads? now imagine that, but with k-pop - well, at least mina can join him - they’ll both joyfully belt out k-pop songs on karaoke night, or just sing them randomly whenever they feel like it
this is also how they end up converting katsuki into being a twice fan, though it takes a lot of shaking again before katsuki actually goes “fuck… this shit’s actually catchy” and then adding fancy to his playlist “bakugou, don’t you think you should-“ “-WELL MAYBE IF YOU STANNED TWICE, YOU’D-“ “-WHAT THE FUCK DOES TWICE HAVE TO DO WITH THIS?”
aaaaand that’s all i got for now! again, here's the list of hcs these came from, so please go show it some appreciation~ thanks op for inspiring me to write my first batch of hcs in a long time ^^
Everyone shut up and let me have Natsuo and Himiko being best friends, pranksters in crime, and basically unrelated siblings.
For one, ever since he first met Himiko, he’s utilised his pouty expression way more to get Dabi to let her do something. Most of the time, it works, but in the rare occasion it doesn’t, no worries, he’ll make it happen himself. He’s got Enji’s credit card too, anyway.
Dabi’s always telling him to stop spoiling her, but why would he? She’s like the prankster little sister he’s always wanted. (Though with the way Shouto and Denki seem to have been getting closer recently, mayhaps he shall soon have a prankster little brother too.) He’s bought so many things for her.
Also, Himiko often likes hiding behind Natsuo’s taller stature, pulling at his sleeve or asking for piggyback rides. Of course, he gives. He’d do anything for her tbh.
And Natsuo used to braid Fuyumi’s hair. He’d watched the way Rei did it for her when he was little, and after she was gone, he picked it up quickly and started doing it for his older sister.
So when Himiko comes up to him, hair down and asking if he knows how to braid, his eyes sparkle like nothing else, and next thing you know, Natsuo’s sitting behind her, brushing out her hair carefully while she giggles in anticipation, and soon enough, she has a perfect braid snaking through her hair, right over her shoulder.
And yes, she comes back to him every weekly visit to ask for a new braid, and he picks up new styles to try out on her. When either Tomura or Dabi make her pissy, she’s pretty likely to slap them in the face with a braid, or maybe just her hair down. Threats of burning or dusting it off go unsaid as the two spot Natsuo behind her, wielding a bat, because if they’re gonna try get to her, they gotta go through him first.
All I’m saying is Natsuo and Himiko bffs lmao goodbye—
Youtube gamer Deku who plays stuff like Undertale and cries nearly every episode bc he gets emotional very easily.
New viewers get put off by this at first but after they get to know him more after a few videos, they fall in love with his enthusiastic rambling, his innocent smile, his cheerful intro and his tendency to be shy even when trying to sell his merch, even though you can see he’s very clearly excited. So after all of this, his crying just becomes something they feel the need to defend when others point it out and tell him to stop being ‘such a crybaby’.
So the comments will be filled with jokey and empathetic lines like “think he’ll cry this episode? O_O”
“Hell yeah, just wait till he meets Asgore. Deku’s gonna fucking sob a river. :;(∩´﹏`∩);: ”
“F in the chat for Deku. Each F = a fresh bucket for his tears.╰(*´︶`*)╯♡”
“Toriel: pathetic, isn’t it? I cannot save a single child.
Deku:
Deku: [bursts into tears]
(we love you really ^^)”
so whenever someone mean actually shows up in the comments and is like “who the fuck is this wimp ㄱ-ㄱ”, everyone else in the community simultaneously glares daggers at them like hOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT OUR DARLING CINNAMON ROLL THIS WAY >:((
Deku just wiping his tears on his sleeve, apologising through a shaky smile as he looks into the camera “gosh I’m so sorry guys, this episode was just... too much for me... I’m sorry you have to see me like this, but the game’s just amazing and I love it so much.... I’m sorry...”
And everyone spamming in the comments with “DON’T APOLOGISE MY SMOL SWEET SUMMER CHILD!!!!! Σ（ﾟдﾟlll)”
“Deku is precious and must be protected. 1 like = 1 pitchfork to fight off the haters”
“STAY STRONG, DEKU!! THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH CRYING!!! >O<)/”
Essentially, @nobodyw8s4evr and I talked about how ridiculous his hero suit actually is (both the half ice cyborg version pfffft and the current version) so we came up w some dumb hcs for their creation ;)
Don’t mind the ooc-ness ^^;
//no but like can you imagine the origin story of the first version??? wheeze
enji: [eyebrows furrowed in concern while looking at the bin in shouto’s room, overflowing with crumpled pieces of paper] shouto, why don’t you let me help you put your hero outfit togeth-?
shouto: -FUCK OFF, OLD MAN, IT’S FINE EVERYTHING’S FINE [sobbing while sketching furiously, wiping his tears away with his arm]
shouto: [a few days later] done, finally [sends off the request to the costuming department, completely satisfied]
natsuo: [watches him pull out the suit from the box that came in the mail a week later] ...hey shou, do you accept constructive criticism?
shouto: [already pulling it on, freezing his entire left side and fixing a thick red lens over his left eye] no. no, i do not.
natsuo: [sighs] yeah, i figured that might be the case. well, it was worth a try.
shouto: [scoffing, adamant] what? of course i can
shouto: [scoffing, adamant] what? of course i can
shouto: [looks at the orange juice on the left side of the table]
shouto: [realises he can’t lift his left arm while it’s encased in ice]
shouto: [mumbles, flustered] ...natsu, could- could you pass me the orange juice?
natsuo: [sighs and smirks as he slides it closer to shouto’s right side] sure thing
//natsuo: so... what’s the backpack for?
shouto: i’m not entirely sure, like, ventilation? i just thought it looked cool.
natsuo: [sighs for the 10th time that day] forget i asked
//shouto’s hair is so so cold and wet under the ice, but he absolutely refuses to use his left side to warm himself up, so it’s honestly a torturous few weeks in that ‘suit’ as he shivers every few minutes and scares children with his red eye over and over
it’s literally like
kid: [running up and tapping him from the back] hey there, mister, could you get that ball for us?
shouto: [who literally can’t hear shit bc his left ear is covered with fucking ice, turns around] oh, hello. sorry, say that again?
kid: [screams and runs away]
shouto: [right hand outstretched as they run off bc the left one is still frozen] ...ah
//he has to carry everything on his right side bc the ice spikes get in the way and it’s hell okay? hell.
natsuo: [watches shouto struggle to open the door to his room with his left arm when his right is occupied with carrying a shit ton of things]
shouto: um. a little help, please?
natsuo: [leans against the doorframe next to him, doing nothing] get rid of that suit, and i will
shouto: wh— what’s wrong with my suit?
natsuo: [narrows his eyes in disbelief]
shouto: ...okay, maybe you’re right
natsuo: [sighs and turns the doorknob for him, pushing the door open] aren’t i always, little bro?
shouto: [shuffles in quietly while natsuo shuts the door behind him]
//a few weeks later, shouto reappears in his new hero suit
(enji: [close to actual tears] for fuck’s sake)
(natsuo: [mentally praying to some deity and contemplating leaving suit design magazines in shouto’s room ‘accidentally’])
//conversely, we also thought about him as a member of the league of villains, trying to pick out his villain costume
tomura: [about to snap] for the love of fuck, it’s been five hours. [turning to dabi] if he takes any longer to choose, i’m fucking dusting him.
dabi: [leaning against the bar, amused] chill out, crusty. go play some video game or something while waiting if your impatient ass can’t stand it.
shouto: [choosing to ignore tomura] [instead lifting up two pieces of clashing fabric to the other lov members in the bar] so this and this... they match, yes?
twice: yes, they go together so well! go for it!
twice: no, what the hell? what’s wrong with you? you have eyes, so fucking use them.
dabi: [smiling fondly] aw, baby bro, don’t you know a single thing about fashion?
mr compress: [sitting at the bar next to them, swirling his drink] oh? that’s big talk coming from someone who doesn’t even know any colours other than black and yes, i’m talking to you too, shigaraki.
tomura: [disgusted] fuck? don’t drag me into this bullshit [turns back to the bar and takes a swig of a bottle of vodka]
himiko: [swings her legs on her barstool, humming in thought] hey, shou-chan! why don’t you just do what i do and wear your school uniform?
shouto: [pauses] oh, i can do that? so i didn’t need to spend five hours on this?
tomura:
tomura: [dusts his bottle of vodka in silent rage]
twice: [squawks] hey, i was gonna drink that after you!
and then, a few days later of debate, heists, murders and plotting...
shouto: [slapping some fabric together, slathering on some black eye shadow and nodding, contented] i think i’ve got it
dabi: [proudly as he pulls him into a headlock and gives him a noogie] now we’re talking! that’s my little brother right there!
kurogiri: [smokepalms as he looks at the black clothing and the black eye shadow, reminiscent of dabi’s under-eye scars] yes... i can see the resemblance
kurogiri: [the corners of his glowing yellow eyes crinkle fondly at them anyway]
And that’s it! Again, thank you so much to @nobodyw8s4evr for making such hilarious hcs w me ^^ I’m only tagging this as ttops hcs so I can find it easily, but really, they’re awesome hehe
Headcanon with @deltagamer6 that Katsuki subconsciously moves towards green things because he’s been so used to sitting or standing near Izuku since they were little and even now that they’ve grown older.
So now that he’s realised it but still can’t stop himself from moving towards anything green, it’s like:
Eijirou: [over the phone] dude where the fuck ARE you????
Katsuki: [looks around himself in the grocery store, holding his phone in one hand and a basket in the other] the veg aisle
Katsuki:
Katsuki: [sighs quietly in exasperation] fuck, not again
By any chance do you have any Momo head canons? I've been trying to come up with some, but I'm struggling and was wondering what you thought-
Okay so this ended up being Momo hcs + ‘Momo takes class 1a to visit her estate’ so enjoy! This is super long as usual! :D
[hints of kirikami, momojirou and todobakudeku just bc, though y’all know I slurp that multishipper shit like it’s cold water at 3am]
Momo used to have maids braid her hair for her when she was little, but then she grew older and felt it a little embarrassing so she told them not to worry about that - for a long time after that though, she didn’t bother learning and just wore her hair either up or down - dw tho bc the other girls eventually see her brushing out her hair and are unable to resist blurting out “CAN WE PLEASE BRAID YOUR HAIR?” - she drops her brush and instantly nods in excitement, and they begin making a queen a queen - she also gets braiding practice by practising on Ochako while Tsuyu instructs her and Mina and Tooru watch in jealousy (invisible hair and short hair solidarity) - so now, even tho she knows how to do complex braids like fishtails, the others still insist on braiding her hair for her
Mina: [whining as she runs her hands through her hair] “how did you get it this silky?” Momo: “oh! I’d be happy to recommend some brands to you! [names several ridiculously expensive haircare brands]” The girls: [silence] Mina: “ah” Momo: [confused] “is there something wrong? Ochako: [muttering while crying internally] “these fucking rich people…”
Bonus - Todo across the room hearing the brands as he pulls out his AirPods and going “oh, I use those too. They’re really good” “damn it…”
Also, not as relevant, but I’m constantly conflicted between Shouto knowing how to braid hair and him not understanding the point and just being like “??? Just tie it up?? What’s the problem??”
Also not as relevant but Katsuki can’t tie his laces or his tie so fuck learning how to do a braid lol (in one of my fics tho, he does learn eventually how to braid hair uwu)
A total bookworm - on that notch she has on the back of her hero suit, she always carries around the book she’s currently reading - her fave genre is medieval fantasy, though the other people in the class are always introducing her to new things - she’s always thankful when someone lends her a book and often thinks of them while reading it
The first few times, she used to write whole book reports/reviews for them before someone pointed out that no, that wasn’t something people usually did (she’d just been brought up that way, to be critical of literature) - it’s chill tho bc Izuku reads every last word bc he didn’t expect someone to invest so much time into a comic book he’d just recommended to her one day and was so impressed with her in-depth analysis of one of his favourite characters that he cried - ever since, they’ve constantly bonded over comics and poetry, which no one saw coming tbh
Y’all the girl is rich, don’t tell me she doesn’t have at least one secret room in her entire estate - there’s several ways to get into one - pulling a candlestick on the wall down, pulling out a book, twisting the head of a gargoyle etc - on class 1a’s first tour there, Denki was the first to accidentally come across one because he leaned too far back in a chair and saw an old, unused emergency button under the table, only for it to drop him into a panic room in the basement - he had to short out the electricity for the others to come running to where he’d been and seeing the fallen-over chair and for Momo to realise what happened
As soon as they came down to the basement, he was running sobbing into Eijirou’s arms bc it was dark down there (it had been out of use bc of its impracticality) - again, dw bc Momo instantly apologises profusely and offers to let him get cleaned up in the jacuzzi, and he’s instantly excited again and everyone’s like “WE WOULD LIKE TO GO SIT IN THE JACUZZI TOO”
So that’s how they all end up in the massive jacuzzi… and Denki’s more than content bc of the cute maids who keep asking him if he’d like more to drink, even tho Eijirou squints at him bc “excuse me casanova I’m your boyfriend” but ye old habits die hard lmao “relax, you know I love you more than anything, babe” - Momo’s contented with his and Mina’s attitudes of not worrying about asking for more things and is very confused by Kyouka and Izuku constantly rejecting things because it’s just too much and they feel so guilty for indulging in her riches, even tho she doesn’t mind one bit
Also Ochako spends 1/7th of the entire evening sobbing and clenching her fists, going “these fucking rich people…” for the 300th time
Even Momo gets lost on her own estate bc there are just too many rooms - her fave area tho is the outdoor greenhouse (I GOT INSPIRED BY THIS FANART PLEASE CHECK IT OUT IT’S SO PRETTY), which is about the size of a regular house in itself - plenty of opportunities here for members of the class to be cute I mean excuse me??
Just consider… Shouto peacefully smelling a flower like the pretty boy he is and Katsuki quietly snapping a pic of his bf before stowing away his phone + Izuku tugging at his sleeve with puppy eyes bc he wants him to send the pic of their bf to him too (ofc he does, who can resist Izuku’s puppy eyes? Not Bakugou fucking Katsuki)
Denki sneakily plucking a red rose to gift Eijirou with a wink and a low bow while the others walk on ahead (whether he has it in his mouth or in his hands in your choice - whether he spits it out a second later bc bleh the stalk tastes na s ty and thorny is your choice too lol)
Momo herself almost having a heart attack from sheer beauty when she sees Kyouka spotting a watering can and watering some of the tulips she noticed weren’t doing too well, tucking hair behind her ear and humming a little tune - man, so she’s gay gay huh
Izuku lifting up several tiny cacti and almost pricking himself but still grinning so wide as he shows them to Katsuki, already tearing up “they’re so small, Kacchan!!!” Katsuki: “Jesus, are you really crying because of some fucking tiny plants?” “[sniffles] m-maybe??” Katsuki: [snorts and ruffles his hair playfully] “crybaby” Hanta: [teasingly] “spiky… prickly… hmm… Bakugou, I think we found your real family” aaaaaand he’s dead oops
Momo sees Tsuyu practically vibrating when she spots the waterlily pond and ofc lets her go in and promises to have a spare change of clothes in her size ready for her courtesy of the Yaoyorozu household when she wants to get out - Tsuyu is literally having the time of her life as she sits in the pond and Ochako coos at her from the side - Shouto and Izuku watch on in interest (Katsuki’s still off somewhere murdering Hanta)
Momo’s friendship with Tenya actually blossoms even more because he has more tact regarding the differences between The Rich Kid Squad (the both of them and Shouto bc please) and… well… regular people lol, so she often sits and listens to him talking between lessons about what may be seen as normal by her is actually privilege to many, so she starts to become a lot more aware about these things and is a lot more conscientious when talking to Ochako in the future - tbh since realising, she has on more than one occasion offered to transfer an insane sum of money to her bank account, but Ochako has refused bc it would hurt her pride
Shouto leaning over boredly, sipping his milk box through a straw like “Yeah, I didn’t have much luck giving Midoriya my entire inheritance either” Tenya: “COULD YOU TWO PLEASE STOP SPENDING UNREASONABLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON YOUR FRIENDS” Momo and Shouto: [look at him dead in the eye] “no”
Listen, hun, the only reason why she doesn’t whip out a gun and ammo half the time is because she has amazing self-control, though there have been several times she’s been tried
But there was one time when she snapped - Mineta made a comment about Kyouka that was just too damn far and she pulled out a whole ass dagger from her chest and held it under his throat in a definitely threatening, not sexy way “say that again, and lose your vocal cords, bitch boy” - Kyouka, who’s watching this, has never felt gayer, so yeah
This is very long and I am very hungry and eager for dinner so! That’s all for today :D I hope you liked it
Some dumb ideas about the boys having a running joke about buying each other new aprons on their anniversaries (quotes taken from Google Images that I thought fitted lol)
[Note: ‘domestic todokiribakudeku cooking’ goes more in-depth if you’re craving that good domestic poly OT4 shit but tl;dr = Katsuki is really good at cooking, Eijirou is too but sometimes he burns stuff, Izuku usually bakes sweet stuff and Shouto can’t cook to save his life, but he can make great coffee]
Katsuki (really good at cooking)
I’m sorry, your opinion wasn’t in the recipe
Today’s menu: take it or leave it
How can you help? Get out of my kitchen
Kiss the cook don’t fuck with the cook
No bitchin’ in my kitchen
I’m not stubborn - my way is just better
Be nice to me or I’ll poison your food
Hand me the hot sauce
Hot and spicy... and the food’s pretty fucking good too
I cook because punching people is frowned upon
My kitchen, my rules
*loves all the aprons and wears them around the clock at home whenever he cooks - the ‘be nice to me or I’ll poison your food’ one was a present from Denki and Hanta bc he always threatens them with poison when they're being annoying - he still asks Izuku to tie the aprons on for him, bc of course lmao
Eijirou (is too but sometimes he burns stuff)
This is a manly apron for a manly man doing manly things with manly food
Real men cook
It’s not burnt - it has a charcoal dressing!
My cooking is so good, even the smoke alarm cheers me on
Now watch me whip (with a picture of a whisk)
May I suggest the sausage?
Famously burning stuff since forever
Nice to meat you
Burnt to perfection
I turn grills on
Guns out, buns out
Eat my meat
(An apron that’s literally just a male super model’s body)
*is slightly salty about the aprons about him burning stuff, but still wears them anyway - is a sucker for all the ones with meat puns and about BBQing - had to hug a sullen Shouto at the ‘real men cook’ one bc he can’t cook but it’s okay, baby, don’t cry - the ‘eat my meat’ one from Katsuki made him blush entirely red and almost choke
Izuku (usually bakes sweet stuff)
Hot stuff coming through
What’s cookin’, good lookin’? / Mr good lookin’ is cookin’
How do I like my eggs? Umm... in a cake
World’s best pancake tosser
When I cook, I wear my cape backwards
They see me rollin’, they hatin’ (with a picture of a rolling pin)
Stud muffin (with a picture of a muffin)
Bakers gonna bake
Where there’s a whisk, there’s a way!
(A white apron with frills here and there)
(An apron with pastel desserts all over it - muffins, cupcakes, macaroons etc)
*the ‘hot stuff coming through’ was a present from Katsuki, and the blond still loves seeing him wearing it while he cooks, humming innocently with no idea how good he looks - the white apron with frills was from Eijirou, and yup, that one reduces everyone to nosebleeds as well as Izuku turns from the stove to look at them in confusion - ‘world’s best pancake tosser’ was from Shouto and he practically sobbed at that one tbh
Shouto (can’t cook to save his life, but he can make great coffee)
Life begins after coffee
I like my coffee like my men - hot and strong
The last time I cooked, hardly anyone got sick
Show me dem kitties
(An extremely lacy apron)
(Another extremely lacy apron, but striped)
(Yet another extremely lacy apron, but polka dotted)
(And another extremely lacy apron, but flared at the waist)
(Yup, another extremely lacy apron, but with a ribbon at the waist)
(And anoth- you get the idea)
(An apron with cats of all diff colours all over it, all in diff positions)
(An apron with strawberry shortcakes all over it)
*is confused as to why the others have given him so many lacy aprons, but wears them anyway, oblivious to how much they stare - his favourite one is the cats, which Izuku gave him - he’s named every single cat on the apron and will never forget their names - Katsuki gave him the one with strawberry shortcakes, because- well... Shouto-keiki, and his hair is half-red... (yes, you’re funny, Katsuki) - Eijirou gave him the ‘hot and strong’ one and the ‘show me dem kitties’ and he wears them, despite how much they make him snort
And yup, that’s it for now! ^^ Scroll back up if you still wanna see that link to the longer domestic todokiribakudeku hc list :p
original post here --> which will give context on Izuku’s successor’s personality
Izuku - or Deku, rather - is the current no. 1 pro hero, teacher at UA, secret holder of One For All and Symbol of Hope. When he was proposed the title Symbol of Peace, like All Might had, he’d calmly refused it, stating how he’d prefer for that name to belong to him alone, as a sign of respect. So when proposed Symbol of Hope instead, he’d accepted it with a bright smile and a promise to always live up to his new title.
It’s been a few years since, and now, he’s Deku, current no. 1 pro hero, teacher at UA, secret holder of One For All, Symbol of Hope, and somehow... mentor to a very temperamental teen, who also has One For All.
Oh boy.
Welcome, one and all, to the mess which is me going ‘holy shit what if Izuku’s successor was a brat like Katsuki or Kouta???’ I mean, think about it. The boy can see the good in everyone, motivate anyone and spread kindness throughout the land. Which is why everyone who knows about him and All Might and Nana practically wants to shake him senseless bc ‘ARE YOU CRAZY, MIDORIYA’ when he explains that he isn’t looking for someone like or himself nor Mirio (as amazing as he is) to inherit OFA. I don’t have a name for his successor, but I still hc them as trans, specifically non-binary! So, yeah, they/them pronouns for the angry babe, please! Also, you can suggest me names if you’d like - preferably Japanese ones that are pretty gender-neutral, with kanji that matches up to their angsty personality! I’m keeping the K for now, since they’re based off Katsuki and Kouta.
Anyway, here’s a messy list of their interactions!
- (this one’s a joke but i love it so much) -
Izuku: [walking around on UA grounds] my heir needs to be calm, cool, cheerful, charismatic-
His actual heir-to-be (K): [in an argument with a student prefect] -HAH? WHAT THE FUCK YOU MEAN THIS ISN’T UNIFORM PROTOCOL? JUST ’CAUSE I DON’T WEAR A FUCKING TIE SOMEHOW MEANS I’M A DELINQUENT? BULLSHIT. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR DAMN RULES AND SHOVE ’EM UP YOUR ASS. I’M OUTTA HERE.
Izuku: [deep breathing] -that one. I want that one.
*
- at Katsuki’s hero agency, in his office -
Katsuki: [stands up to face them] so this is the brat?
Izuku: [defensively] hey, don’t call them that!
K: [squares their shoulders and looks up at the blond pro hero, jaw set and eyes narrowed] Ground Zero, huh?
Katsuki: [glaring back, ready to snarl] yeah, what’s it to ya?
Izuku: [flicking his gaze from one to the other, already regretting letting them both meet and wanting to disappear into the ground]
K: you know, you’re pretty cool - when you’re not being a complete fucking asshole, that is
Izuku: [makes a high-pitched sound of dread]
Katsuki: [blinks, then smirks wide and laughs good-naturedly, putting a hand out to ruffle their hair] you’ve got some damn nerve, kid. I think I like you.
Katsuki: [while the teen crosses their arms but still lets themself be pet] Deku, you got yourself a good one. Raise ’em good, or I’m stealing ’em from you.
Izuku:
Izuku: [rubs his eyes incredulously] what the heck just happened?
*
- while they’re trekking alone for mentor-apprentice training -
K: [stomping ahead as Izuku rambles worriedly] oh my god, will you stop being so damn paranoid?
Izuku: how can I? Kacchan- I mean Ground Zero’s just so cool! He’s got everything! The brains, the brawn, the talent, the fighting spirit - he’s far more suited to be your mentor!
K: [reaches the top of the hill and stops walking to look at him, a hand on their hip] look, teach, you know I’m not good at this talking crap, but I’m gonna say this now and only now. You listening?
Izuku: [stops rambling and slows his step, nodding cautiously]
K: [lets a flicker of OFA appear in the palm of their hand as they reflect] you... you chose me. You saw something in me that fucking no one else saw. No one else gave me a chance - they all laughed, jeered, talked shit behind my back. But you told me I could be a hero. Fucking Deku, no. 1 pro hero in the world, told me I was goddamn worth being a little weaker for, gave some of his power to me because he believed I was gonna do good. So, damn it, if you fucking think I’m gonna stop training with you now just because I like other heroes too, you’ve got another thing coming. I ain’t quitting you for nobody else, Deku, got that?
Izuku: [about to cry] ...o-okay
K: [closes their first and turns around, shoving their hands into their pockets and walking off again] and stop crying so much. It’s unprofessional. You’re meant to be my mentor.
Izuku: [smiling shakily and wiping his eyes as he follows the shorter teen, a weight off his chest] okay!
*
- at a café, off duty -
Ochako (who knows about OFA now): and you had to pick the one who can’t go one week without breaking their bones?
Izuku: [rubs the back of his head] come on, cut them some slack... they don’t break their bones every week
Ochako: [shakes her head at him in disbelief as she nurses her coffee]
Izuku: [jolts when he hears his phone ring] [looks at the contact name]
Ochako: [crosses her arms, unamused] let me guess... it’s them... again
Izuku: [looking smug as he stands up and taking the call] actually, it’s the hospital reception, so if you’ll excuse me, I’m sure it’s hero work- [listens to the person on the receiver, eyes widening suddenly] -THEY DID WHAT? I’M COMING RIGHT NOW, PLEASE PASS THE PHONE TO THEM!
Ochako: [drinks her coffee as she watches him hurriedly pull on his jacket and scarf while the line goes quiet]
Izuku: [with his layers on and the phone back to his ear] WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? I TOLD YOU NOT TO USE MORE THAN 5% AT THIS STAGE- [sees Ochako smirking at him and pulls the phone away again] -you be quiet
Ochako: [bats her eyelashes innocently] what? I didn’t say anything! Now, go be a dad, Izuku
Izuku: [blushing as he leaves the café] they’re not my kid, Ochako!
Ochako: [blows on her drink] sure, Jan
*
- a few months later during UA training -
Izuku: [focusing on his secret heir for a few minutes] and then you pull your arm back like this to make sure you don’t break your bones, okay?
K: [rolls their eyes as they copy the motion] yeah, whatever, dad
Izuku:
K:
The entire class:
Izuku: [breaks into proud tears]
K: fuck wAIT-
*
- at the bar meet-up -
Izuku: [crashes through the door, still crying and spotting Ochako] OKAY MAYBE I AM THEIR DAD, SO WHAT?
Ochako: oh my god, what happened? [puts down her cocktail]
Izuku: [walks to the bar, fanning his face] THEY CALLED ME DAD
Shouto: [nods from the barstool next to her] congratulations. Be a better one than mine.
Denki: [chokes on his drink]
Eijirou: bro, being a better dad than yours? That’s like easier than pissing Bakubro off on a Monday morning. Or any day, really.
Katsuki: [slamming his beer down on the bar] the fuck did you just say, Shitty Hair?
Mina: case in point
Denki: [chokes on his drink again]
*
- at All Might’s house, on his doorstep -
Izuku: All Might, I’d like you to meet someone [smiling excitedly]
All Might: [seeing the teen in front of Izuku, who won’t even look at him, glaring at the ground instead]
All Might: [tears of joy already forming in his eyes, arms outstretched shakily] m-my grandkid?
K: [scoffs] i’m sorry, what? since when were you deku’s dad-
All Might: -come here!
K: [eyes widening, façade dropping] w-w-wait, hold on-
All Might: [scooping them up into a hug] welcome to the family!
Izuku: [giggles]
K: [glares at Izuku while still trying to escape All Might’s hug and failing] take your Quirk back right now, old man
Izuku: [one eyebrow raised] nice try, squirt, but it’s too late now
K: dammit
K: [pats All Might’s back twice awkwardly]
Izuku: [beams with pride, aggressively tearing up again]
K: [eyes widening when they spot him] OI, OI, WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT CRYING?
Izuku: I’m sorry, it’s just... [joins the hug, wrapping his arms around his own mentor and his successor]
K: [now surrounded by two men hugging their shorter stature and sobbing]
K: [sighs in resignation]
So, yeah, this is all I got for now, and I hope you enjoyed :D maybe I’ll make a part 2 someday? I do have exams and fics to work on so... we’ll see!
[Important side note: if someone actually doesn’t consent to a hug, please respect that and greet them in other ways! They may have haphephobia (fear of being touched), general touch aversion, or something else because of something traumatic that happened in their past, so be mindful when meeting new people. Here, K is just a little tsundere, and I know (as their creator) they actually like physical contact - they’re just very unfamiliar/inexperienced with it. Thanks for reading!]
