Domestic todokiribakudeku cooking
Some dumb domestic hcs about the polyamorous OT4 from Strays au cooking (except Shouto, who can’t cook to save his life ;))
[For context: the boys are aged up in this Quirkless au, Katsuki is an actual chef with a restaurant, Eijirou is a firefighter who has ironically set off the smoke alarm in their own house while cooking one time (they still haven’t let him live it down), Izuku’s an english lit teacher who just likes baking in his free time, and Shouto is an artist (and former stripper - not really relevant here) who just likes showing up in the kitchen to see what everyone else is cooking - extra note: Denki and Hanta are also chefs who work at Katsuki’s restaurant under him]
Katsuki
makes his boyfriends gourmet breakfasts in bed as apologies - they... can’t... be mad at him... - “Kacchan, not everything can be solved by food, you know! You can’t just expect me to take one bite of your stupid fluffy omelette - [Izuku puts the spoonful of omelette in his mouth angrily] - and instantly forgive-... [melts back into bed from how delicious it is, then frowns in irritation] ...I hate you so much” [Katsuki smirks] “you love me” “I do, but I hate you right now” “then why are you still eating?” [Izuku sobbing as he shovels more eggs into his mouth] “BECAUSE YOUR COOKING IS SO GOOD IT’S UNFAIR” [Katsuki crosses his arms] “heh, that’s what I thought, stupid nerd” [Izuku still crying as he gives up and eats the rest of his food] “Kacchaaaaaaan”
jokily threatens to poison the food when Denki and Hanta come over and start annoying the shit out of him - he never does, but the two never believe him anyway - “enjoy the fucking poison” [Denki looks at him, narrows his eyes and then shoves the entire egg tart in his mouth while Hanta doubles over laughing, saying quietly] “delicious” “...you’re an idiot, Dunce Face” “I know” “that’s not a compliment” “I know”
a BBQ master (Eijirou’s a close second) - catch him standing in the garden during cookouts with an apron on grilling up patties and sausages for burgers and sausages - can also eat a sausage off the grill without even flinching from the heat - [Katsuki chews and swallows the last bite] “what, like it’s hard?” [Eijirou puts a hand to his chest, tearing up a little] “Bakubro, so manly!” - the three almost forget to eat sometimes when they can see him wiping his sweaty brow with his arm while working the grill, muscles flexing in the hot sun and… there goes Shouto’s hot dog, tumbling onto the grass - [Katsuki suddenly spots him from the other side of the garden during the cookout, waving his spatula in anger] “OI, HALF N HALF, NOW I GOTTA MAKE ANOTHER” [Shouto looks from him to the hot dog on the ground, then back to him] “ah… sorry… I got distracted…”
STILL CAN’T FUCKING TIE HIS APRON FOR SHIT - Denki and Hanta laugh about it for weeks when they find out (Izuku accidentally lets it slip because he thought they knew, and Katsuki almost murdered him that day when the two barged into his office, wheezing with joy) - Izuku helps tie it for him too, and relishes the pink-tipped ears whenever he ties off the knot neatly and then leans into him to hug his back, kissing the nape of his neck - [Izuku says teasingly while hugging him] “Kacchan, I can’t do this forever, you know?” [Katsuki scoffs but puts his hands over the ones wrapped around his waist] “yeah, yeah, I know” [mutters quietly] “…but just… a little longer” “hm?” “nothing, dumbass”
stress cooks/bakes - sometimes it’ll be 1am and Eijirou will come downstairs for his post-midnight snack, yawning, only to find the kitchen lights on and Katsuki mid-vigorously stirring a bowl full of mixture as quietly as he can - “Bakubabe, what-“ [Katsuki glares at him, pointing the batter-covered whisk at him as if it’s a weapon] “-don’t say another word” [Eijirou puts his hands up in surrender and walks over to the fridge to pull out his usual cereal and milk as Katsuki watches him suspiciously for a moment, before going back to stirring] [Eijirou smiles fondly when he isn’t looking] - or pulling macaroons out of the oven - “Bakubabe, what-“ [Katsuki freezes, sputtering, eyes wide, with the pink mittens still on as he holds the tray] “-Ei, I can explain” [Eijirou snorts, almost loud enough to wake the other two sleeping upstairs] “sure you can”
spicy food is his domain - he’ll tone down the spice when needed, obviously, but he’ll respect you more if you have a high spice tolerance - [Ochako puts down her empty bowl of extra spicy noodles, flashing a thumbs up] [Katsuki smirks and nods approvingly] - Izuku started out not being able to take any spice, but now he can eat an entire serving of Katsuki’s food without flinching, which Katsuki is proud of - Eijirou is always up for the challenge, but he still tears up while eating it, so that’s why they’re always running out of milk and why he admires Izuku’s tolerance so much - Shouto absolutely abstains from everything even remotely spicy, and Katsuki calls him ‘weak’ but still makes sure his serving isn’t hot because he actually does care - they still have mixups though - [Shouto digs into a plate of food on the table] [Katsuki almost drops the empty bowl he’s been cleaning in the sink as he rushes over] “SHOUTO THAT’S DEKU’S FOOD” [Shouto as the fork clatters to the table, his face turning completely red and tears coming to his eyes] “…oh” “FUCK I’LL GET THE MILK- [slams open the fridge] [slams it shut again] - WE’RE OUT OF MILK, DAMMIT EI!!!” “I think I see the light, babe” [Katsuki pulling open all the cupboards in desperation] “DON’T YOU DARE FUCKING GO INTO IT” “I’m going” “HALF N HALF STAY WITH ME!!!!”
Eijirou
no one, and I mean no one has let him live down the fact he almost set off the smoke alarm that one time he was so stressed for housewarming he forgot he even had cookies in the oven - he’s a firefighter, for god’s sake, how could he let this happen??? - Mina, who’s also a firefighter, almost laughs herself to death when she finds out - this is where also the ‘burning food’-themed aprons come from (see end of post)
despite this, he’s actually a decent cook and is always trying to improve - Katsuki teaches him from time to time and is actually a good teacher - something which makes him feel proud whenever Eijirou points it out - of course, Katsuki never misses a chance to gently lay his hands on Eijirou’s while he’s cutting up vegetables, saying instructions into his ear while Eijirou’s hand shakes and his breathing hitches in embarrassment - “’Suki, cut it out…” [Katsuki hums into Eijirou’s ear] “hm? Cut what out? I’m just making sure you don’t hurt yourself chopping these up” [Eijirou turns redder]
has a cookbook from his late grandmother, whose recipes he’s constantly trying to learn - they may not be perfect, and he knows that, but he holds them dear to his heart - cried the first time Katsuki made him his favourite meal from it, and even more when he and Izuku realised he had chosen not to make it better, even tho the chef always raged on and on about a meal needing to be served perfect, and nothing less
no one ever tells him when he has flour on his face while baking and it usually takes Izuku wiping it off with his fingers for him to realise he’s even had it on the entire time - as revenge, he tries not to tell the others either, or gets flour all over them while baking - it totally backfires though because Izuku looks freaking adorable with flour in his hair as he shakes his head while laughing to get it out - Shouto sneezes cutely when the flour gets to him and Eijirou wants to hold him in his arms and never let him go - and Katsuki just doesn’t look intimidating at all with flour on the tip of his nose, so… damn it
while Katsuki usually has Shouto tagging around him while he’s cooking, Eijirou’s accompanied by Izuku - the man actually mumbles a lot while cooking, and unlike Katsuki, whose eye twitches at it, Eijirou’s more than happy soaking up the white noise as he and his boyfriend cook together - often, one of them will start singing a soft tune and the other will join in till they’re both holding each other in their arms and looking into the other’s eyes lovingly, kissing occasionally as they waltz in the middle of the kitchen while singing Tale As Old As Time (Beauty And The Beast), the food almost forgotten - sometimes it’s songs with a faster tempo, like Part Of Your World or Into The Unknown and Shouto comes running downstairs the instant he hears his jam (bc Ariel ‘doesn’t take shit from her old man’, as that one comic said, and Frozen 2 is basically one of his favourite movies ever), and Katsuki comes down a few mins later because the smoke alarm went off again
yup, constantly being scolded for using up all the milk whenever Katsuki makes spicy food, so the side shelves of the fridge will soon contain countless cartons of milk, which they refill often because it’s pretty much guaranteed Katsuki isn’t going to stop making spicy food and Eijirou isn’t going to back down from a challenge - he needs the milk for his midnight cereal snack anyway - “Eicchan, I heard tonight Kacchan was gonna be using that new hot sauce he bought last week. Will you be okay?” [Eijirou pulls open the fridge in determination, revealing eight cartons of milk] “COME AT ME, BRO”
Shouto probably loves his cooking the most because it’s the most homely, something he’s never really had/misses since the old days when his mother turned into someone he didn’t know - cried the first time he tried his cooking (everyone just cries over each other’s cooking tbh - both for good and bad reasons lol) - “OH MY GOD WHY ARE YOU CRYING? IS IT TOO SPICY? I COULD’VE SWORN I DIDN’T-“ [Shouto wipes away his tears with the heel of a hand, taking another bite] “-I just… it tastes…” “yes?” “it tastes like what coming home would feel like” [silence] “…that’s the biggest compliment my cooking’s ever gotten...” [Izuku starts crying as well, and Eijirou hugs him as Katsuki growls and starts peppering his wet cheeks with more kisses and reassurances that this is his home now and ‘don’t you fucking forget it’]
Izuku
the usual breakfast maker - can guess what everyone’s in the mood for just by looking at their facial expressions and rarely ever gets it wrong - [Izuku turns from the stove, where he’s making pancakes] “Shoucchan, you look like you need pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, yes?” [Shouto smiles warmly at him as he sits down at the kitchen island] “…god have I ever told you how much I love you, Izuku?” “once or twice, maybe every day since we started dating” “perfect” “Eicchan, bacon and maple syrup on yours?” [Eijirou sits down next, kissing Shouto good morning] “fuck yeah, thanks, Bambi” “and Kacchan, hmm.. [scans his tired facial expression] …just a coffee?” [Katsuki nods before faceplanting into his crossed arms on the kitchen island and groaning in exhaustion] [Eijirou pats his back sympathetically] [Izuku looks to Shouto] “Shoucchan?” [Shouto gets up and rolls up his sleeves, beginning setting up the things he needs] “one coffee, coming right up”
specialises in sweet treats, so usually whenever the kitchen smells sweet, it’s him baking something - it’s not uncommon for him to tie off little bags of homemade cookies or chocolates for his boyfriends on Valentine’s day before they go off to work - Denki and Hanta barged into his office as usual one time and spied the bag on the table, Katsuki’s hand halfway in it to reach for another sweet snack (there’s a message on it saying ‘have a great day, Kacchan! Love, Izuku’) - [Katsuki as he instantly reads their minds and jumps onto his chair, holding the bag as high as he can while using one foot to keep the two on the other side of his desk] “WHAT THE FUCK? YOU TWO ARE LITERAL CHEFS” [Hanta makes a grab for the bag, missing and trying again] “but this is different! This is Midoriya’s food!” [Denki pulls Katsuki’s foot to the side and pounces for the bag] “yeah man! He made it with love!” [Katsuki pushes him off again, other hand in his face to block his advances] “ANOTHER FUCKING REASON WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BE EATING IT! HE’S MY BOYFRIEND, NOT YOURS!” “JUST HAND OVER THE COOKIES, BLASTY!” “NEVER!” [cue the three of them getting into a physical fight on the floor of his office over Izuku’s cooking] - [later on at home] “oh my gosh, Kacchan, are you okay? Is that blood?!” “just… just stop giving me cookies before work… those fuckers keep trying to eat it” “oh” - despite this tho, all Izuku does is make more cookies for the two the next Valentine’s, handing three bags to Katsuki with a long kiss to remind him not to be jealous - [Katsuki waits in his office for the two to barge in, and when they do, he throws the bags directly into their faces] “ow!” “shit!” “you two wanted Deku’s cooking, so there. He made you extra. I swear that nerd’s too fucking pure for his own good.” [Hanta rubs his nose in surprise and Denki cradles the bag in his arms, close to tears] “Midoriya made us Valentine’s day cookies…?” “I think I’m about to cry, Denks” “m-me too” [Katsuki looks at them incredulously] “Jesus Christ”
you bet your ass he makes bentos - mumbles all the while and almost cries from the stress when cutting the seaweed up and putting it on the rice balls delicately - but when they’re successful, he takes a ton of pictures of them (like, 50 pictures per bento, all from different angles under different lighting and in different locations, and often asks Shouto to narrow down which one to post bc he doesn’t know which ones look good - other times, Shouto will just gently take the phone from his hand and take 1 single pic of the bento which looks 100x better than any ones Izuku’s taken lol get wrecked) - he actually has an IG account for them with many, many followers (mostly his friends and students that he teaches - in fact, they liked it so much that after exams were over, he brought in bentos for everyone in his class) - tbh Shouto finds it difficult to eat the bentos because they’re just so adorable, while Eijirou enthusiastically says “ITADAKIMASU” before digging in while sobbing, and Katsuki eats it professionally, before giving a nod of approval when it passes his taste test
when he’s irritated, he’ll still make breakfast and other things, but he’ll put the food down in front of the boyfriend he’s mad at, frown in disappointment and say “this was not made with love today” (I can totally see him doing this hsdfhalksdfj)
Shouto
is the silent shadow of the kitchen, always sneaking around to snack on something - when one of the other three is cooking and he doesn’t want to disturb them/they’ve already seen him sneak back into his workroom twice with crisps and snacks to eat while painting and this is just getting too much now, he just walks behind them as quietly as possible, opening the fridge/freezer/cupboards before running like the wind before the current cook notices - sometimes he gets caught tho - [Katsuki at the dinner table as he twirls his spaghetti] “Half n Half’s doing groceries this week” “why?” “because I saw you grabbing a tub of ice cream from the freezer before legging it, don’t think I didn’t” [Shouto slurps his spaghetti, face blank] “…I have no idea what you’re talking about” [Izuku snorts, and Katsuki points his fork at him] “don’t play dumb with me” “I’m not doing anything”
has tried to cook numerous times, but it just doesn’t work - [Mina comes over from the fire department, tipping her hat] “ah, cooking gone wrong again, huh? Who was it this time? You or Eiji?” “…me” [Katsuki, facepalming] “seriously, who even let him in the kitchen again?” [Izuku looking guilty as he runs upstairs while they deal with the burnt mess] “DEKU GET BACK DOWN HERE” [Izuku’s voice muffled from the top of the landing] “THEY’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE” [Shouto giggles as Katsuki runs up the stairs after him, then remembers the mess he’s made] “um… sorry?” [Eijirou sighs and pulls him into a hug with a kiss to the top of his head] “it’s all good - I didn’t want to be the only one in this household setting fire to everything” “That’s not comforting at all, Red” “oh… my bad” [Shouto snorts and hugs him back]
one of his former jobs used to be working as a barista, thus why he’s really good at making all kinds of coffee - the kitchen has a specific section where he can make his coffee, and Katsuki’s coffee hog ass fucking lives for it - every time, Katsuki takes a sip from a mug, eyes shut as he lets the flavour wash over him, before his eyes snap back open and he growls “get back in the bed, Shouto” [Shouto blinks] “but you have work..?” [Katsuki already draining the whole cup and pulling his shirt off] “don’t care, shit’s so good I’m not leaving the house without letting you knowing how much I fucking love you and those talented hands of yours” [Shouto smiles slyly] “okay... but your mouth and that coffee breath aren’t coming anywhere near my lips until you brush your teeth again” [Katsuki smirks as he pins him to the counter, tugging at his belt and whispering] “who said I was gonna use my mouth up there?” - Shouto also makes latte foam art to calm himself down, and actually tried to teach Izuku before - Izuku’s bento account then became a joint latte foam art account, which was a bit odd, but neither mind tbh (his students keep asking who’s the mystery person who does the adorable foam art on his account and takes pics of his bentos for him but Izuku never tells) - Izuku’s own attempts at foam art tho are pretty laughable - [Katsuki cackles evilly, thumping his fist against the kitchen island, next to the shaking mug, tears of glee in his eyes] “OH MY GOD… WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?” [Izuku pouts] “it’s a swan! Don’t be mean!” [Eijirou rubs his back sympathetically, lying through his teeth] “it’s… uh- beautiful… [chuckles]” “don’t lie to meeeeee” [Shouto resists a laugh, somehow] “you’ll get better, Izuku, don’t worry” - Denki saw his foam cat one time and sent a pic of it to his own boyfriend, and ever since, Hitoshi’s been a loyal follower of the bento and foam art account, and Shouto’s so flattered he always tries new cat designs just for the man, who likes every single post
will come into the kitchen sometimes just to see what the others are cooking/baking - when it’s Izuku, he’ll slump low in front of the kitchen counter with big puppy eyes until Izuku quickly gives in and lets him eat the rest of the cookie batter from the sides of the bowl and his eyes light up in happiness as he takes the bowl and starts snacking - when it’s Eijirou, he’ll just sit across from him and watch him cook while talking about their days, occasionally zoning out just to stare at how handsome he is, especially when he puts his hair back in the bandanna and rolls up his sleeves, and sticks his tongue out to the side when he’s especially determined while making something - when it’s Katsuki, he’ll stand behind him and wrap his arms around his waist while he’s cooking and hide his face in his back, ignoring the blond’s requests for him to move, so in the end, Katsuki just sighs and moves around the kitchen with Shouto stuck to him like a koala (sometimes Eijirou and Izuku come downstairs and see them, giggling silently while Katsuki either glares at them, or looks at them, asking for help - either way, they just smirk and leave the kitchen again like ‘you’re on your own, buddy boy’) - other times, Shouto will straight up lift up one of his arms while he’s baking (if there’s nothing hot involved) and hug him around the chest, nuzzling up under his neck, and Katsuki physically has to hold himself back because how the fuck is his boyfriend this fucking cute - towards the end of the making of the meal, Katsuki will get a spoonful of the gravy/sauce/soup he’s making, blow on it to cool it, then tap Shouto’s shoulder - the man hugging him will lift his head and open his mouth, and Katsuki will grumble silently as he feeds him - “so… how is it?” [Shouto swallows and nuzzles deeper into the bakutiddies] “good” “oi, oi, I need more detail than that, dammit - it’s not too spicy, right?” “no, it’s perfect …you’re perfect” [Katsuki sputters as Shouto lifts his head again to kiss him gently, turning pink and almost dropping the spoon] “wh-what the- that came outta fucking nowhere” [Shouto smiles into his chest] “just accept it, Katsuki”
This got wayyyyyy too long but I still had some ideas for funny things their aprons would say, so here’s the link to that separate post! ;)
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