#not me saying you can't have izuku call kacchan katsuki in your fics and have it be a good thing!

[aromanticannibal]

while I see the appeal of izuku calling kacchan katsuki I think if he does katsuki should be allowed to burst into tears immediately

[kats-fic-recs]

Bakudeku Fic Recs <3<3<3<3

(in the best way) you'll be the death of me

Katsuki pinched the bridge of his nose. "Deku. You have compiled ten notebooks on me. You know my medical history better than my mother. And I have it on good authority that when you saw me in that stupid bee suit your face was so disturbingly perverted Mineta cried."

Or:

Izuku finds out there are still things about Kacchan he can learn and grows up in the process.

How Was Your Day?

"Hi Kacchan, how was your day at work?"

“YOU FUCKING PUNCHED ME THROUGH A BUILDING! THAT WAS MY DAY AT WORK!”

happy birthday, kacchan!

“The only thing that didn’t change was Deku.

Deku kept his unreachable dreams, kept the idea that he’d be a hero some day. Kept his notebooks, and his dumb All Might pencil case. Kept his hair the same and kept his stupid freckles and kept getting on Katsuki’s nerves no matter what Katsuki did to try and stop it.

And, every year on April Twentieth, Deku kept on bringing Katsuki gifts.

melodies of a heart unbroken

Gifts, wrapped crudely (though that slowly changed until they suddenly looked almost identical to Auntie Inko’s presents) with notes that would say ‘Happy birthday, Kacchan!’ in Deku’s ugly chicken scratch.”

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aka a look at katsuki and izuku's relationship throughout the years, told through memories of birthdays.

Midoriya Izuku intends to get to the bottom of why he can't cry about love.

wrinkled oranges, pigeons, and other sweet things to call your significant other

Deku,” he says, suddenly serious. “I’m fucking bored.”

Izuku blinks. “Of me? It’s a bit late for a divorce now, I think.”

In the slow, boring routine of retired life, former Pro Heroes Izuku and Katsuki are growing restless.

Katsuki turns to Izuku, his lifelong lover and precious husband, and says, "I'm fucking bored."

Sure, they're way past seventy years old. But that's not going to stop Izuku from making the last years of their life as memorable as he can.

Saturday

“Hey there, you fucking nerd,” and only Katsuki Bakugou can say something like that and make it sound like a pick up line. “Whatcha got there?”

“Laundry,” Izuku says cooly. “What about you?”

Katsuki turns so Izuku can get a good look at him. Old sweatpants with a hole in the crotch. Loose fitting tank top that hasn’t seen an iron for centuries. His hands are wet, remnants of dish suds on his fingers like sparkling jewelry. “Dishes. They’re dirty. Gotta show em’ who’s boss.”

“Mmmm,” and Izuku is proud of himself for managing to moan like that without bursting into a fit of giggles. “Did I ever tell you how hot Domestic Kacchan is?”

[Or: There's something relaxing about doing housework when your job is to save the world]

Until We Meet Again

Change is the only constant in the world.

It is also the most terrifying ordeal a person has to endure.

With the War won and All For One vanquished, Izuku must prepare for the next chapter in his life: becoming a true Hero by following All Might's footsteps.

But dreams come with a price. Now, he prepares to leave everything he loves behind.

And loving Bakugou Katsuki the most makes it the hardest thing Izuku will ever do.

love meme, hate meme

It's time for the yearly Heroic Achievement Awards where well deserve pro heroes get to claim the honor and accolades that they accumulated in the previous year. This year the Best New Hero category is filled with powerhouses with big fandoms that is willing to do anything for their favorite to claim the honor of rookie of year.

But just as the stage is set for showdown of the century between the biggest named rookie in Japan, Deku and Ground Zero, and their respective fanclubs, one single social media post is about to upheaval everything.

Every Maiden Plays Pretend

“You have to promise not to tell anyone about Flame Heart Hero," says Midoriya. "Because the thing is… When I started drawing the manga, I based the main character off Kacchan.”

“Wh— Bakugo’s the heroine? Bakugo?”

For a second, Ochako thinks she’s entered an alternate universe. There’s no way shouty, stompy Bakugo belongs in a shoujo manga. He especially doesn’t fit as vulnerable, insecure Yurika-chan, who got captured by a villain in the first few chapters, failed her first Hero Class exercise and cried, lost at the Sports Festival and cried again, got kidnapped by villains in front of her whole class, didn’t get her provisional license, then got into a fight after-hours and cried some more…

“Holy shit,” breathes Ochako, “Bakugo’s the heroine.”

Public Displays of Affection

The freckled man hums and sinks lower, his eyes roving to the corner of the room like two huge green marbles rolling into the sides of a glass bowl and sticking there. He earns a sharp bang from the fist of his blonde companion hitting the counter like a gavel.

The dishes rattle with a startled clink, but the drunk man moping over them doesn’t even notice.

“What?!”

“Won’t drink with me,” complains freckles, leaning forward like a wilting sunflower on the end of a collapsing stalk. “Won’t let me look at anyone else, but won’t drink with me. Won’t even take a sip! The beer’s all warm and I can’t even count it as a secondhand kis—”

Across the counter, you choke on your own drink. The blonde does the same on his water - the only difference in poise is how quickly he smacks his freckled companion on the side of the head before he can finish his sentence.

A hero reaches out to touch the hearts of the people through their actions. Sometimes, they do it through heartbreak.

Bakugo and Midoriya as seen through your eyes - the eyes of a local firefighter - in an izakaya a few miles and hours away from tragedy.

Kiss Me?

Years after Katsuki left Izuku in the dust as a kid he's reminded of the gesture of affection that had his palms sweating and heart pounding when Izuku used to do it for him when they'd get scuffed up on the playground: kissing his band aids after patching him up.

Fast forward to the present and the dumb nerd is just going around offering up kisses to any old extra in their class except Katsuki and it's driving him insane. Despite him pushing these feelings within himself as deep as possible, it stings deeper than he could've ever imagined.

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aka: izuku's love language is kisses

[doctorweebmd]

I never knew what to say about zsg because, well, there are a lot of aspects about it that don't align with my usual taste, despite its objective high quality. I mean, I'm a sfw fan 😂 That said, I'm always in awe that with your busy job, you continue to feed us so well. I'm busy too and only going yo get busier, so it's an inspiration, as longfics are what I prefer to write as well (though it doesn't come nearly as naturally, lol). And, you're right, zsg deserves to hear the love and admiration I have for it, so here goes.

To start with, the fic definitely has residence in my head, despite reading it nearly a year ago. There are scenes I still think about. I was talking about then with a friend just a week ago. Since I don't have time to read fic these days (cries), the most I can do is go back to old fics and reread my favorite scenes, and I do that with zsg, because there are such high quality, top tier moments. The "you're looking at me" "I never stopped" ??? That might be the pinnacle bkdk. I can't believe I've never seen that before in a bkdk fic? Or if it was there, it didn't hit as hard.

I know you're not so into the falling action part of a fic, but I loved the last bits with bkdk. When Baku realizes Deku's staying? Those moments they have of figuring things out are so good. And the provisional exam being inspired by Kamino was great. Really clever and a nice homage. And, of course, very nice that Deku could be a hero again.

Also, the Shinsou content is perf. I always love a side character having a big part in a ship fic and that shinbaku relationship is exactly why. (Similarly, I loved All Might and Aizawa helping Baku out.) That flashback scene where Deku calls Baku Kacchan? So good. And so smart as a flashback, because it would have been too much in the actual timeline, but where you fit it in the plot was really really clever. I also generally love a flashback--unpopular opinion, but I do.

Those were some of my biggest highlights! I hope my little disclaimer at the top isn't totally assholish 💀 I think you're just great and really admire your openness and the things you try to tackle in fics and your incredible output. I hope you're doing well <3

ahhh Anjum thank you so much for sending this!!! AHHH i'm sorry i complain on here so often i was so embarrassed i deleted the post lmao

gosh yeah especially when you read sfw stuff in general! i have this habit of writing REALLY detailed and explicit sex scenes 😳 what made you read it, in that case? (obviously you dont have to answer!)

god. every time i think about their devotion to one another i want to combust into flames. think for much LESS we had to work with when we were writing a few years ago?! the way horikoshi has developed katsuki into this passionate, level-headed, absolutely hopelessly committed to Izuku - literally never saw it coming. these two deserve peace in the end. they deserve to live a life on their own terms. they just DESERVE TO BE HAPPYYYY

urgh its Izuku's DREAM and of course horikoshi is setting him up to lose one for all, i think thats been his intention from the beginning, but his life is only starting!!! he's only 15!!! you're telling me he's going to risk his life and lose the only thing he's ever wanted?! i wonder if horikoshi used all might in his big-old mecha suit as a hint that deku would still be a hero, just using assist devices. at least i hope. this kid deserves a chance. (i dont know if you're caught up on the manga?? i'm kind of ranting lol)

adjfakldjflk;asjdlfjasdfj ANYWAY WHEN I TELL YOU THIS MADE MY DAYYYYYY adsjfaldjfkl argh you just made me so happy especially because its been a long time and i forget parts about it but TO HEAR THAT EVEN THE PARTS THAT FELT LIKE A STRUGGLE WERE STILL ENJOYABLE?! urgh i appreciate you so much thank you for taking time out of your day to reassure a complainy weirdo like me

[cherryblossombombs]

WAIT, I have a extra fic idea on "how inko responded to izuku coming out" and the how memory looked. Not the full story but little snapshots of how the whole story would go (warning on some homophobia). if someone could fill in the gaps and post it on Ao3/tumblr, I would love that and virtually/spiritually give you good vibes.✨️✨️

it would be one day at primary (or like kindergarten/1st grade) school

It's recess and all the kids are playing.

katsuki and his friends decide to play a game called "heroes and villains" where one player is the hero and has to chase the other player, who play's the villain.

Katsuki automatically says that he's playing hero since he has the coolest quirk and two of his friends can be the villains.

Katsuki decides that since izuku is the quirkless, he going to obviously need him to saved him and says that izuku will be playing his girlfriend how got kidnapped by the villain

Izuku begins to blush and says that "but I'm a boy and bfs and gfs have to hug and hold hands"

katsuki gets annoyed "you got a problem with that deku?"

"n-no"

"good. besides, you're quirkless and need to be saved by someone cool like me, now go find a flower to put in your stupid head so it looks more convincing"

"o-okay"

Izuku goes to find a flower in the grass (he's tries to find the best one, so kacchan can be impressed with him)

the teacher finds izuku searching in the grass alone, sighs and goes up to him

"izuku, what did I you about searching for insects? I thought you were going to work on that?"

"oh, hi senpai! no, not this time! I'm looking for a flower to wear for kacchan"

"why would he make you do that?"

"because we're playing heroes and villains, and he said that I could play his girlfriend!"

"Izuku, you can't do that"

"what?"

"You can't play to be katsuki's girlfriend. It's bad enough that you're quirkless. boys can't be other boys girlfriends"

"but, kacchan said it was oka-"

"Katsuki is just trying to humiliate you. You are too young to think about things like that"

izuku would to begin to get upset. he really wants to hold kacchans hand and senpai is not letting him do it. "but I want to-"

"I'm going to katsuki, and telling him to stop embarrassing you, I'll go find him a girl for him to play his girlfriend"

After that I can see izuku starting to tear up "b-but, I-I want to--"

"Now Izuku, don't make me put you in time out for taking back to me." she takes his arm and starts going back to the building "you should stop hanging with that boy, he's not a good influence for you. I should find you other quirkless kids for you to play with, and--"

After that I can see izuku starting crying and trying to force his arm out of the teachers hand.

The teacher would try to calm him down and say that he's being troublesome.

Izuku wouldn't stop crying and now it started to get the attention of the other kids.

The teacher would end up giving in and letting go of izuku's arm "FINE! go get made fun of. Don't say I didn't warn you"

Izuku would finally calm down and start running back to katsuki. However, I can see izuku stopping in his tracks and start thinking about what the teacher said. was she right about katsuki? Are they going to make fun of him if he wears the flower and hold katsuki's hand? Is kacchan being mean to him again?

Izuku feels like she may be right. He is the only quirkless student and kacchan is mean to him. Kacchan does call him deku. He feels like he should go apologize to her and save himself from being humiliated.

After recess izuku runs into kacchan later. Kacchan looks at him angry. He tells izuku to leave him alone and not to talk to him. "He's being mean to me again" Izuku says to himself trying to hold back tears.

When his mom picks him up later, on the drive home, his mom asks "the teacher told me that you threw a tantrum earlier. She said that katsuki was trying to make fun of you for agreeing to play his girlfriend". izuku doesn't say anything, he just continues to look out the window sad. After a while, his mother puts her hand on izuku's shoulder. "I don't want you to think, I'm upset either. I know and katsuki just wanted to play. It seems like you really wanted to be his girlfriend, and that's fine. I don't think he was making fun of you. In fact, his mother told me earlier that katsuki was upset that you left and didn't play the game with him. It seems that he wanted you to play with him. Don't think it's you're fault."

so kacchan was just angry because he thought that he ditched him?izuku thought to himself. Izuku starts to feel a little better.

Inko whispers to herself "I should give that woman (teacher) a piece of my mind for making him cry"

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Annnnnd that's how Inko knew that her son had a crush on katsuki. I may continue with this, but this was just a "What if" type of thing.

I haven't done a short fic idea like this since like 2018/19. What y'all think? (Well actually this is the first time I actually typed and finished it. Usually I either lose interest in the middle of it and delete or forget/get too lazy to continue in the drafts lol)

[queen-swagzilla]

[P@treon Preview] BKDK Valentine Fic

February 8

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He'd had a shitty day at his work study, and by the time he'd gotten back to the dorm he was ready to detonate the entire fucking building. He'd found Izuku in the common room, absently scrolling through his phone instead of doing his fucking homework (which, apparently, was the whole reason he'd skipped the class trip to the mall in the first place).

The nerd had taken one look at him, patted the couch seat next to him, and insisted that Katsuki should tell him about his day. Which led him to now.

Katsuki's heart clenched as Deku laughed—even though the fucker was laughing at him. He watched as the corners of his eyes crinkled, his nose scrunching to bring his freckles closer together. Fuck, he was so goddamn whipped.

"Y-you did not call him Dick Dolphin," he wheezed, face turning red from lack of air. "Kacchan, you didn't!"

"Fuckin' did," he huffed. "And I'd do it again."

"He's the number 10 hero!" Izuku cried. It came out as more of a croak because the idiot was still fucking laughing. "You can't call Gang Orca Dick Dolphin, Kacchan!"

"I do what I want. He's a dolphin and he was being a dick." He marveled as Izuku laughed harder. He never thought they'd be in a place where Izuku felt comfortable enough to laugh with him again, let alone at him. It felt so fucking good. Just to know that despite everything he'd done, he was still someone who mattered to him.

Someone he wanted in his life. Fuck knows he didn't deserve it, but he was so fucking grateful. Especially when Deku looked at him, still grinning, but his gaze was soft and fond as though Katsuki's cantankerous personality was endearing.

"Gotta be careful, Kacchan," he said, nudging his shoulder. "I know you say what you want, but don't go too far." Katsuki flinched, and Izuku's eyes widened. "No, I didn't mean—I just meant you...you're the best, you know? You don't want your skill and hard work to be overshadowed because people who don't understand you get the wrong idea."

That didn't change the fact that he'd been careless with his words before, in ways that shouldn't be forgivable. And yet, Deku had forgiven him. That didn't mean that he'd forgotten. It was insane how badly he'd fucked himself over—ruining his chances before he'd even realized he wanted a chance.

"Really, Kacchan. We've moved past that, I wouldn't throw it back in your face."

"Yeah, I fuckin' know," he huffed. "Relax, Deku."

He nodded but remained silent, and it made his stomach sink. No matter how far they came, it seemed like a single misstep would suck all the happiness out of the room.

Deku turned the TV on, flipping to some ridiculous show about bakers who used their quirks to make over-the-top desserts. Even as they watched, Katsuki could feel Deku's eyes on the side of his head. Usually, having the nerd's eyes on him was a relief, but now it just reminded him that there was still a huge, yawning distance between them. Deku didn't know what to say to him, because he was afraid it would somehow set it off.

It was almost a relief when the rest of the class came back—bursting through the doors in a cacophony of noise and energy. It grated across his skin, overstimulating him almost immediately, but it meant that Deku's attention wasn't fixed on him. It was part relief and part loss.

It wasn't anything new, though. It had been harder and harder to keep Deku's attention lately—his attention constantly diverted by someone else.

"Hey, Deku! Come look at what we got!"

That someone was Ochako Uraraka, who was bouncing up to them like an inflatable beach ball—eyes wide with excitement as Izuku turned to look at her.

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[dawbi]

hi i was wondering if you could do what it’d be like to be in a love triangle with midoriya and bakugou? i really liked the one you wrote with todoroki 👉👈

PART 1

nonnie, i— you almost got me to write a fic i am not joking 🙃 but i fought the urge and followed the format of the todoroki one !! sorry this is so late :,((

warnings - none !!

phase 1 - the tres amigos but one of them is an asshole

i picture you three would be childhood friends. you and midoriya are next door neighbors that walk to school together everyday and bakugou would be the kid everyone thought was fun and cool. somehow, your worlds collide and you're seen together everywhere. "can i try your ice cream, bakugou?" "ew no! get your own!" the blonde guards his popsicle with his life lol. "don't worry y/n. you can try mine!" midoriya says as he hands you his. bakugou would scowl and change his mind. "mine is better, try it!" that's how it'd always be with izuku and katsuki. the competition for your attention and for who's the better friend. then before they know it, the first feelings of wanting to hold your hand and protect you. oh no, it's a crush. midoriya would act the same way around you, being a young kid gives him less worries about what you think of him romantically. bakugou on the other hand, is the typical elementary school boy that picks on the person he likes. "y/n, that backpack is lame!" annoyingly throws eraser shavings at you in class and calls you gross when another classmate asks if he likes you. feelings of jealousy haven't blossomed yet but showing off is definitely there. "hey kacchan! you wanna play ball with me?" izuku is all smiles and offering a ball to bakugou. "go away, deku!" and as soon as bakugou is about to walk away, your voice appears. "hi guys! what are you doing?" katsuki does a whole 180 and takes the ball from midoriya. all of a sudden he's doing tricks. all of a sudden he wants to play 🤨

phase 2 - izuku has to deal with katsuki’s jealousy

now middle school changes a lot of people. phases start and end, emotions and hormones evolve, and lessons on friendship and love begin. in this case, bakugou finds himself a new group of friends and the friendship between him and izuku is no longer. you don't know how it happened. it felt like you were all friends just yesterday. midoriya mostly keeps to himself but, he'll talk to your friends once in awhile. you still spend most of your time hanging out and trying to survive the new environment. izuku being quirkless makes him a target to many people but you always have his back and he always has yours. "whatcha writing there, izuku?" you ask midoriya as he sits alone at the lunch table. he quickly hides the notebook. "n-nothing!" you raise a brow and tell him "if it's an all might fanfic, no judgement here." midoriya awkwardly laughs. "you promise you won't laugh if i show you?" "come on. i'm your best friend." you prepare yourself for some all might literature but you see notes covering the page. "what's this?" you ask. "notes on different quirks. i think it's...cool." midoriya shyly plays with his hands while looking down. you flip through the pages and everything is so neat and thought out. "wow. i like it." midoriya looks up at you and silently admires you as you read through his notebook. he feels fluffy inside and doesn't focus on the fact that there's a page on you and your quirk. you come across it and "is this mine?" izuku snaps out of his trance. yes it is your page. but there's a drawing of a heart with his initial + yours on that same page. "yesbutitsnotdoneyet!" he quickly closes the notebook and is blushing tremendously omg help him. luckily for him, you think it's someone in your math class as you had seen them talk before. with bakugou, he's relatively mean to you but less than midoriya. he throws insults here and there and will sometimes bump into you. katsuki wants to distance himself from you and his feelings for you. yet he can't help being there for you even if it's behind the scenes. if someone ever tries messing with you, he'll deal with them later without you ever knowing.

phase 3 - the revelation

a few years pass and a new dynamic is approaching. aspirations are rampant and romantic feelings have matured and grown even stronger. even the three of you have quirks now. it saddens you to see the friends you grew up with so distant and polarized. the tension and aggression increases whenever you're around and you have no idea and neither does midoriya. only bakugou knows. he always loves having the upper hand in situations but not this one. why? he and his childhood friend are in love with their other childhood friend. what does only him knowing do? nothing. absolutely nothing. to be completely honest, bakugou is a rather fearless guy but you on the other hand, make him feel nervous. at times he struggles maintaining eye contact whenever you compliment him and his heart races whenever your nearby. so, he’s not confessing anytime soon and inside he knows midoriya would have the balls to confess to you. It's awkward between you guys now but you don’t know why. there are times when you catch midoriya sneaking glances at you but you don't think much of it. bakugou remains cold and distant but always comes to your rescue. again, you don't think much of it. the other ua students notice the tension between you 3 but, don't wanna get involved. i don't blame them 💀 there would come a time until bakugou finally knows what he wants. and that's you. it'd take him some time to finally accept the fact that you make him feel this way. the guy does worry that you're closer to izuku more than him. for that reason, he needs to start getting closer to you again. so, he'd make sure midoriya and him were the last two in the room. “oi, deku.” midoriya's body would stiffen, anticipating an altercation of some kind. "y-yeah?" "i like y/n the same way you do.” izuku is speechless. where is this coming from all of a sudden? “thought i should let you know...” bakugou pauses and looks to midoriya’s side. “i'm not gonna hold back." the blond-haired boy walks off with his hands in his pockets. nonchalantly. midoriya is frozen still. this changes everything.

a/n : this is just the first part cuz it got so long lol sorry ,, i might finish the second part after i finish writing my other wip 💓💓

[xinilia]

Do you have any bakudeku fic recs ?

OH MY DEAR ANON THE CAN OF BRAINWORMS YOU HAVE JUST OPENED

These fics are cry-over-at-one-am. Read-under-the-table-in-math- class type. They're excellent, and I encourage you to support the authors for their talent!

This list has a focus on one-shots, keeping it under 15000 words.

(no nsfw)

Name Calling by SaysiWrites (Teen, 4444 words)

Soulmate AU where saying your soulmate's name will fill them with a sudden burst of joy. Adorable and fluffy.

Fish Eye by sweetautumnwine (Teen, 7707 words)

Mermaid AU, Izuku the merman is captured and his aquarium caretaker is none other than Bakugou Katsuki. Fluff and angst, one of my favorites ever.

You feel like home (You are home) by Jeka (Teen, 7199 words)

Izuku loses his memory on Christmas Eve, and his husband Katsuki takes care of him. Fluffy! SO SWEET!

99 to go by Azureflowers (Gen, 1382 words)

Izuku lands himself in the hospital... again. Katsuki makes an offer that Izuku can't refuse.

A heart for a tooth by Azureflowers (Teen, 8071 words)

Katsuki accidentally flirts with the dentist while under anesthesia! It's hilarious and adorable!

Colorblind Kacchan by GreenEyesSublime (Teen, 4221 words)

Katsuki is colorblind, and finally is able to see with colorblind correcting glasses. Cute, but... also kind of bittersweet?

new collagen fibers by w0nderlei (Gen, 851 words)

Izuku and Katsuki are soft and fluffy in the morning.

all the things beyond one's control by aideyn (M, 7396 words)

Hands down, one of the best bakudeku fics I've ever read. I reread this baby constantly. Izuku is possessed by a villain and must break out of its control before he gets to his husband. Mind the tags on this one, it gets violent.

Nothing is too much (for you) by booppp (Teen, 7974 words)

AMAZING! Katsuki decides Izuku needs to relax and be more mindful of himself, and if he's not going to do it then Katsuki will do it for him. I nearly cried it was so cute and fluffy.

face reveal! by ladyofsnails (Gen, 11129 words)

ONE OF THE BEST OF THE BEST. Izuku and Katsuki are streamers that are pretty good friends over the internet, but they've never revealed their faces to one another. Maybe once they do, some things will be realized? (I love this fic so much but this is your sign to also go check out everything else this author has written. Like, everything. Go! What are you waiting for!?)

donut ask me why by ventor (Teen, 5554 words)

Katsuki bought all of Izuku's favorite donuts before he could get to them, so naturally, Izuku challenges him to hand-to-hand combat for the hand of the fair donut maidens. It's cute, funny, and sweeter than sugar.

That's where I'll end (for now). Please let me know if you want a part two, I have so many of these saved.

[kewltie]

I can't stop thinking about re:Kasumi. It's not your longest or most extensively written au, but it just speaks to my heart on such a level that whenever I reread the snippets of that au it never fails to bring me to tears. My favorite scenario to think about in that AU is the inevitable breakdown that deku would have, confessing out loud all his feelings of inadequacy and helplessness as a parent, omega, and person that he had bottled inside and had eaten away at him for ten years until he can't take it anymore. Would his confession be to Kasumi? To Kacchan? Or maybe just to himself.... even if Kacchan still hated him at this point for the story, Deku still deserves the chance to be vulnerable. For his feelings to be heard, for someone to listen to him. I don't think Deku should feel sorry for what he did—giving Kasumi away was for her own sake and to give her a chance at a better life than he could have and so, so hard for him—and I don't think anyone with even the slightest smidge of empathy could blame him for it either—but it still hurts. Kacchan and Deku have a lot of apologizing, talking, and forgiveness to do. Not just for each other, but to Kasumi too. I don't doubt that deep down she loves them both, but man....the feeling of knowing/thinking that you were the cause of ruining someone's life or relationships ESPECIALLY of your own parents is not something that disappears with a day and a kiss. I hope that Deku learns how to love himself. I hope Kacchan learns how forgive. But most of all, I hope Kasumi gets to feel the full scope of love from the two people who love her most in the world.

I have more thoughts on your au, but I don't want to bother you too much. I know you're kinda busy w life rn and wish you the best of luck in everything that you do. Please take care 💗

hihihi!!

sorry, i always only published ask if they're anon for privacy sake but i hope it's ok if im able to share your ask on my blog! your feelings about this verse is so well poignant and perfect encapsulation of what i was trying to convey, thank you!!!! ngl re:kasumi is prob my fav kasumi au not only bc of the kasumi + katsuki's dynamic that i get to explore w/o the constraint of kasumi's devotio and loyalty to izuku that make her keeps her wall up around katsuki but also, i have talked extensively about this before, i have a huge soft spot for single parent fic as i grew up in one and the choices they're force to make as a parent alone w/ no support.

it's not always a good one or even necessary bad one either but it's definitely hard. when i was growing up bc my mom had to work a lot to support us, i never had family nights or vacation or any expectations of my mom. like when i was about to graduate high school i didn't even think she was gonna be able to come to my graduation bc of work LOL or when i won some award at school, i went by myself to go collect on honors night so i never really grow close to my mom bc i never really have a chance to sit down and talk to her BUT it wasn't like traumatizing for me; it was just my reality ya know and i dont really regret it bc of my mom's work i was able to live pretty comfortable even if not in excess. im thankful for all the sacrifice she made bc she did A LOT for me and my brother and though i think sometimes i wish that i can easily go up to my mom and sit down and talk to her about my troubles i really can't LOL bc we're not that kind of family but it doesnt mean i dont respect the choices she made while i was growing up to prioritized the welfare of my family more then the personal connections.

im sure it was difficult for her and i think that's why i empathized deeply with izuku. you can call izuku's choice to give kasumi up as dumb but i dont think you should ever dismissed as easy bc izuku lives with his choice for 10 years and god did he suffered for it. thank you for understanding izuku's pov too bc it's so easy to just call him out on his choices and say you do otherwise but when YOU'RE the one in shoes can you really do what you say??? ya know.

and thank you for bringing up about kasumi and how knowing her birth affected her parent's life. i think children should always be allow to be children, sometimes allow to b selfish and shouldn't have to carry the weight of their family but im also aware how fucking expensive and time consuming they are LOL /o\. when i was younger anytime i wanted a new phone or something fancy the other kids had, i didn't fully grasp what they mean for my mom to afford to give it to me bc now that she's older she's experience a lot of back pain for laboring so much in my younger years just to afford all the good stuff. i understand that now but when you're young it's not hard to think the world revolves and you and your teen dramas lol. so yea, parents often make sacrifices that children can't see but as we grow older we become more aware and see the full weight of our parent's choices for us and i come to appreciate and respect my mom more. i think it's like that for kasumi she grew up so pampered and love by everyone but she doesn't realize how the earlier years of her birth cause so much heartache for BOTH of her parents--katsuki who wasn't ready to be a single parent yet WHEN HE STILL HASN'T GRADUATE UA EVEN and izuku who had nobody to support him and so terribly alone and felt the weight of being a parent so young and it's just... tough on them both. sometimes life give you things you're not ready for and it's your fault or theirs; it's just how it is but it doesn't change how if affected everything and her birth derailed their life. bkdk dont regret it but god they went through hell in for it (izuku having to leave kasumi and live w his choices and katsuki having to become a single father at that age). it's fucking sucks but it's not kasumi's fault!! she's a child and isn't responsible for their actions but does she feels the burden of it anyway. it's... tough all around.

ANYWAY, i got ramble-y again lol thanks so much for your comment and food for thoughts bc it's sooo well articulated and capture exactly how i feel about this verse as a whole and i would absolute love hearing more of your thought process if you want to share!!!! i love dumping my thoughts on my 'verses here a lot as you can see and have no shame talking about stuff im sure other aren't interest in so when i see others picking apart one of my verses and is able to capture the essence of it so well, it makes me so happy :D. thanks, i truly appreciate it!!!!! and take care of yourself too!!!!!!<33

[softer-ua]

Aaaah duck, got hit with another AU like a spear in the head.

This is more of an half assed one. Sorry not sorry if it's not good enough lmao.

Ok so, Bkdk AU middle school + temporary memory loss Quirk + someone actually filmed it.

Ok so, I've seen lot's of fics where Katsuki is the one with the memory losses, so this time, it's Izuku.

They are in middle school. You know how their relationship is in this time. BUT Instead of Katsuki having his head up his ass, he's just pretending to be like this for Izuku to quit being a hero bcz he doesn't want the nerd to get hurt and bcz he's quirkless. So he did the only thing his Kid emotion stunned brain can think of and that's constantly reminding the nerd to just give up, in his Bakugou way.

He doesn't know what he's doing is kinda bullying. Izuku became jumpy and scared, not knowing Kacchan had good intentions (?) And stuff like that.

But one day, the nerd was so late, Katsuki begins to worry about what happened to him bcz, the nerd won't skip a day in his life even if he had a fever.

Izuku walked into class very late with the teacher. Ofc the teacher was all like "Midoriya got hit with a quirk that makes him forget about his memories temporary, he won't be able to remember anything when the quirk wears off but he still knows his facts and bla bla bla he's still going to attend class and bla bla bla treat him nicely."

And just then, Izuku flashed a bright genuine smile to everyone in the class and Katsuki froze because.

When was the last time did the nerd smile like that?

And like, Izuku then sits down in the empty seat in the back where he's not assigned to sit.

And ofc one of the fuckers mockingly told Izuku that he was in the wrong seat, but Izuku, not knowing he was being kicked bcz of his temporary memory loss, asked where he'd normally sat, the fucker was caught of guard bcz Izuku never talked back.

And then. Katsuki was the one who said "you sit behind me, nerd." And Izuku lights up like a fucking Christmas tree again and Fuck, Katsuki's heart can't take it.

Ofc when lunch came in, They were all going to the cafeteria, Katsuki was already surrounded by his usual lackeys, but then.

Izuku approach Katsuki as if he'd never feared him, asking him, with his fucking smile, if he could eat lunch with THE BAKUGOU KATSUKI. While looking at Katsuki with his big doe eyes fuck—

The lackeys behind Katsuki laughed and whispered about how, Deku could ever ask that when he had his memories. They were about to mock and make fun of Izuku when suddenly Katsuki just agrees.

"whatever nerd." Then walks off, then turns around again "oi, are you following or what?" And Izuku just beams bcz this, this feels kinda familiar, so he skipped up to Katsuki, besides him, and they both walked towards cafeteria as if they were best friends.

Extra 1 and 2 were shocked, confused, and slightly terrified (?).

And then this shit keeps happening for a week, both Katsuki and Izuku hanging out everywhere they go. In lunch, walking to another class, going home, you name it.

Everyone was weirded out by Izuku's sudden friendliness bcz of the memory loss but they understand that but they were slightly terrified by the soft (-est he could possibly get) Katsuki, as they get along.

Izuku, not knowing he calls Katsuki, 'Kacchan' so he settles for Katsuki bcz the way they acted, they seemed close and stuff. And Katsuki kept having this light blush on his face whenever Izuku calls that. But he sense a feeling of longing, bcz he knows this is temporary, once the quirk wears off, they'd have to go back to things as they were.

And that breaks Katsuki's heart.

so he makes the most of it as it lasts. They were walking home and suddenly Katsuki kissed Izuku, Izuku was shocked would be an understatement, but... It felt... Right? He hesitantly kissed back as well.

Katsuki didn't expect Izuku to kiss back, so when he pulled away, Izuku asked if they were dating before he lost his memories

Ofc it would totally be embarrassing to tell him that he wasn't bcz what kind of loser kisses their crushes with memory loss out of the blue?!?

So he said yes and Izuku laughed lightly, before holding Katsuki's hand, a blush settles on his cheeks, Katsuki felt his face warmed too.

Both silently continued to walk home, holding hands, feeling content.

And that was the last time they ever came physically close to each other.

The next week, Katsuki had already woken up early to go to school, now there are most of his classmates there in the classroom when suddenly Izuku entered.

Shoulders hunched, head low, trying to keep his form as small as possible, walking quickly to his seat, not saying good morning to Katsuki like he did for the last week.

Like old times.

And that's when Katsuki knew that the quirk had worn off. The teacher came inside and asked Izuku if he remembers anything.

He said he didn't.

And for some reason, that broke Katsuki's heart more.

No one talks about what happened that week bcz they were scared how Katsuki will react so they kept quiet. No one knows about the kids they both shared (or so they thought—)

And things went back to 'normal'. or as normal as they could be. Izuku was getting bullied less by Kacchan, more ignored that anything for the rest of the year.

Time skip to the future where they are now both in their 2nd year in UA, they are proper rivals and friends (?), They get along nicely now, with only a slight playful banter from time to time.

When they were both on shopping duty, they ran into some old classmates of theirs, Katsuki's lackeys, ofc Katsuki was at the other section of the grocery store while Izuku was at the opposite.

And he bumped into them, literally. Ofc there were some apologises and shit and whatnot and then they finally asked if he was ever told what happened during that time he was hit with an amnesia quirk, ofc Izuku said no.

But then one of them told Izuku that they had FILMED IT, supposedly as a joke and stuff, but Izuku was like 'i wanna know!' and they passed the video to Izuku and hurriedly left the grocery store.

When they get back, he went to his room early to watch those videos, and he was shocked by what he had witness.

Then, from the last clip. The cameras was behind a tree it seemed. They were filming middle school Izuku and Katsuki walking home, Izuku felt a bit mad bcz this seemed like a intimate moment for them to just film but watching it.

Then suddenly Katsuki kissed Izuku in the video.

Then the cameras wobbled and stop.

And so did Izuku's mind. His face was cherry red, he felt his heart beating really fast, he still stared at the black screen but he thought nothing of it, all he could ever thought was kacchan, kacchan his crush since forever—

had kissed him.

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Hhhhhhng my braincells told me to stop now bcz they could not think of anything anymore, but I hope you enjoy! You can think of an ending if you wanna lol.

I love your little stories they’re the best 😄 thank you for sharing 💛