i’ve been wanting to read "in the morning, i'll be seeing you" for the longest time but i’m too sensitive for open endings lolll hearing that there will be a happy ending option might just give me the courage to read it
I totally get that, to be honest. When it comes to reading fics I also kinda hate open/ambiguous endings (lol). When it comes to my own writing or reading certain books/novels I can enjoy a good open ending (so… for me there’s a time and a place for them I guess) but for reading fics I normally just want a happy ending. So yeah I don’t blame you at all and it’s definitely occurred to me that the fic having an open ending is why many people have stayed away from it.
With how I’m going to format the fic, each ending will be completely separate from the others (different chapters, well labeled I promise) so you could literally just never read the other endings if you don’t want to haha. And if it’s any consolation the happy ending is a very happy and satisfying ending (if I do say so myself lol). The fic itself is pretty damn angsty but with the happy ending option it is definitely angst with a very happy ending. So… just pretend the other two endings don’t exist and you’ll be fine :)
Anyways, I do hope you will check it out. Either now or if you wait until after the happy ending is posted lol :) It’s sort of a I'll-go-to-the-ends-of-the-earth-for-you type of love story. Mutual pining goes crazy. I am also a big fan of writing/reading stories where it’s from the POV of one character but there’s a whole separate story being told through another character (unreliable/oblivious narrator). This fic has a lot of that because it’s all in Izuku’s POV (though the endings will have some other POVs but the currently posted story is all Izuku’s POV) so you’re seeing Katsuki’s life through Izuku’s eyes. I don’t want to spoil anything in case you decide to read it, but the story being limited to Izuku’s POV makes things interesting in this case.
This is a series of fics I'm writing that is 94.4% BakuDeku fics with each fic being based off a reverse trope from this prompt list:
This is mainly just a fun writing challenge for me that I work on whenevever I have time/feel like it. Each fic varies greatly in quality, length, and overall vibe. The only rule of this challenge is just to try and have the fic embody the reverse trope as much as possible.
Each fic in this series can be read completely independently. They're unrelated except that they're based around a reverse trope from this list. So if you're a bakudeku fan and want something to read, feel free to pick and choose from the fics and just read whatever sounds good to you.
Below are the summaries/tags/info from all the posted fics, along with a link to each fic. Only one of the fics isn't BakuDeku and I'll mark it clearly as such. (It's Yoichi/Kudou aka First/Second OFA user, with bakudeku parallels obviously, and lol if you want feel free to look at the list above and guess which one.)
I'll update this post as I complete/post each fic. For the fics I haven't posted yet, there's some sneak peek info about those below that varies depending on how much I've worked on each fic. If you're curious about what I have planned, feel free to take a look. This series is kinda my excuse to put bakudeku in the most random AUs, so some of these truly are very random.
You can also search for me on ao3 (username: thepoetaster) or find the entire series linked here:
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Reverse Trope Fics:
Too Many Beds
Reverse of: One Bed Trope
Fic Name: The Plan
(9k+ words, Teen and Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply)
Summary:
Numbly, barely even aware of Izuku’s excited chatter as he explored the big hotel room, Katsuki went to find the bedroom. He stood in the doorway, feeling as if all hope was lost.
There were two beds. Two queen sized beds, right next to each other.
This was the worst thing that had ever happened to Katsuki. He felt numb. Empty. There was a despair creeping up inside of him that he was having trouble suppressing.
Two beds instead of one was not romantic.
Katsuki plans for the Only One Bed trope to save him. Instead he must face a new adversary: the Too Many Beds trope.
Primary Tags: Crack, Oblivious Midoriya Izuku, Foiled Confessions, Love Confessions, One Shot
Link:
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Accidentally Kidnapping A Mafia Boss
Reverse of: (Purposefully) Kidnapped by A Mafia Boss Trope
Fic Name: More Time
(24k+ words, Teen and Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply)
Summary:
“You’re yakuza,” Izuku said, adjusting his shaky grip on the gun in a way that was apparently enough to have Katsuki’s eyes snap back to look at it.
“No shit,” Katsuki retorted.
“I s-saw your tattoos.”
“You didn’t know that before you saw the tattoos?”
“No,” Izuku sucked in a breath, shifting on his feet. “I think there’s been a mistake. I… well, I think I kidnapped you by accident.”
Billionaire Izuku accidentally kidnaps Yakuza Boss Katsuki.
Primary Tags: AU - No Quirks, Misunderstandings, Strangers to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Blood and Injury, Awkward Flirting
Link:
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Really Nice Guy Who Hates Only You
Reverse of: Guy Who Hates Everyone But You Trope
Fic Name: The Way Things Are
(20k+ words, Teen and Up Audiences)
Summary:
“I—I just—well—” Midoriya was still stammering like an idiot. Then he said, all rushed, “I like someone!”
Wolf whistles and jeering broke out amongst their teammates as Katsuki froze in place. Unjustified anger stirred inside of him along with an ugly, twisting feeling in his gut.
He didn’t care.
He didn’t.
Why the hell would he care about what Midoriya Izuku did with his stupid life?
Katsuki and Izuku as rivals on a college baseball team.
Primary Tags: AU - No Quirks, AU - College/University, Enemies to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Lack of Communication, Jealousy, Sexual Tension
Link:
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
[PLEASE NOTE: EVERYTHING AFTER THIS POINT IS NOT YET POSTED ON AO3. THESE ARE WORKS IN PROGRESS, SO ANY INFORMATION LISTED HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK FOR A FIC THAT IS NOT YET POSTED!]
[Additional note about the info below: it's all subject to change, as none of these works are posted yet.]
Academic Rivals (except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class)
Reverse of: Academic Rivals (students who compete to have the best grades/be top of the class) Trope
Fic Name: We Never Learn
[Not yet posted]
Summary:
“Right,” said Dynamight-sensei. “Let’s get to the important stuff.”
Class 2-B sat perfectly still, wide-eyed and fearful under the sharp gaze of the Pro Hero.
Deku-sensei lit up. “Of course! Today's lesson is—”
“We’re going to kick Class 2-A’s ass." A somewhat feral grin overtook Dynamight-sensei's face.
“What?!” Deku-sensei rushed around the desk to stand closer to him, shaking his head rapidly and his hands flailing all over the place in his distress. “Uh, Dynamight-sensei, no—”
“Just you wait, Deku.” Dynamight-sensei directed his wide, competitive smirk towards his new coworker. “My class is going to do so much better than yours.”
In which Katsuki accepts a temporary teaching role at UA... definitely because of his hidden passion for shaping Japan's youth.
Izuku had never thought of their divorce as something Kacchan had sought out of malice so much as it’d been… convenient. That was it. Their marriage had become little more than an inconvenience to Kacchan. It was nothing but an obstacle that stood between him and what he wanted most in the world.
So he rid himself of it.
Five years ago, Katsuki left to tour with his band as they tried to make it big. Four years ago, Katsuki and Izuku got divorced. Three years ago, Izuku overdosed and nearly died. One year ago, Izuku signed on to fight professional MMA and considered his life officially turned around.
Today… Izuku ran into Katsuki at a party.
Primary Tags: AU - No Quirks, Drummer Bakugou Katsuki, MMA Fighter Midoriya Izuku, Post-Divorce, Misunderstandings, Mutual Pining, Jealousy, Recovering Addict Midoriya Izuku, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Angst with a Happy Ending, Not Actually Unrequited Love
[Author's Note: This is one of my favorite fics I've ever written. I think it's just so specifically the kind of fic I enjoy reading, so that's why I enjoy it so much. I just really eat up this level of mutual pining every time.]
Link: [Not yet posted]
Too Much Communication
Reverse of: Lack of Communication/Miscommunication Trope
[Not yet posted/WIP]
Summary:
“Izuku.” Katsuki took a deep, loud, very aggressively controlled breath. “I don’t like it when you spar with other people instead of me.”
“Okay.” Izuku nodded, looking very understanding. “Your feelings are valid, but can I ask why?”
Katsuki stared at him, clearly thinking hard. After a second, he scowled. “I’m trying to move up in the ranks, and you’re the only one around who can give me a challenge.”
Across the room, Kaminari leaned down to say to Kirishima, “Are they being serious right now? Bakugou is obviously jealous.”
“Unfortunately, I think they’re being completely serious,” replied Kirishima. “They’re both just idiots.”
A special assignment forces Katsuki and Izuku to pose as a couple and attend couples therapy. Even after the assignment is done, some of the habits stick around… but they did only attend five sessions. (AKA: A Lot of Communication is not equal to Emotional Intelligence)
Primary Tags: Undercover as Married, Marriage Counseling, Friends to Lovers, Obliviousness, Roommates to Lovers, Arguing, Idiots in Love, Crack Treated Seriously
Link: [Not yet posted]
True Hate’s Kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)
Reverse of: True Love's Kiss Trope
Sneak peek info: This is a pirate AU that ended up a weird merger between Pirates of the Caribbean and One Piece in terms of vibes and inspiration.
Katsuki gets cursed and can only break it by kissing the person he hates most in the world. He knows right away who that person is. It's the man responsible for the death of Katsuki's entire village. He's going to have to hunt down Midoriya Izuku.
Primary Tags: AU - Pirate, Heavy Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Misunderstandings
Dating Your Enemy’s Sibling
Reverse of: Dating Your Best Friend's Sibling Trope
Sneak peek info: This fic is the only one that isn't BakuDeku. It's Yoichi and Kudou (with BakuDeku parallels). Maybe it's obvious why... but anyways I could've given Izuku and Katsuki siblings to make this work but I wanted to write Yoichi and Kudou so I can force my headcanons about them onto them.
Lovers to Enemies
Reverse of: Enemies to Lovers Trope
Sneak peek info: The draft I have so far is a Star Wars AU. I made it Star Wars sort of for no reason at all except that I wanted to. It called to me. Anyways this fic is angst and pain and sad endings. You also really have to trust the process for how I characterize specifically Izuku in this fic, because I had to do what I had to do to fit the trope but I still think he's in character once you have all the info.
Hate at First Sight
Reverse of: Love at First Sight Trope
Sneak peek info: This is a College AU fic where Izuku is a hockey player and Katsuki is a figure skater. Izuku accidentally runs into Katsuki pretty hard, and Katsuki lays into him because he can't afford to get injured (he has a scholarship for skating). Enemies to Lovers, Jealousy, Sexual Tension, all that good stuff.
Love Triangle (where the two love interests get together instead)
Reverse of: Love Triangle (someone has two love interests they must pick between) Trope
Sneak peek info: Still deciding on the details of this AU but I do think this is going to be a royalty AU. I lowkey want to do an AU inspired by The Selection (book) or something. I wrote a draft but suspect I will be editing it a lot so don't want to write too much here yet.
Fake Amnesia
Reverse of: Amnesia Trope
Sneak peek info: Also still deciding on this one. I have ideas for multiple different drafts. One is a Harry Potter AU, the other is a canon universe Quirk accident AU, we'll see what I feel like writing when I get to this fic...
Soulmates Who Are Fated to Kill Each Other
Reverse of: Soulmates Trope (typically meaning they are fated to be together)
Sneak peek info: Red String of Fate AU. This is like a forbidden lovers type thing. Izuku and Katsuki are essentially nobility from rival nations that are right next to each other. Their duty to their roles gets in the way of the two of them constantly. They also have different views on religion, fate, etc, and it's a constant point of discussion/argument. As the trope demands, this is a tragic ending with major character death at the end. Lots of mutual pining and secret meetings and all that stuff.
Strangers to Enemies
Reverse of: Strangers to Lovers Trope
Sneak peek info: Full disclosure, this is inspired by an episode of miraculous ladybug called "Oblivio" except it's sort of reversed from what happens in that. Basically, Izuku and Katsuki lose their memories completely and are trapped somewhere. They talk and try to figure out what's going on, but they have no idea who the other one is (or who they themselves are). They quickly find out they are very different people and that they don't get along, so they come to the conclusion that, when they have their memories, they must be enemies. (They're married.)
Fake Dating (but instead of the couple faking it to others, they are dating for real and everyone is convinced they aren’t actually dating)
Reverse of: Fake Dating (two people pretend to date) Trope
Sneak peek info: Izuku and Katsuki get together as the result of a dare, so for some reason none of their friends believe they're actually dating. A quote from Kirishima: "This is the most intense game of gay chicken I've ever seen."
Too Hot to Cuddle
Reverse of: Cuddle For Warmth Trope (typically as a means of survival, two people are forced to conserve body heat by huddling together)
Sneak peek info: Katsuki and Izuku have a mission go wrong and they're stranded in the middle of nowhere. It's the middle of summer, in a foreign country, and they only have one of their bags. Meaning, they only have one tent, one sleeping bag, etc. It's a survival fic, and there's conflict because they really should share the tent and/or sleeping bag, but it's so goddamn hot that they can't stand to come near each other.
Katsuki: "If you touch me at all, I will literally murder you."
Izuku: "Why would I want to do that?! You're so goddamn sweaty!"
They do confess on their adventures of course :)
Love Interest CEO (who’s a himbo that runs their company into the ground)
Reverse of: CEO Love Interest Trope (normally a hot, rich, capable CEO)
Sneak peek info: Izuku is a CEO. He's not dumb but he can be a bit too gullible/trusting. Katsuki graduated college top of his class but the job market is shit so he barely manages to get a job as a secretary (Izuku's secretary) after months of applying. He uncovers people doing shit under the table and realizes where people are taking advantage of Izuku's kindness. They work together a lot and fall in love.
Nursing Home AU
Reverse of: High School/College AU Trope
Sneak peek info: Still deciding what direction I want to take this one. I have outlines for multiple fics, including one that's sorta inspired by the Notebook, as well as one that's mostly funny/crack treated seriously. We'll see what I do when the time comes...
forgive me everyone I'm trying so hard to learn how tumblr works (this has been an ongoing learning process for like 10+ years I'm not even kidding but I am now putting in a concentrated effort) but anyways I want to post a lot more stuff on here and organize my blog so hopefully I don't massively fuck this up...
i just read your fic "in the morning, i'll be seeing you" and i NEED to tell you how amazing it is. sorry i left a crazy comment but i feel crazy about it. thank you so much for what is clearly immense amounts of time and effort in all your writing. im so glad i got to read it. my friends WILL be hearing about it. just wow. thanks again
Thank you!! I honestly really love that fic but it’s my least popular fic so idk it has a special place in my heart because the stubborn/prideful part of me is like well even if no one else likes it, I like it! Haha so yeah it makes me very happy when people tell me they enjoy that fic. I did put a lot of work into it so thank you for that :) No worries about the comment I do love crazy comments they usually make me laugh. Not sure which one was yours and I guess ao3 is down right now of course when I went to check but I have read all the ones posted recently and I do love all the feedback!
Forgive me as I use your ask as an opportunity to yap about this fic for a sec: Honestly when people comment long/heartfelt comments on fics it sometimes gets me excited about the story again. I've got a lot on my mind like 24/7 so things move through my brain quickly but I've gotten a little influx of comments on that fic recently. It made me revisit the fic and reread some of it and then I remembered how much I enjoy writing that AU.
I've written a lot of a prequel fic to that fic but there's something about writing them as children that really gets to me. It's hard for me to write them as kids knowing the fate I gave them later on... I wanted to leave that fic as an open ending for poetry/metaphorical reasons but I think I can accomplish the same thing by doing a "choose your own ending" for it. The message being that the ending doesn't matter because the story is about their devotion and the perseverence of love in spite of the cruelty of life... but I think that multiple endings can accomplish this quite well as it will show how their love still endured despite various situations. And for my own sake when I've been writing them as children I need to know a happy ending is an option (does that make me a hypocite? somehow? idk lmao). I can deal with writing them as tragic, broken adults but when I'm writing them growing up and falling in love and going to war when they're too young... I can't do it I need to write a happy ending for these kids, man.
Anyways! I have now drafted three separate endings for that fic and I love all of them very much for their own reasons. I'll probably post them before the prequel so that the happy ending will be available before I post them growing up and falling in love for the first time and stuff. I drafted a tragic ending, a bittersweet ending, and a happy ending that I will likely post in that order (getting happier as we go yk... ending on a positive note).
Thanks for your ask :) sorry my reply ended up being so long I'm just very excited about the endings I drafted for this fic. And while I'd been considering writing multiple endings for a while, I was definitely inspired to go ahead and draft/write them by the recent comments I received on that fic so thank you!!
I just wanted you to know how much I absolutely love your fanfiction never was, never will. Been following along with it for a while and now that it's complete I absolutely had to have a physical copy! I've already reread it several times. It's so well written and unbelievably funny you did an incredible job. I put together the pattern on the front, and included the fanfiction by Eyeempty. It doesn't feel 'done' yet but I wanted to share with you. This is my first time fully putting together an actual book and I had a lot of fun doing it 💛
I love this so much!! it looks so good! I love the pattern you designed for the cover and of course I love EyeEmpty's art so much :) thank you for making this and sharing it with me, I'm really honored you enjoyed the fic enough to make it into a book!! <3
(side note: it's kinda breaking my brain a bit to see this fic in book form because even though I know 100k words is on the longer end for an average novel, I still don't think of it as being that long. and also it doesn't help that people keep calling it a short fic in my comments lol. I know it's short by fanfic standards but still funny to see it put into perspective when printed out like this!)
Just posted the first chapter of my bakudeku as spideypool fic. (Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
Katsuki ran his hands up Izuku’s thighs… they were much thicker and firmer than he would’ve guessed under all those baggy clothes but—
He slowed the kiss, running his hands over Izuku’s thighs again.
And again.
He froze, then moved his hands up to grab Izuku’s ass. His eyes flew open. He'd recognize that ass anywhere.
“Spidey?!”
In which Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool, and they live down the hall from each other.
Tags:
Alternate Universe - No Quirks (My Hero Academia), Midoriya Izuku as Spider-Man, Bakugou Katsuki as Deadpool, Spideypool - Freeform, Crack Treated Seriously, Flirting, Sexual Humor, Flirty Bakugou Katsuki, Inappropriate Humor, Mutual Pining, POV Alternating, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku are Childhood Friends, Oblivious Midoriya Izuku, Oblivious Bakugou Katsuki, Non-Graphic Violence, Misunderstandings, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Trapped In A Closet, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Secret Identity, Co-workers
i need u to know I recently stumbled across your bkdk/spideypool fic, read it in one sitting and have been thinking ab it nonstop. u rlly ate tht fic up and I am looking forward to the epilogue but am also devastated that it’ll be the end!!!! how are you feeling ab it??? also, are u a big spiderman and/or deadpool fan??? bc same!! anyways thnx for writing something so amazing yummy delicious 🙂↕️🫡😭
Thank you so much! :) I’m excited to be posting the last chapter (tomorrow, hopefully) though I’m a bit nervous now because so many people have read the fic lol. I always get kinda nervous with writing endings, as a bad ending can ruin the whole story for a lot of people and I want to do a good job wrapping everything up. Sooo yeah… excited to post it but definitely a little anxious!
Yeah I love spider-man a lot and have for many years! Deadpool is very silly to me and though I’m not as big of a deadpool fan I did like the movies and I think he’s very funny in some of the animated shows he’s in, too. There was also a time a while back where I was pretty obsessed with spideypool so it felt right to combine them with bakudeku when inspiration struck :)
Just posted the first chapter of my bakudeku as spideypool fic. (Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
Katsuki ran his hands up Izuku’s thighs… they were much thicker and firmer than he would’ve guessed under all those baggy clothes but—
He slowed the kiss, running his hands over Izuku’s thighs again.
And again.
He froze, then moved his hands up to grab Izuku’s ass. His eyes flew open. He'd recognize that ass anywhere.
“Spidey?!”
In which Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool, and they live down the hall from each other.
Tags:
Alternate Universe - No Quirks (My Hero Academia), Midoriya Izuku as Spider-Man, Bakugou Katsuki as Deadpool, Spideypool - Freeform, Crack Treated Seriously, Flirting, Sexual Humor, Flirty Bakugou Katsuki, Inappropriate Humor, Mutual Pining, POV Alternating, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku are Childhood Friends, Oblivious Midoriya Izuku, Oblivious Bakugou Katsuki, Non-Graphic Violence, Misunderstandings, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Trapped In A Closet, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Secret Identity, Co-workers
Just posted the first chapter of my bakudeku as spideypool fic. (Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
Katsuki ran his hands up Izuku’s thighs… they were much thicker and firmer than he would’ve guessed under all those baggy clothes but—
He slowed the kiss, running his hands over Izuku’s thighs again.
And again.
He froze, then moved his hands up to grab Izuku’s ass. His eyes flew open. He'd recognize that ass anywhere.
“Spidey?!”
In which Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool, and they live down the hall from each other.
Tags:
Alternate Universe - No Quirks (My Hero Academia), Midoriya Izuku as Spider-Man, Bakugou Katsuki as Deadpool, Spideypool - Freeform, Crack Treated Seriously, Flirting, Sexual Humor, Flirty Bakugou Katsuki, Inappropriate Humor, Mutual Pining, POV Alternating, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku are Childhood Friends, Oblivious Midoriya Izuku, Oblivious Bakugou Katsuki, Non-Graphic Violence, Misunderstandings, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Trapped In A Closet, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Secret Identity, Co-workers
Just posted the first chapter of my bakudeku as spideypool fic. (Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
Katsuki ran his hands up Izuku’s thighs… they were much thicker and firmer than he would’ve guessed under all those baggy clothes but—
He slowed the kiss, running his hands over Izuku’s thighs again.
And again.
He froze, then moved his hands up to grab Izuku’s ass. His eyes flew open. He'd recognize that ass anywhere.
“Spidey?!”
In which Izuku is Spider-Man and Katsuki is Deadpool, and they live down the hall from each other.
Tags:
Alternate Universe - No Quirks (My Hero Academia), Midoriya Izuku as Spider-Man, Bakugou Katsuki as Deadpool, Spideypool - Freeform, Crack Treated Seriously, Flirting, Sexual Humor, Flirty Bakugou Katsuki, Inappropriate Humor, Mutual Pining, POV Alternating, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku are Childhood Friends, Oblivious Midoriya Izuku, Oblivious Bakugou Katsuki, Non-Graphic Violence, Misunderstandings, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Trapped In A Closet, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Secret Identity, Co-workers
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