#pining kacchan canon

[is-bakugou-alive-yet]

Hey Izuku, can I still catch up to you

No one is actually special

[noquirks]

@contemptui ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗

" hmm. rather not. "

[multimousenette]

bkdkbk longfic recs

for @miss-multifandom-mess, who wanted fics that are:

Long & completed ☑️

Good balance of genres: angst, comedy, romance, the package deal

Accurate bakudeku (as a pair and individually)

Great dynamic 👍

Izuku is not ‘feminized’ or made uwu

I'll give title (linked to the fic) & author, word count, rating, dynamic if relevant*, content warnings, major tags and a synopsis.

I'll also put them in the following categories:

Canon compliant: this does not disagree with canon in any way (eg. character study of Kacchan during dark hero arc, anything during the 8 year time skip that has Kacchan saving up/Deku teaching)

Canon consistent: yeah that could more or less be canon (eg future pro heroes especially where deku keeps OFA)

Canon divergent: something during canon actively changes, but the world is the same (eg. becoming friends in middle school, one of them is on a different course, pro heroes but my gut says it's too far away to be really canon consistent)

Canon adjacent: feels like canon except for one Major Thing (eg. omegaverse, (non-quirk related) hanahaki but still heroes)

Alternate Universe (AU): completely different universe (eg fantasy, sci-fi, or no quirks)

*it ended up being mostly either bkdkbk (ie switching) or dkbk -- I've highlighted these red just in case, but I've included them cos people tend to use bkdk for the ship generally if they don't have a preference, and I couldn't see anything saying you were fixed bkdk on your acc

... and I'll put them below the cut cos this is already so long oh my god

In order of word count (high -> low):

I Will Find You by Purple_Insomniac (174k, T, canon consistent)

CW: Alt universe character death

Major tags: Parallel universes, angst w a happy ending.

Deku disappears in the middle of a rescue mission. Turns out, thanks to some OFA weirdness, the person who sent Izuku into an alternate universe… doesn’t know which one he’s in. Somehow, Izuku and Katsuki can speak in the OFA Vestige Realm, but it’s still a total nightmare trying to find which universe Izuku’s in — let alone bringing him home.

For it is Something That We Lost by TheGraveyardChild (160k, E, top Deku, canon divergent)

CW: past domestic abuse, past child abuse.

Major tags: Kidfic, angst with a happy ending.

Number four pro hero Dynamight returns to his hometown, but — to (number five pro hero) Deku’s surprise — he’s kind of flaky now. Turns out, this is because he has a daughter, and they’ve only just escaped his abusive ex. Slowly, Katsuki and Deku grow close again, but everything’s complicated when they start work on a child kidnapping/trafficking case — especially when Katsuki’s daughter is caught up in it.

Halfway to the Moon (But the Sun is So Bright) by Catsired (105k, T, canon divergent)

CW: Graphic depictions of abuse and self harm; depressed & suicidal Izuku; physically, financially, emotionally and verbally abusive Hisashi; bullying; mild homophobia.

Major tags: Middle School AU, Slow burn, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending.

Izuku has a lot on his plate. It’s his final year of middle school and between his training with All Might, the part time job he’s picked up to help his mum with bills, and Kacchan… being Kacchan, he’s about ready to drop. And then his dad comes home, and his mum is so happy he can’t bear to tell her that Hisashi hits him. Meanwhile, Katsuki notices there’s something up with Shitty Deku and somehow decides it’s his responsibility to fix it. And maybe, as they grow closer, he finds that doesn’t hate Deku so much anymore. Maybe he never really did.

Surprise Reunions and Childhood Rekindlings by ladyofsnails (90k, G, AU)

Major tags: Slice of life, no quirks AU, uni/college AU, mutual pining, FLUFF.

Izuku and Katsuki haven’t seen each other in five years, but it turns out their friends are friends — and incredibly shocked (and concerned) when the first thing Katsuki and Izuku do upon meeting is start roughhousing. The two of them fall straight back into their chaotic childhood dynamic… and in love. Obviously.

After All We’ve Been Through (You get turned into a fucking rabbit) by TigerLilies64 (88k, E, switching, canon consistent).

Major tags: crack treated seriously, fluff, hurt/comfort.

Pro hero Deku gets hit by a quirk that turns him into a rabbit hybrid. To make matters worse, he shapeshifts into an actual rabbit when his heart rate gets too high. Kacchan... helps. 

Tidal Hearts by macksmilesback and SamIsNotLegend (83k, T, AU) 

Major tags: h2o just add water/early 2000s mermaid AU, high school drama, mild angst, fluff.

Izuku and Katsuki were best friends as kids, but that all changes after they nearly drown while swimming in the ocean and Inko moves her and Izuku away. Years later, they reunite, and after Katsuki saves Izuku from a nasty hazing prank, end up… growing a tail any time they get wet. Well, that’s one way to spend their senior year of high school!

The Spell in Her Name by MerryWeatherWeather (62k, E, top Katsuki, canon divergent)

CW: Past OC teacher/student relationship, past minor character death, past child abandonment.

Major tags: kidfic, domestic fluff, mutual pining, angst. 

Pro hero Katsuki returns from working in the US and due to some complications, has nowhere to live, so pitches up at Deku’s house — and is shocked to discover that Deku has a child. Turns out, she was abandoned on his doorstep as a baby, and he took her in. When her mother initiates a public custody battle, Deku will do anything to keep his daughter — and Kacchan will do anything to help.

just for your love (I���ll give you the world) by thwnderpoint (52k, E, top deku, canon consistent)

Major tags: idiots to lovers, (light) angst with a happy ending, mutual pining.

Katsuki confesses to Izuku, and Izuku doesn’t want Kacchan to suffer or feel like he has to hold back his feelings. So he tells him not to. Kacchan takes this offer and runs with it. Izuku quickly realises that while he hadn’t considered Kacchan as a romantic option, he is in fact absolutely in love with him… but Kacchan thinks Izuku deserves better than him. Izuku, of course, can’t let that stand. And now they’re engaged in some sort of psychological flirt-off, much to the dismay of everyone around them.

Photo Op by whitetail (50k, M, top deku, canon adjacent)

CW: transphobia, gender dysphoria

Note: I LOVE the characterisation of Deku, he’s an absolute disaster, but I can see that it might be love it or hate it as the author does exaggerate his social issues a lot. This Deku is explicitly, intentionally autistic and it's a close third person POV so we're very much in his head... which is kind of a mess.

Major tags: trans izuku, autistic izuku, massive simp kacchan, comedy of errors, miscommunication, light angst.

Pro hero Deku has PR crisis after PR crisis and now the whole world knows about his Dynamight thirst blog and he’s newly insecure about his bottom surgery. And for some reason, Kacchan won’t stop asking him (him!!) to join him for a photoshoot, as if Deku’s stupid ugly face won’t ruin everything again. Still, he can’t say no to Kacchan… 

In Another Life by hollyandvice (44k, M, canon consistent)

Major tags: Parallel universes, grief/mourning, angst with a happy ending.

While fighting a villain, Kacchan disappears. Turns out, the villain has a parallel universe swapping quirk, and he was aiming to swap number one hero Deku for a quirkless civilian. Except, the only world the villain could find where Deku isn’t a hero is one where Kacchan is dead — so when Katsuki took the blow, no one swapped with him, and now no one knows how to get him back. Meanwhile, Katsuki discovers a dystopian world where half his friends are dead or injured — not to mention this world’s Deku, who is all sorts of broken up over meeting an adult Kacchan. Will he be able to fix the problems with this world before he gets home? And which world will he choose to stay in?

last days of war by antisora (44k, M, AU)

Major tags: Pacific Rim AU, Sci-Fi/Dystopian, angst with a happy ending, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings.

Note: I've never watched pacific rim and had no issues with understanding what was going on. Author said there were lots of references, but you don't need existing knowledge to enjoy this.

All Izuku’s ever wanted is to save the world with his best friend… but his life doesn’t seem to be headed in that direction, especially when he doesn’t make it through the physical entrance exam for the best Jaeger pilot training school, UA. But after seeing him ace a Kaiju simulation, the world’s greatest ranger, All Might, intervenes, and Izuku is able to enrol at UA after all. Unsurprisingly, Kacchan’s there too — and their drift compatibility is through the roof. Much to Izuku’s dismay, even piloting a Jaeger together isn’t enough to regain their close friendship as children. Will almost dying (twice) be enough for them to finally be truly honest with each other?

The Time Between Our Lives by Fitzrovia (36k (56k inc. sequels), E, switching, canon divergent and AU)

Major tags: Hurt/comfort, angst w a happy ending.

Deku and Kacchan are sent back in time by a villain’s quirk and end up in an abandoned temple, quirkless. In order to escape — and return to their old lives — they must rake the gravel in the garden into a design that shows the beauty of all life. It takes a very, very long time.

Spacewalk by SamIsNotLegend (35k, M, AU)

CW: Major character death

Major tags: Sci-Fi/Horror, angst w a happy ending, grief/mourning.

Astronauts Izuku and Katsuki are set to co-lead the first manned mission to Jupiter… but a year and a half before launch, Izuku is hit by a car and dies. Katsuki has to lead the mission — their mission — alone, and sure enough, everything goes wrong. And keeps going wrong… until it starts going right. 

and a bonus totally-not-a-longfic-but-it-slaps:

Vertigo by Cyhyr (15k, T, canon adjacent)

Major tags: hanahaki, angst with a happy ending.

Pro hero Deku has hanahaki. He makes a plan to run away and just... die (when it gets too severe to keep working), but he didn’t account for Kacchan. 

[bzar-bzar]

Post-Canon BakuDeku Snippet

Here’s a snippet of a post-canon third year BakuDeku fic I started writing a while back. Tentatively called “to the marrow” and really heavy on Katsuki pining. I really want to write/publish it but I got stuck at about 25k. Anyway I like this scene so here. (SFW)

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Third-year combat training is much more intense than the previous years, often involving some kind of limiting factor or severe handicap. They’ve all learned through first-hand experience why this is important, and they don’t question even the most ridiculous of scenarios that their teachers throw at them. In battle—in war, anything can happen. Nothing is certain. You have to be ready to win by the skin of your teeth, and you have to be creative.

Today’s exercise is pretty simple in the scheme of things—namely one on ones that center around capture and escape. Because of the rules, Katsuki’s only option during the entire scenario is evasion. And boy fucking howdy, kiting someone with as many quirks as Izuku is fucking difficult, but he’s Bakugou fucking Katsuki, so he makes it happen. He flies around Ground Beta like a bat out of hell, and has been doing such a good job of it that Izuku is pissed.

Katsuki’s win conditions are running out the clock and hoping Izuku somehow domes his head in the course of their rat race around the training ground. But Izuku is just too fucking competent. Black Whip is always snapping at his heels, and it’s only Katsuki’s agility and maneuverability in the obstacle-laden training ground that allows him to keep ahead, even when Izuku manages to predict his path and tries to cut him off using Fa Jin. Katsuki would love more than anything to quip back that Izuku is really fucking good at blasting forward in straight lines, but that his aerial maneuverability is shit, but he doesn’t even have enough of a lead to make a single stupid jab, the green monster hot on his fucking heels. It’s not a big deal though—he’ll have time to gloat when he wins.

Eventually, a loud timer blares, signaling the end of their thirty minutes, and Katsuki lands heavily on a series of wide ducts. He wipes sweat from his brow and out of his eyes, whole body absolutely drenched, arms limp with soreness, heart beating like a fucking engine, and Izuku lands a half second later, Black Whip pulling him precisely to land not two steps away from Katsuki.

“Kacchan,” he yells, fists clenched as he gets in Katsuki’s face, and Katsuki doesn’t back down, just spits to the side, grinning. It’s especially fun because he didn’t even have to do anything dirty to win. He won fair and square, but Izuku is still pissed.

“Forgot what losing feels like?” Katsuki taunts, chest blooming haughtily as he throws his height in Izuku’s face. God the look in his eyes—teeth grinding. “Gotten so used to being the best that—”

“Hypocrite—Fuck you,” Izuku bites, fist knocking against his stomach, a warning, and Katsuki’s eyebrows raise sharply, an electric thrill up his spine. He loves it when Izuku is thoroughly pissed. He spits and snarls just like Katsuki, and Katsuki feels it like his brand on Izuku’s brain, a part of himself in Izuku that will never go away.

Despite winning this time, Katsuki understands that agony in Izuku’s eyes, that feeling that builds up in the back of your throat when you’re trying so hard to fucking win, the stakes of your life and millions of lives all inside of you as you fight with literally everything you fucking have. Because of what they’ve been through, they go through even these stupid skirmishes all out, as if everything is on the line.

Black Whip surges, locking around Katsuki’s chest, and Aizawa’s projected voice snaps them out of it: “Back to base, boys. These matches are long, we don’t have time for this.”

After a final squeeze, Katsuki shrugs off the slackened Black Whip, still huffing, and extends his hand to Izuku.

Izuku’s eyes clear somewhat. There’s a lag, but he clasps it.

“God, you’re slippery,” Izuku laughs, moment gone, and Katsuki smirks back. He could be referring to Katsuki’s flying or the fact that he is covered in explosive sweat—maybe both.

“And you fucking lost. Now get out of here before I use you as a fucking towel.”

[whomstdosthouthinkiis]

Need some fics that are canon compliant (or divergent also good) about bakudeku friendship and pining during the 8 year between 429-430.

sleep deprived college student! Deku x sleep deprived side-kick! Kacchan

[oshiawaseni]

Trails of Love Hori's been paving down in the build up for the series' ending

Part I: The Shape of an Eternal Bond

Romantic Love. Falling in love. When we break it down, what really is it, but a deep emotional connection formed with someone, an overpowering instinct that screams at you to protect that person, and the vulnerability you allow yourself to succumb to when your logical 'self-preserving' mind and it's hurt-proof walls is completely overrun by your heart's most based need to be close with them, the object of your affection.

And who shows these feelings for each other the most in BNHA? Bakudeku, right? Of course it's them.

It's something so obvious and yet this somehow feels overlooked by almost everyone in the fandom: I’ve never actually seen Izuku feeling happy or excited about his relationship with Ochaco, nor elated about getting to spend more time with her. But Izuku and Kacchan? The feelings they both have of longing to be closer to the other and every single action they took for that, chaotically and passionately smashes the "stable pleasantness" of IzuOcha right out of the park.

Izuku views getting to speak 'normally(?)' with Kacchan as a miracle on the exact same level of importance as being mentored by the greatest hero of their generation (and his U.A. room looks like what it looks like). This scene gave the cutest 'Work life: check. Love life: check' vibe.

Is it really all that surprising that BKDK have had plenty of development in this area while IzuOcha has had almost none? In fact, as BkDk became closer, the "expected end game" pair has gone in the opposite direction. And why does this not strike odd to "bkdk canon" doubters or the fans that ship IzuOcha? It really is no coincidence how many moments we’ve accrued about this mutual feeling and attraction that exists only between Izuku and Katsuki.

I want to be closer to you. I can't imagine life without you. vs Why are you so confused when I show you I care about you, too?

It's so simple - but maybe it being so simple is why this is not something we really stop and take a minute to think about specifically. About how this 'obvious' concept of two people desiring to become closer is one often shared between lovers and those who are falling in love.

And how that fits with bkdk because this longing for deeper connection has existed between them almost since the beginning... and we haven't been talking enough about it.

I want you to think about the true feelings and meaning lying behind these moments that have inspired the writings of many fic and meta:

Izuku's desperation and suffering at Kacchan being taken away...

the hurt and loneliness that pools within Katsuki's heart from his fear of being left behind (and alone) by Izuku...

the regret they both felt in not using their own hand to reach out and connect to each other (believing their hand 'wouldn't be enough') and putting those feelings aside to prioritise their boy's rescue and safety...

the distress Katsuki felt in facing his biggest fear of all - losing Izuku for good - forcing him to become a true hero, for his sake...

and the total overwhelming despair Izuku felt in realising he didn't make it in time and he had lost his hero.

This is it, this cover was Hori locking them in. Holding his Kacchan so precious, placing his hand gently over his heart, trying to somehow connect to it. The appearance of an enraged and protective alpha ready to strike down the monster who did this to his mate. This is the vision Hori wanted to draw for bkdk and it cemented the deep romantic love and bond that's been growing between them, rewarding those of us who have picked up on their trails of love and causing meltdowns baked in confusion for the rest.

They've had many scenes like these throughout MHA. Scratch a little at their surface and what lies underneath every single one of them is the pining desire Izuku and Katsuki both share of wanting to be together. The need for the other to be by their side and within reach.

And they don’t share this feeling with anybody else.

It’s always been this way exclusively for them and I think this aspect of their relationship was established by Hori to tell us they will stay feeling this way forever.

If Izuku is right and he takes back everything and the course of their future gets put on track again, then maybe the idea of them holding onto each other and never letting go isn’t all that far from reality.

After they graduate, I can't imagine these two not choosing each other every single time, until the very end of their days: becoming a hero wonder duo, moving in together, living their best domestic life complete with their adorable husbands banter (but repackaged into something so much more loving and soft which befits them), nurturing their relationship... letting themselves fall deeper in love...

It's so easy to imagine this all happening, simply because of their desperate need for closeness to one another in the manga.

They can’t imagine their life without the other.

Their love is a multi-threaded story that's been told to us over, and over, and over again. Through Izuku and Katsuki's every action and by the mouths of others (which I'll be covering in my next post).

I honestly believe that since the beginning, Hori has been carefully leaving trails of their passion for each other, simply to say this: While this series may be coming to a close, Izuku and Katsuki’s bond, that brings them only closer and binds them tightly together, will transcend the very last of their inked pages and never end. ❤️

Part Two -> Intro & Compress

[rirururu]

Come, Deku: Chapter 1

Chapters: 1 / 5 (Incomplete) Rating: General Audiences Word Count: 3,979 Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako, Toga Himiko/Uraraka Ochako, Ashido Mina/Kirishima Eijirou Tags: Canon Compliant, Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Unrequited Love, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Fluff and Angst, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot, Pining Bakugou Katsuki, Pro Hero Bakugou Katsuki, Soft Bakugou Katsuki, Quirkless Midoriya Izuku, U.A. Teacher Midoriya Izuku, Pro Hero Midoriya Izuku, Possessive Midoriya Izuku, Mutual Pining, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Separations, Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia Manga Spoilers, Post Chapter 430, chapter 430 spoilers, Past Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako, Endgame Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku, Can you believe bakudeku is canon

It's been years since Izuku lost the last embers of One for All. At least once a month, Katsuki Bakugou would be asked to make an appointment at I-Island and help with the practical training of the hero suit. After all, he was the one who faced One for All and trained alongside the quirk the most. He knew what the six other quirks and reaction times were like and how Izuku fought. That was the second and much nobler reason Katsuki convinced himself for moving to America. When the late nights with no sleep and working overtime to fund the suit got tiring, Katsuki would slump against a wall. He’d knock his forehead into the brick and tell himself that Izuku deserves this. He deserves to be a hero the most out of everyone. No amount of unrequited feelings on Katsuki’s end would stop him from giving Izuku the quirk and dream he should’ve been granted from the beginning. Still, he knows he's a shit friend, student, and son for disappearing without a word. . A retelling of the 8 years between chapter 429 and chapter 430. Click here to read on ao3.

I haven't written for this fandom since 2018. It feels really strange to come back. I hope people will still read my stories even though it's been a while. (˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )

SPOILER WARNING for the last chapter of the My Hero Academia manga: I still can't believe Horikoshi dropped this mega bombshell reveal of Kacchan working his butt off for 8 years and spending his entire life savings to give Izuku back his dream, then Horikoshi immediately dipped without further explanation. The ending left so much answered that it had my plot ideas running. There's no way I could leave this idea untouched after that.

[captainmarvels]

AO3 Fic Masterlist

Notes:

🔞 Rated E/NSFW

✍️ Ongoing/in progress fic

☑️ Completed fic

BKDKBK

🔞✍️hearts like ours (M; angst w/ happy ending; secret relationship)

☑️i'm only a fool for you (T; canon divergent; angst w/ happy ending; manga spoilers)

🔞✍️ a casual (and totally platonic) affair (E; angst + smut + fluff; roommates au; pining bkdk; racer!katsuki; bisexual exploration)

🔞✍️where he goes (E; angst w/ happy ending; bkdk endgame; inspired by Bad Bunny's song Where She Goes)

🔞☑️the potential of you and me (E; omegaverse; fake dating/getting together; light angst/fluff; smut)

🔞✍️game night (E; smut; please read the AO3 tags)

🔞☑️whatever you like, i'm yours (E; smut; please read the AO3 tags)

🔞☑️let me take care of you (E; smut; please read the AO3 tags)

🔞☑️moments like these (E; fem!katsuki; smut; read AO3 tags)

🔞✍️heaven in hiding (E; prince!deku + knight!kacchan; secret relationship, forbidden love, body worship)

☑️maximum effort (GA; spideypool bkdk; getting together; mutual pining)

🔞☑️softcore (E; omegaverse; smut; read AO3 tags)

🔞☑️sinful devotion (E; DKBK; age gap (30/17); priest!deku; smut; read AO3 tags)

🔞☑️supple pleasures (E; omegaverse; mommy/lactation kink; smut; read AO3 tags)

🔞☑️seconds from heaven (E; smut; read AO3 tags)

🔞✍️practice makes perfect (E; smut, read AO3 tags)

☑️coming home to you (GA; fluff; established bkdk)

🔞☑️how to handle your bratty bottom of a boyfriend: a guide by bakugou katsuki (E; smut; read AO3 tags)

🔞☑️don't touch what's mine (E; DKBK; smut; possessive bkdk; jealous katsuki; read AO3 tags)

[transplantedmate]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61943443/chapters/158835730

3rd chapter up of my "and suddenly they were roommates" fic is up, want to give it a read? ❤️ T rating, updates every couple days since this is already written, tags below

Summary:

UA is closing the dorms for a last minute refurbishment over Winter Break - including the teacher's apartments, where Izuku lives. Katsuki just so happens to have an empty guest room and a cute cat ready to welcome Izuku. This is a fic about falling in love, but its also about friendship, and learning to appreciate those who love us. If in the process these adorable idiots manage to get together, all the better. Every one of these characters is precious to me and I've done my very best to treat them all with love and care. Fully written - posting twice weekly. Preview: It was a sudden decision on UA’s part, but Izuku understood. The first set of dorms had been built in a bit of a rush and, while UA may have spared no expense, they had mainly designed them to meet the needs of… well, of Izuku and his classmates, frankly. But that had been over a decade ago now, and life went on. It was only fair that they should have updated dorms suited to their needs.   [Text from: Kacchan] need a place to stay? guest room’s empty

Or, if you're starting at ch 1, here's that link https://archiveofourown.org/works/61943443/chapters/158395027

Chapters: 17 + epilogue (3 posted). Updating every 2 to 3 days.

Relationship:

Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku

Characters:

Bakugou Katsuki

Midoriya Izuku

Uraraka Ochako

Ashido Mina

Kaminari Denki

Kirishima Eijirou

Asui Tsuyu

Sero Hanta

Koda Koji

Shoji Yuko

Jirou Kyouka

Yaoyorozu Momo

Midoriya Inko

Yagi Toshinori | All Might

Bakugou Mitsuki

Bakugou Masaru

Mineta Minoru

Hagakure Tooru

Aoyama Yuuga

Shinsou Hitoshi

Additional Tags:

Friends to Lovers

Roommates

Domestic Fluff

Developing Friendships

Falling In Love

Idiots in Love

Uraraka Ochako is a Good Friend

Uraraka is a good friend of BOTH Deku and Bakugo

Mentions of past Izuocha (in a healthy manner they are friends)

Food as a Metaphor for Love

Getting Together

Fluff

Some angst

Pining

Mutual Pining

Pining Bakugou Katsuki

Pining Midoriya Izuku

all the pining

Bakugou has a cat (pet)

Good Parent Midoriya Inko

Good Parent Bakugou Mitsuki

Kirishima Eijirou is a Good Friend

Kirishima Eijirou is a Ray of Sunshine

Texting

Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot

Soft Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku

Moving In Together

Post-My Hero Academia Chapter 431: More

Post-Canon

I wouldn't call this a fix it as much as a fic about healing and growing

[dynyamy]

HEART BURIED IN MUSUTAFU

Throughout middle school and their first year at UA, Kacchan kept a healthy distance from Izuku, orbiting around like a vaguely offended moon. He always took great care to not let their gravities crash together in any meaningful way. During those years, aside from fighting, every tender touch shared with Katsuki had been so laden with panic that Izuku would hardly remember the feeling of his skin over his own fear.

Older and moderately wiser now, Izuku knows that touch is not only a source of connection, pleasure or violence. It is communication. It’s everything that cannot be put into words. He thinks if touch could be translated, their prepubescent years would be some culmination of “don’t come any closer” and “I don’t understand you”.

After the war however—after Izuku’s hands were stained with Katsuki’s warm blood, blood that never did wash out—the meaning behind those touches changed. It became Izuku reaching out to ask: “are you there?”

And Katsuki steadily, and frequently, reciprocated: “I’m here”.

(Japan’s favourite Wonder Duo celebrates their fifth year as hero partners. Izuku is an oblivious, heart-struck mess and Katsuki has never been more sure of what he wants).

characters are pro heroes, post canon, best friends to lovers, mutual pining, oblivious midoriya izuku, soft bakugo katsuki, romantic tension, flirting + sparring, domestic fluff, love confessions, kissing, literal sleeping together, they love each other sm

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[ao3feed-kiribaku]

Special To Me

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/utKIDGW by develishangel93 “Giving special treatment to everyone means that no one is really special to you.” The inside of the car went quiet as he stopped at another red light and around them, the blur of city lights in the dark night cleared into solid images again. The low hum of the engine and the distant soft music from the radio filled the silence that stretched mercilessly between them. Ei had stopped eating and Katsuki felt his curious gaze pierce into his soul, like daggers, aiming straight for where they caused the most damage. But he ignored the heat rising in his own face to watch his childhood rival closely. How his brows furrowed and his nose crinkled in concentration, making his freckles dance. How his face morphed into an unreadable expression and maybe, hopefully, wheels started to turn underneath that green mob of curls. “What does that mean, Kacchan?” “S’ what I said. If you don’t understand, figure it out.” Preferably tonight, given the chance. _ take chapter 431 and make it TodoDeku (sorry canon, i like you, but i like Shouto more) Words: 2245, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Todoroki Shouto, Kirishima Eijirou, Class 1-A (My Hero Academia) Relationships: Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Bakugou Katsuki & Kirishima Eijirou, Bakugou Katsuki & Todoroki Shouto, Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto Additional Tags: Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia Manga Spoilers, Chapter 431 Spoilers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, but only regarding couples, Sorry Ochako, Post-Time Skip, Mutual Pining, Friends to Lovers, oblivious idiots, Love Confessions, Jealousy, Wingman Bakugou Katsuki, love that this is a tag already, Katsuki just wants peace and quiet, KiriBaku is more implied than actually happening read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/utKIDGW

[ofmermaidstories]

Hi, I've been meaning to tell you this for a while now but I kept getting shy lmao but I wanted to say how funny I found it that in chapter 4 of SJLT, it seems like Deku and Scribbs really hit it off, like multiple times 😂 it seems so in character for him and I can't figure out why? I love that he's characterized like a little pervert throughout the fandom, and not that them going at it multiple times is preverted, it just seems so in line with someone like Deku to be very enthusiastic now that this door to physical intimacy has opened 😂 and he's diving head first!

As opposed to Weeds and Kacchan! Their situations were different because Deku was at the gala and it was a normal Tuesday for Kacchan when he made his move, but I didn't get the impression Kacchan was waking Weeds up in the middle of the night for round 2 😂 I don't know! It somehow matches their character and how they approach physical intimacy maybe? I don't know if any of that was on purpose, but it felt right regardless. Kind of a silly thing to praise but I enjoyed it! Adds more to them and their relationships I think. Loved it! Have a nice day!

omg lmfao hi hi hi, hello. okay okay, i actually have some thoughts about this—like, why so many of us characterise Izuku as uh, more intense than we might do with others LOL, and i think it just boils down to his sincerity! like, it’s so earnest and disarming, right? he goes after the things he wants and believes in with like, very little regard to what he should do—so it’s so so easy to imagine him chasing the physical rush of being with someone in the same way. especially someone he’s been pining for! izuku seems so easily overwhelmed with how he feels, both good and bad—and being intimate with someone is overwhelming! especially if you’ve wanted it for a while. i think his being so ready to throw down and roll down is just another way for him to express that. 🥹

to be fair to Katsuki, he was at Weed’s late on a work night, after a work day, and also had to go back into work early the next morning LMAO. he stole what time he could and made the most of it and then got some goddamn sleep afterwards. 🥹 i do think they’d approach sex and intimacy differently, in very telling ways! like kacchan’s more relaxed, honestly—both in the fics and in canon, in some regards. whereas izuku and scribble’s first time is about being unleashed, kacchan’s and weeds was more… idk! surrendering, lmfao (title drop 🎤). everything is important, when it comes to like—showcasing someone. 🥺 how they brush their teeth (or not), how they come to a pause at a traffic light—how they meet someone else halfway, and come together. i’ve always read izuku as like, unconsciously needing to take as much as he can, once he’s sure it’s his to have. he had to fight for OFA, he had to break himself apart to be granted it—and now he wields it and has made it his own. as far as we know, he is the last holder of it—it’s his to have. compare that to kacchan—kacchan who was born with an incredible power, who got used to being given things—only to then get the shit kicked out of him, come his teenage years, and shown why being given something incredible wasn’t enough to guarantee greatness. i like to think that as an adult that would give kacchan a sureness, in all things—when he’s given something incredible now, he’s not going to take it for granted or some divine right. he’s not going to rush with it. he’s going to take his time and prove he’s worthy. those fundamental ways that they’ve both been challenged and reinvented would inform everything they do—even how they’d touch, or want to touch, someone they love. 🥺🌷

[ddelline]

halcyon (and on and on) 4/5

work: halcyon (and on and on) fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | my hero academia rating: E relationship(s): bakugō katsuki/midoriya izuku character(s): ensemble cast (tagged on ao3) tags: post-canon | characters are pro heroes | getting together | slow burn | mha manga spoilers | aged-up character(s) | canon-typical violence | mutual pining | eventual smut

summary work:

Life began as a massive explosion, a blinding light. In contrast, Katsuki’s demise begins with a flour streaked counter, wilting green onions, and a bloodied kitchen towel. or: Katsuki falls in love, wages a war, and learns how to unearth a forest from behind trees without resorting to large-scale arson.

summary chapter:

Kacchan, Kacchan, Kacchan. A litany shaped like Katsuki—Izuku’s Katsuki—echoes on the inside of his frontal lobe. Katsuki doesn’t know specific cases, but he’s sure that better men have gone to war over less. He doesn’t think of what to do next. His body just knows.

ch 04 | tactical defeat | here

[whomstdosthouthinkiis]

Intro

Hi everyone, I'm Elliot (he/him)

This is my bakudeku side blog.

I've been in the MHA fandom since 2017, I've been a bakudeku shipper since Kacchan v Deku 2, and Kacchan is one of my favorite characters of all time. The series has had it's ups and downs, I've been out of the fandom for a while, only coming back for delicious bakugo/bakudeku moments.

I love the story but have some complaints, so you will see that in my blog. Mostly it's Bakudeku fanart I love, fanfic, and metas

hopefully I will be posting some fics of my own soon :)

Complaining about the ending: #431 kvetching

Current WIPs:

Going Down Swinging: (long fic) Post-431 fix-it MMA tournament,

Called Shot: (length unknown) 429 canon divergent, bkdk form DynaDeku agency w/ quirkless hero Deku before he gets armor

Palimpsest: (long fic) Time Travel fix-it w/ a twist, canon divergent, Kacchan takes Izuku's hand, but how much of fate can really be changed? And why does he feel like he's seen this story before?

Stay in My Arms (1 or 2 shot): Post-431 fix-it. Kacchan is pulling away. Izuku doesn't understand why, but when Katsuki gets hurt he drops everything to be by his side.

Potential Fics

the 8 years between 429-430, one canon compliant, one where they get together. pining and friendship

Get together during third year,

missing scenes, how Izuku would actually feel about Kacchan sacrificing his life for him,