a/n: happy new year everyone !! ik iâm a week late but please enjoy this :)
content: soulmate au, ua students setting, everyone are third years, the class is like a whole family :â) we love to see it, newly established relationship, fireworks n sparklers, VERY soft katsuki, swearing yes, very tiny hint of angst, mostly sappy fluff for the new year !!
analysis: as the year comes to an end, you and katsuki enter the new one with sparks in your eyes.
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they say you see sparks when you kiss your soulmate for the very first time.
and just with that saying, people dreamt of having their first kiss. of finding their soulmate in their first, if they were lucky enough.
but sometimes, your first significant other wasnât always your soulmate. it wasnât always your first relationship. sometimes youâd find them further down your lifeâsometimes, itâd take a lifetime to find who the universe had destined you with.
the frigid air of the last night of december is a chilling reminder that winter is yet to end, unlike the year.
famed class 3-a, now finally in their third years after long months and adventures of battling villains, are celebrating the new year together.
everyoneâs gathered in the common area, conversing excitedly as everyone prepares to head into the streets for the fireworks and the countdown. (iida is doing his infamous hand motions as he makes sure everyone is bundled up properly. momo supplies an extra scarf or two.)
and here you are, nestled into katsukiâs side as the two of you wait on the couch with the rest of his friends. denkiâs chatting up a storm per usual, and thereâs the sound of hagakure and jirou laughing.
katsuki rubs his thumb over your hand absentmindedly as he deadpans something kirishima says, and you canât help but snort.
it had taken bakugou a couple of months to muster up the courage to confess to you before it'd be too late. with the new year approaching, so is graduationâand the possibility of losing you as you all are thrusted into the lives of being actual pro heroes wasnât something he was going to risk.
and it had been worth it. these past few weeks are proof of that. having the privilege of being your boyfriendâwalking you to class hand in hand, staying up with you to bury all that studying into your head, sharing warmth underneath the sheets of his bed in his dorm room.
katsukiâs tugging you upward suddenly and you blink up at him in confusion, breaking out of your thoughts.
he catches your stare and scoffs fondly. âcâmon, brat. weâre headinâ out now.â he gestures to your classmates exiting the dorm building before he tugs you alongside him to follow them out.
âsooo..â denki elbows sero and kiri with a waggle of his brows before he glances to the rest of the class as they walk, âwhoâs ready to find their soulmate tonight? i know i am!â
thereâs a few who roll their eyes at his statement while others blushâyou can feel katsukiâs eyes linger on you but you donât say anything as you join in the girlsâ giggling.
âas if anyone would wanna kiss your dumb face, sparky!â bakugou barks out and the laughing rises.
the electric student sticks his tongue out at your boyfriend and crosses his arms. âyeah, yeah.â
thereâs a few more snickers and the class blends into more easy conversations. it feels comfortable, it feels right to be like this. after all, having trained and lived alongside some of these people, they were bound to feel like family.
once you reach the outskirts of the city, everyone begins to spread out for the meantime to grab drinks, foods, etc. some of the class stay behind to still chat and light up sparklers.
you grab one from midoriya, turning to katsuki with a pleading look. âlight mine for me, katsu?â you ask sweetly, twirling the stick in your fingers.
he rolls his eyes but he never can say no to you. âwhatever. my explosions are cooler than some sparkler, yâknow that, right?â even as he says this, he lights the damn thing for you.
âof course, suki,â you snort. once the sparkler burns, you wave it and threaten to jab it at the blonde. he glares at you playfully.
âwatch it, brat!â he tells you with a smirk, âdonât wanna start the new year with some charred clothes, yeah?â
the empty threat has you gasping and you hold the sparkler in defense. âdonât you dare, bakugou katsuki!â
he sends you a stupid grin and you dash. he ends up chasing you around the street and you grab another sparkler for defense, maneuvering around your classmates with a shriek.
eventually, your sparklers die out and bakugou manages to snatch you up with a triumphant laugh. âhah! you thought you could run, huh, dumbass?â
âkatsuki!â you giggle, âokay, okay! i surrender, lemme down!â when he sets you down, he ruffles your hair fondly. thereâs a sudden flash and next thing you know your boyfriend is wrestling a pink-skinned girl for her phone.
(mina had made it out alive and promptly sent the moment to you afterwards, donât worry.)
time passes and the countdown is nearing its final digits. things had definitely become more livelier as some of your classmates had returned back to the meeting spot and more people had trudged in.
âkatsuki,â you say softly, tugging at his fingers as if to lure him away, âletâs head back to the dorms.â
âdonât you wanna stay with the others?â katsuki inquires, quirking up a brow at you. he seems surprised by your request.
you shake your head. âitâs okay. i just wanna be with you.â
you donât know it but you make his head all fuzzy, especially when you say such sappy shit like that. his cheeks are red and itâs not just because of the cold. âfine,â he huffs, and heâs leading the way again.
once youâre back inside the heat of the common area, you glance at him, still walking towards the elevators.
âdumbass, where the hell are we goinâ?â he questions you but he doesnât protest as you keep dragging him along.
âthe roof, katsu,â you simply explain to him, a bit giddy, âso we can still see the fireworks.â
bakugou hums in reply and is quiet during the elevator ride. the doors open and you take the rest of the stairs that lead up to the roof.
you let go of his hand to stand near the edge, looking over the bright lights of the city. itâs as if the buildings and streets are alive, even from this distance. the city bristles in anticipation of the countdown.
âare you going to kiss me, katsuki?â
the question catches him off guard even though he had been preparing for it all night. and the nights before that. (katsuki has been thinking of kissing you for weeks.)
you hear his light footsteps as he comes to stand behind you. âif you want me to,â comes his gruff reply.
you turn around to face him. the radiance of the moonlight slants over his features and though youâve never doubted it, heâs the finest man youâve ever seen. âdo you?â you shoot back.
he visibly trembles. âfuckinâ hell, of course i wanna kiss you.â
his ferocity makes you forget how to breathe for a couple of heartbeats. âand what if..â you trail off but the question hangs in the air. and what if weâre not soulmates?
he answers you easily, slotting his hands in yours. theyâre still warm. heâs like a walking furnace sometimes. âyou think i wouldnât be able to find my soulmate first try?â he snorts.
you roll your eyes then with a small smile. ever the confident one, he is. âiâm nervous,â you then confess quietly, flexing your fingers against his.
âdonât be, dumbass,â he scolds you. âiâm gonna kiss you ân itâs gonna be you. you really think the universe wouldnât give me the perfect soulmate?â
bakugou doesnât say words of flattery muchâhis affection is rather shown through actions and while you donât mind, hearing his declaration has heat rushing to your cheeks.
puffs of air are visible as you breathe, but they mingle between the two of you. heâs so close. the sudden roar of the countdown sounds.
ten! nine! eight!
âokay,â you hum, drawing him closer.
seven! six! five!
âokay?â he says softly.
four! three!
âokay, katsuki.â you smile. âkiss me.â
two! one!
he leans forward and you meet him halfway, lips on his and thenâthe fireworks in the sky arenât the ones you see. thereâs a blaze and flurry of sparks that envelop you as your eyes flutter close.
you feel as if youâre on fire, the way katsukiâs lips mold against yours and he draws your body even closer. the brush of his thumb on your cheek has you gasping into his mouth and you know he can see it too.
you can still see them as you open your eyes slowly and barely pull away. you can see the sparks in his eyes, can feel the heat of them in his fingertips.
a silence hangs between you but it feels warm. the affirmation of your bond steady in the air, and itâs like your soul is sated. you had found each other.
âyou were nervous, admit it,â you tease, utterly breathless and helplessly in love.
instead of vehement denial, his eyes soften and your heart leaps.
âno.â katsuki breathes and melts against you, entirely yours. âi told you i knew itâd be you.â
and when he kisses you again, the sparks are still there.
cw: ua students setting, gender neutral reader, swearing obviously, classmates/friends to lovers, bakugou is a tsundere through and through, i know the classrooms donât have regular doors just bear with it.. slightly suggestive in the end, but this is just some mushy sappy shit for you all
analysis: you know, bakugou can do a lot with his hands. but he especially likes to hold things for you and only you.
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bakugou likes to hold stuff for you.
the first time you notice it is during a regular school day. the bell rings and thatâs everyoneâs cue to stand and depart from their desks to move on to lunch.
thereâs the usual chattering from the dekusquad as they take their time to exit the classroom. bakugou and his friends arenât that far off either, with the blonde grouching behind his gang as they move towards the door.
youâre trailing behind them leisurely, and thatâs when you see it.
the door swings slightly and youâre about to raise your arm up to push it back to continue walking when a hand catches it and stops it from closing any further.
you blink once, twiceâand see that the hand belongs to a certain blonde. bakugou stares at you a second too long; red irises unreadable before you hear his signature scoff and he turns away.
âyouâre such a slow ass,â is all you get before heâs sauntering after his friends, and you narrowly dodge the door as it falls shut.
did he just hold the door open for you?
before you can call him out on it, heâs already down the hall, sneering at kirishima who had placed his hand on his shoulder.
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the second time you notice it is during training. the heat is swelteringâliterally everyone is panting and sweating and youâre sure one of your classmates is gonna pass out from heat exhaustion.
thankfully, aizawa is nearly done with todayâs session. itâs obvious that the sleep-deprived teacher isnât fond of todayâs weather either.
most of your classmates, along with yourself, had tossed your gym jackets aside on the floor, but with the session finished, you figure you might as well grab yours from the pile.
you turn and nearly crash face first into bakugouâs chest.
âow-! bakugou? whatâre you-â you splutter and barely have time to actually ask what heâs doing before heâs shoving your jacket into your arms. and then you splutter in surprise some more.
âhere, dumbass.â thatâs all he has to say, glaring down at you intensely. (seriously, is he always scowling? itâs like heâs staring into your soul or something.)
âoh- uh, thanks?â you gather your jacket into your arms and then tie it around your waist. shit, heâs still standing there. ââŚyou really didnât have to.â
his arms are crossed when you look at him again. âyeah, yeah. go drink water or something. you look like youâre gonna pass the fuck out.â
(yikes. maybe you were the one who looks like theyâre gonna pass out from heat exhaustion if bakugou is wasting his time to tell you that.)
your nose scrunches up. âright.â
and before you can say anything else, heâs storming away, hands shoved in his pockets ân all. some of the others usher over to you, bombarding you with questions, and realization dawns on you.
âwhatâd he say to you?â
âdid bakugou just give you your jacket?â
âdid he say anything else?â
(despite all the talking, you also realize that had been bakugouâs own little wayâalbeit a little gruffâof telling you to take care of yourself.)
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the third time you notice is all it takes for you to actually realize it.
the entire class had somehow managed to plan out a night at the movies over the weekend. what is even more surprising to you is that kirishima had somehow convinced bakugou to go.
(what you didnât know at the time was that kiri had actually teased the explosive blonde that heâd be sitting next you. bakugou for sure as hell wasnât gonna allow that.)
youâre running a little late to the theaterâyou really should have left with the others at the same time but you decided to get ready a bit later than you shouldâve.
by the time youâre entering the theater, the previews are already playing on the big screen. you squint and try to catch sight of your classmates, walking along the rows of seats.
âoi, dumbass,â bakugou sneers to grab your attention, and you blink at him. heâs seated at the end of the row, away from the others, though they wave at you once they see you. he speaks again so you can look back at him, âi held up and saved this seat for you. sit your ass down already.â
you stare at him for a couple of seconds, dumbfounded. he, bakugou katsuki, wants you to sit next to him? the question must be written all over your face because he scowls. âcome on- fucking sit down already!â
if it werenât for the darkened lighting, you might have seen the pink on his cheeks as you giggle and make yourself comfortable for the next hour or so. âthanks, bakugou! you really didnât have to save me a seat, yâknow.â it makes you feel all warm that he did, though.
he slouches in his seat (somewhat towards you) and shoves his cheek into his palm. âfuckinâ whatever,â he mumbles, trying to play it off, âif you talk too much during the movie, iâll kick your ass.â
and as you cast him a sideways glance, you snort in amusement. âwhatever you say, bakugou.â
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you realize he likes holding stuff for you.. even if vehemently denies it with everything he has. with every fiber of his being. just like how he is right now with a bouquet of flowers.
âitâs not like itâs anything special! just fuckinâ take it, dumbass!â he threatens, looking at anything and everything but you, ââfore i change my goddamn mind.â
heâs awkwardly standing in the doorframe of your dorm room after you had answered his knocking. heâs in his regular clothes, nothing too fancy, but youâre looking at him like he had just offered you the world.
âwell?â his voice is loud but clearly racked with uncertainty, and youâre pretty sure that if he holds the flowers any longer theyâre gonna burn up.
your heart flutters at his flustered state, and you decide to relieve him of his nervousness, however cute it makes him, and take the flowers from him with a genuine smile. âi love them. thank you, katsuki.â
his eyes then meet yours all wide before heâs grumbling again. âyeah, yeah. your welcome.â
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you decide to test it out, even though youâre now in a committed relationship with the red-eyed blonde.
now, bakugou is a refined chef. (or so he claims.) young man could whip up a lot of good meals thanks to his skills in the kitchen. so what does he do? he drags you over to help him.
though, it seems like some of the stuff you need is missing, so you go digging around the cabinets ân drawers as your boyfriend lingers over your shoulder.
âdumbass,â he grunts, âare you even sure itâs in there?â his tone is all accusatory as you start rummaging through one of the cabinets for a certain pot.
âiâm sure, âsuki!â you insist, pulling and taking some things out. âhold on, hold this stuff fâme.â
all he does is grunt in confirmation and thatâs all you need. sure, you can simply place them onto the counter but letting bakugou hold them for you is way more fun.
by the time you were done emptying out the cabinet, your boyfriend is balancing a complicated stack of pans, pots, and other tupperware in his arms. âthe fuck, dumbass?â he scolds you, growling, âhold on-!â
you canât help but burst into laughing until the small tower of stuff wobbles and you make a loud mess in the kitchen.
yes, he still likes holding stuff for youâeven if youâre a little shit sometimes.
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now, youâre pretty confident that you know he likes holding anything for you. like, pretty confident. (it doesnât hurt to still test it out, though. you like to keep him on his toes sometimes.)
youâre walking alongside him back to the dorms after a grocery run. it had first started as an adventure to grab bakugouâs precious spicy ramen and your favorite snacks, before his âstupid extrasâ of friends asked for some stuff too.
âkatsu,â you coo at him to get his attention sweetly. you know it takes very little for him to listen to you, and you like to use that to your advantage. âcan you hold this for me?â
bakugou turns his head and raises a brow expectantly at you. âtch. what is it?â he grunts, already willing.
you offer up your free hand with a stupid grin.
two seconds pass and then his face immediately flushes with the realization of what you want him to hold. âif you wanted to hold hands, you couldâve asked like a normal person, weirdo,â he grumbles, but he takes your hand nonetheless and twines your fingers with his.
you raise your joined hands together to press a kiss against his knuckles. âthanks, katsuki.â
his blush deepens as he tilts his chin up in feigned annoyance. âdonât even have to ask, idiot.â yet, thereâs fondness that coats his voice.
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itâs in the dead of night that you ask bakugou katsuki to hold one more thing for you.
the moonlight dances over the expanse of bakugouâs room through the window. thereâs the sound of crickets and their songs outside too.
but you and katsuki are only focused on each other, lost in each otherâs touch. thereâs only hushed whispers and soft caresses between the two of you.
and as you kiss him, you ask him to hold your heart.
which he gladly does, because if anything, bakugou katsuki loves to hold things for you.
oh my fucking god i lost the 50/50 to qiqi so i ended up spending 80 bucks to pull zhongli im so mentally and emotionally crippled that pulling session was an EXPERIENCE
my interests, as you can see, have obviously expanded to genshin and hsr in the past few months
ill still write for mha however, but ive actually been stuck in a stupid writers block ever since school started back up,, so dont expect any new stories to come out really soon (hoping that changes tho!!)
new people ill prolly mostly write for: zhongli, childe, neuvillette, dan heng, blade, jing yuan <3
this blog is gonna go thru some major changes/editing, bear with me lmaooo
itâs a little trivial thing, some might say. this fact is so subtle that no one seems to notice itânot even you seem pick up on it. (or, at least, you donât say anything about it.)
but.. itâs there if you really pay attention. he doesnât seem entirely fond of pda, but his touch lingers whenever it does happen.
a simple brush of his lips against the skin of your templeâhe likes seeing the crinkle in your forehead as he pulls away while you either smile or laugh at the action.
the way his knee presses against yours whilst occupying the seat or spot next to you. his hands might be occupied but his body is still touching yours in some way.
and when his hands arenât occupied, your pinkie grazes his as you walk side by side, and the touch stays for a moment before the length of his finger slowly crawls over your palm, and then heâs grabbing your hand in his.
the urge to feel you isnât something he realizes all the time. itâs more of a subconscious thing; his body feels the need to do so, so he does. not mindlessly, but⌠with a sense of comfort that he doesnât really need to think to do it.
and thatâs whatâs happening right now at this very moment. you had just arrived home from running a few errands and hanging out with friends, with you closing the door with a nudge of your foot.
as you toe your shoes off, rambling to him about your day, bakugouâs eyes simply zone in on you. it takes him about three strides from his spot near the couch in order to stand in front of you.
youâre still talking, assuming heâs listening because really, heâs a good listener when he wants to be.
but right now? all he can focus on is you.
again, bakugou doesnât even think as his hand moves upward. the calloused surface of his palm cups your cheek, and his thumb swipes over the space just under your eye with a tenderness that surprises even himself.
your breath catches and you fall quiet at his act. you take the time to really look at him.
âkatsuki?â you peer up at him with those eyes and he swears you hold the universe in them. though, heâd never say that aloud. maybe one dayâbut not today. maybe some other time. âwhatâs up?â
ânothinâ,â he says, a nonchalant tone to his voice but thereâs a tinge of fondness hidden within. he huffs and glances away. âjust something on your cheek, sâall.â
itâs the little things. he likes to touch your skin. and katsuki probably wonât admit that to you anytime soon.
but donât worry, thatâs alright.
heâs sure you already know when you reach up to his hand and hold it in yours to brush your lips over his knuckles.
oh god i just started playing genshin impact like two weeks ago and im so hooked
i mean, i was in love with the gameâs music and character designs for like, the last recent year and loved watching my brother play, i just never decided to pick up a controller for myself
wonder what yall would think if i started writing for genshin,, zhongli, childe, venti, and xiao mostly have my heart rn but that might expand as i further play the game
my pondering continues lol
(dw i still love katsuki !! most of the fics ive been working on for him are just really long ones </3)
when you and bakugou are in the early, weird stages of your relationship, before it's official, he screenshots every snapchat you send him that has your face in it, not knowing it alerts you every time đ
bakugou doesnât go on vacations too often. he works hard, climbing the hero charts steadily and keeping himself up there, so he isnât always so keen on breaking his streak.
but there are the times where he does take a break, thanks to your convincing and all. (he finds it difficult to say no to you, but heâs not gonna admit that.)
so here you are, at a luxurious lake house surrounded by nothing but water and nature, for a four day trip with your beloved boyfriend.
you had spent nearly the whole day swimming at the lake. (well, you both had been chilling at the docks and trying to figure out how to handle the canoes before you had pushed bakugou into the water. he had dragged you in soon after.)
but with the sun setting down in the sky, you figured itâd be best to head back inside and properly eat something other than the snacks you had brought outside.
âcome on, kats,â you beckon him, wading your way back to the platform. âwe should wash up and start making dinner.â
he sends you a wave of water with his arm, making you cower back and giggle. âfine, fine,â he then agrees, âletâs go.â
you climb back onto the deck and you hear katsuki whistle. despite the fact that you feel a bit chilly out of the water, you also feel your face warm up. you turn back to playfully glare at him. âkatsuki!â you scold lightheartedly.
heâs smirking as he climbs on up after you. âwhat? just âppreciatin the view, baby,â he snickers.
you roll your eyes and throw a towel at him, and he only cackles in reply. with the towel now in his hands, he starts drying his hair.
you take the time to let your eyes roam over his exposed body. thereâs droplets of lake water sliding down his shoulders, the broad expanse of his chest, and finally his lower torso. and as the sunâs last rays streak over the sky,
bakugou blinks at you, hands faltering. heâs smirking still, just faintly, and you match it with one of your own as you quip in a teasing tone, âjust appreciating the view.â
he blushes now and whips the towel at you, making you yelp. âyeah, yeah, dumbass. now câmere.â even though he had flicked the towel at you, he helps you dry off.
you grab any items you had left up on the docks and take them up back inside, greeted instantaneously by the warmth of the house.
âwhat do we feel like eating tonight?â you inquire, setting aside the used towels in one of the baskets near the washroom.
you catch a glimpse bakugouâs shadow looming over you before you actually see himâhe creeps up from behind and youâre being snatched up before you can even blink.
a squeal erupts from you then, and you squirm a bit before adjusting in his grip so he doesnât drop you on the floor. (not that you think he canâheâs got all that muscle for a reason.)
âoh, i know what i wanna eat,â katsuki snickers, all smug as he treks to the bathroom with a giggling you in his arms.
(well, you did say to wash up first before making dinner.)