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2toplibrary · 2 years

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Ruined chocolate-making, chaotic love confessions, fluff - welcome to the TDBK/BKTD Valentine’s Day fic rec collection.

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My Hero Love Story by Esselle

(E, 11K, 1/1) 🔞

After the two of them are spotted at a Valentine's Day hero convention while on a mission, Shouto gets the brilliant (and extremely bad) idea to pretend he and Bakugou are there on a date together. It's brilliant because it's the perfect cover story.

It's bad because he's desperately in love with Bakugou, and Bakugou has no idea.

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Heart-Shaped Chocolates by zuccin

(G, 1451, 1/1)

Bakugou Katsuki ends up making too much chocolates, that's the only reason he gifts the whole class on Valentine's day, he swears that's why.

Just Bakugou being grateful for once and giving out heart-shaped home-made chocolates.

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Detective Mineta and the Valentine's Secret he didn't see coming by SaysiWrites

(E, 4314, 1/1) 🔞

When the Valentines pile up for Todoroki and Bakugou, Mineta is determined to figure out how they did it. Instead he uncovers a secret that's much more hazardous to his health.

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Cupid's Arrows are Tipped with Poison by Yurusarenai (iwantcandy2), Yurusarenai

(E, 3052, 1/1) 🔞

Shouto gets hit with a quirk that makes him lovesick. Literally. If he doesn't feel loved he'll get sick. Now Katsuki has to overcome his emotional constipation and tell him how he feels.

Or an excuse for some soft, sappy TodoBaku.

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An Endless Journey To Your Attraction by stillalosturl

(T, 4740, 1/1)

The many moments of how Todoroki Shouto and Bakugou Katsuki slowly have feelings and the puzzle pieces of their love slowly falls into place.

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Date Me by Avialle

(T, 3521, 1/1)

“I know that myself! It looks like my handwriting because it fucking is!”

“Oh. Okay.” That made sense.

No.

Wait.

Actually, it didn’t…?

Or: How Shouto gets a Valentine’s Day gift he needs to discuss with Bakugou.

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in soba (and curry) we trust by kryouma

(G, 3856, 1/1)

in which todoroki has no clue what regular foods are and bakugou shows him, and they eat lunch together multiple times.

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Secret Valentine by ethydium

(G, 2749, 1/1)

This Valentine's day, it's time for Bakugou to confess his feelings to Todoroki. If only it were that easy...

Or: A short little love story about two idiots being in love.

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about valentine's day by pyrrhicwildfire

(G, 2816, 1/1)

“So, about Valentine’s,” Shouto tries again, meeting Katsuki’s gaze. “Did you want to do something?”

He watches Katsuki chew through his food, before he answers with, “Do I look like the type to go along with the crowd just because they have their conventions? Valentine’s Day is just a capitalist ploy to get you to buy shit to look sweet for someone. It’s not like I need that to show you that I love you.”

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you are the sun by Todospace

(G, 1475, 1/1)

Todoroki is holding a heart shaped box of what Bakugou assumes are chocolates, the lid is transparent but the things are all shapeless and probably the worst chocolates Bakugou has seen in his life.

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chocolates and amusement parks by czqy

(T, 5812, 1/1)

Class 1-A holds a gift exchange for Valentine's Day. Whilst Bakugou's gift is a bit more traditional, Todoroki's is not, and it leads them to a day filled with new experiences.

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Make A Bid by Kiboutie

(G, 2540, 1/1)

“It’s this thing where people-- civilians and heroes alike-- can auction for a night’s date with one of the heroes.”

“Oh?” Shouto’s voice is soft, barely audible. But it’s sharper than the shards of ice he conjures from his hand. It’s safe to say he’s definitely not pleased. “You signed up for that, Bakugou?”

Alternatively,

The one where Todoroki makes a bid for a Valentine's date with Bakugou

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i can't wait to carry it with me forever by witchgrassi

(G, 2537, 1/1)

“What do you want, Half and Half?” he had growled, attempting to rip the curtain closed so the “Bakusquad” (also named by Mina and Kaminari) didn’t see him. Todoroki just stepped inside and let him yank the curtain closed.

“What are you doing, get out, this is my hiding spot, Icyhot,” he had complained, moving back so Todoroki could at least fully get into the photo booth.

“It’s a lot, I just need a second,” Todoroki had admitted, staring at how close his shoes were to Bakugou’s. The tips of their toes were almost touching in the small space.

“Whatever, you can stay, just don’t be loud or you’ll give us away."

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Just Another Day by wonduhhwoman

(T, 3627, 1/1)

"You need to do something with your boyfriend for Valentine's day."

"Says who? It's just another shitty day."

"It's a day for romance!"

"Yeah?" Katsuki shoots back a little mockingly. "I'll romance Shouto on my own terms."

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Thinking of You by imaginedrabbles

(T, 1858, 1/1)

Bakugou discovers that Todoroki has an interesting hobby…

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its not romantic by todobaku brainrot hours (snowandfire)

(T, 2347, 1/2)

"Shut up, just open it."

Shouto does. His fingers are very careful as they pull the ribbon bow loose. As he delicately unravels the wrapping paper, and pulls at the tape. If it were Katsuki, he would just rip it. As it is. He's kind of losing patience.

"Just tear the damn thing, already!"

"No," Shouto refuses. "You got this for me. I want to keep it."

Their first Valentine's Day together, they try their best

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Post-it-love-notes by haoboutno89

(T, 4831, 1/1)

When Katsuki jokingly tells Shouto that he didn't write him any love letters back, Shouto makes it a mission to himself to return the favor. Basically Shouto killing Katsuki with affection.

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Flowers of Hope by TenthCircle

(T, 4818, 2/2)

Valentine's day, Bakugou's least favorite holiday. He would go so far to say that he hates Valentines day. It's irrelevant to him.

Until some love sick fucker keeps giving him useless Valentine's day shit like flowers and chocolate.

Or: Bakugou is convinced some extra girl is trying to get his attention, but what he doesn't know is that someone else is trying to get his attention as well.

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Valentine's or Whatever by Shions_Songbirds

(G, 2523, 1/1)

Todoroki Shouto didn't like Valentine's Day. He didn't. He hadn't planned on doing anything, he certainly hadn't planned on confessing, but one off handed mention to Izuku about it and somehow he had ended up here, completely failing at making chocolates. Just so that he could confess to Bakugou. What had his life become.

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The first move is the hardest to make by swimmin_all_the_time

(T, 4824, 1/1)

Shouto receives a confession letter from Bakugou on Valentine's day and some expected (and unexpected) things ensue from there.

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stupid chocolates, stupid confessions by xLMPx

(T, 4535, 1/1)

Katsuki has never been the type of person to listen to rumors. Much less rumors about his classmates’ love life, or lack thereof. But no one could ignore the latest buzz. Todoroki Shouto brought Honmei chocolates for the very first time.

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valentine's surprise by ryyss

(G, 1777, 1/1)

class 3-A knows that todoroki has a boyfriend, they all do. what they weren't expecting, however, was the fact that his boyfriend is pro hero dynamight. dynamight. what the hell.

(also, midoriya is dying somewhere in the corner because he used to be the kid next door.)

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Feels Like War by SunSalute

(G, 2422, 1/1)

“And then—and then we add the cinnamon,” says Izuku, holding the tablet with the recipe website in one hand and several jars of spices in the other. “And the cloves and coriander. While it’s at a gentle boil.” Shouto looks down at the saucepan, where the cream is bubbling furiously. He turns down the heat.

Bakugou and Todoroki do their best to make Valentine's chocolates in the UA dorm kitchen, but neither is fully prepared for the attempts at help that they receive.

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Habit by haoboutno89

(T, 2539, 1/1)

Here, Katsuki could feel the constricting neck of his shirt and the tie that he was this close to blasting off, and the many pairs of eyes gazing at him for short moments. Now, Shouto was wearing a pale blue suit, hair swooped to the side -Katsuki did not know he was capable of doing that himself but he is impressed- and large hands holding a half full flute of champagne as he seemed to also avoid the other pro-heroes there. And even if he kind of looked like a toothpaste commercial with all the colors he got going on, he still looked as breathtakingly as always.

or, a little throwback to when Katsuki and Shouto got together.

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#masterlist #holiday #valentine's day #fluff #todobaku #bakutodo #bakugou katsuki #todoroki shouto #bnha fic recs #todobaku fic recs

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scvrllet · 3 years

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Tommy with general prompt 39 from the second list please? Platonic of course

NIGHTMARES

A c!Tommy & Reader Blurb

Prompt “All you had to do was ask.” taken from this prompt list

contains: mentions of nightmares, in game AU, platonic pairing, gender-neutral!reader (404 words)

authors note: both can be read as a standalone but I made a part two

tags: @sparklykeylime @chaiteabeebee @sleep-i-ness @emmaloo21 @62442-am @flowersgrewbackasth0rns @un-limit-edd @angelicbabybutterfly @a-golden-sunflower-vol-6 @aliyahcat111 @hogswartshoe22 @aquariuslavenderhoney @isntmadrid @shayxdior @im-an-assho1e @jessicarene99 @huffledor-able541 @mysteriouseyes427 @emo-space-tea @ilikelunalovegoodalittletoomuch @shirakikorso @m3ssytrash @coffee--writes @igotissuesmister @alwaysasadaesthetic @a-candle-maker @juliannatryon @mailani-annie @cedricswh0rw @gxldenskiez @elayneblack @irlpadfoot @mrs-siriusblack @gborkowski @blackbirddaredevil23 @thesadisticweirdo @beiahadid @mn-tdbk @serrendiipty @i-am-scared-and-useless-bisexual @speedymaximoff

“Tommy?”

The blond whipped his head to the side, feeling his heart pound inside his chest as he tried to catch his breath. He wanted to speak, wanted to tell you what he had just saw and who he had lost but he couldn’t. No words fell from his mouth as he continued to try and catch his breath.

“Hey its alright,” You said as you welcomed yourself into his little tent and sat beside him on the bed. “Deep breaths Tommy, deep breaths.” You told him as you rested a hand on his shoulder, ignoring how he flinched at your sudden movement before allowing himself to relax.

Tommy sat there, back leaned up agaisnt the wall as you rubbed comforting circles into his shoulder. The two of you sat like that for a while before you took back your hand to cover a yawn.

“You should probably go soon, I don’t think Dream will be happy to see you here.” Tommy said.

Tilting your head to the side, you noticed the dried tearstains on his cheeks as he closed his eyes trying to calm down his beating heart.

“Do you really want me to leave?”

Both of you already knew the answer to that question.

He shook his head, keeping his eyes closed as he took deep breaths before asking, “Can you stay a bit longer?”

“All you had to do was ask.” You replied with a small smile. The boy reluctantly smiled back before sitting back up only to rest his head on your shoulder.

As the two of you sat there in silence, you wondered what he had dreamed of this time. It wasn’t new for Tommy to get nightmares, especially now since he’s been exiled, but you did notice that they’ve gotten more intense ever since. Luckily for him, you visited him shortly after his exile and had managed to avoid Dream.

You were going to ask him if he wanted to take a walk until you looked down to see him fast asleep on your shoulder. He was laying in an extremely uncomfortable position but you figured he was too tired to care.

Glancing over at the clock, you noticed that Dream would be here soon to check up on him. I’ll leave in a bit. You thought to yourself as you grabbed his blanket and wrapped it around him, careful not to wake him up as you did so. A few more minutes here couldn’t be too bad.

#tommyinnit fic #tommyinnit fanfic #tommyinnit x reader #tommyinnit x you #tommy x reader #tommy x you #c!tommyinnit #c!tommyinnit fic #c!tommy #c!tommy fic #dream smp fic #dream smp x reader #dsmp fic #dsmp x reader #mcyt fic #mcyt x reader #mcyt oneshots

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quidfree · 3 years

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just screamed over your fem todobaku it was endlessly entertaining and I’m sure to be rereading it every two weeks from now on... the way katsuki pieces things together and the absurd setting is everything I wanted and more TT!!! For prompts.. tdbk’s relationship in the eyes of their classmates? That moment in a prev fic where momo is like yeah I’m with jirou now 🤗n then tdrk goes oh me too but w bkg is forever embedded into my brain lmfaooo like what does everyone make of this insane pair

pftttttt glad it fulfilled your expectations anon i love writing half-serious todobaku pieces where they are still 50/50 strategic geniuses and emotional morons as per canon but the setting is increasingly absurd. i don't know what the context was for giant deku in that sketch but the visual was too good. date-crasher deku at it again.

as for ur prompt i do love the concept bc i live for third party pov content but i would find it v hard to get done in the prompt format bc 1) honestly a lot of the 1A students (etc) don’t have very defined personalities lol and 2) when it comes to those who do i have too much to say to do this in an hour. however i can give you some bulletpoint summaries of the BNOCs (and if you have any specific niche classmates whose take you want do let me know). with that being said...

kirishima: forever and always a supportive bestie and thus leader of the todobaku fanclub. i mean just read my fic yknow. 1000% called it on bakugous side first (and/or bakugou told him) and has been enthusiastically supportive ever since. hes a big ol romantic really and also unironically thinks todobaku is the manliest of pairings (and totally made for each other, bro!!) so hes beyond stoked when they do get together. hes one of their most comfy third wheels bc he and bakugou r very close and he and todoroki r also good friends so no one is like on uncomfortable/uneven footing and hes unfazed by the ups and downs of their relationship bc hes used to both of their antics. the secret-keeper.

i don’t have enough separate intel on the rest of the bakusquad but they’re 1) completely thrown by the revelation that after years of wheedling and trying to set bakugou up into surprise dates he is not in fact ‘work-sexual’, and to top this off is actually into todoroki of all people 2) obnoxiously supportive, as you would expect. secretly they’re all kind of defensive of bakugou’s fragile heart (citation needed) and so nervous about how the whole thing is gonna work out but when it becomes apparent todoroki does not have better sense they relax and just become excessively nosy. like to complain that bakugou and todoroki weren’t content dominating their year academically and professionally they also had to steal out 2 of the country’s most eligible bachelors, the selfish bastards.

camie: second leader of the todobaku fanclub, idc. clocks it ahead of literally anyone else in their friend group bc she just, like, got that vibe, you know? theres a multitude of equally blunt and inappropriate ways in which she addresses this vibe (calling them out in person when theyre years away from it, trying to not especially artfully orchestrate a get-together, etc) and they are all very unsuccessful. shes ‘lowkey mad bakugou stole her potential man’ but ‘finders keepers’ so once they’re past that she’s all for it since she correctly thinks they r freaks best suited to e/o and also honestly probably thinks bl is cute or something. todoroki and bakugou both endure her encouragement very long-sufferingly. big double dater energy.

yaoyorozu: not at all in the first to clock gang, bc honestly the idea she has of todoroki is still a lil idealized/inaccurate and certainly does not involve dating bakugou; the initial reveal is inevitably delivered very casually to her as she scrambles for a polite reaction. she’s kind of wary of the whole thing at face value but close scrutiny leads her to conclude they’re actually not-terrible together. upon reaching this conclusion she begins making earnest overtures towards a very confused bakugou bc she figures she may as well make the effort to get to know him better. i always hc her as having had a crush of some variety on todoroki at some point so theres probs a bit of wistfulness involved and also a far larger ‘nvm dodged that bullet’ energy bc todobaku r romantically a mess and a half. to her despair she is extremely weak to camie’s todobaku gossip.

uraraka: to everyone’s vague bewilderment, a secret todobaku stan from the get-go. you could say this is bc it leaves deku solidly open but honestly she just has similarly odd friendships with todoroki and bakugou and it’s like a persistent guilty thought of hers that they’re kind of well-suited somehow. she often tells todoroki he can do better just to wind bakugou up but would be the first to take bakugou’s side if he actually did. she really enjoys them together bc she finds somehow they’re easier to tease- it humanizes them both further to be weak to dumb emotions. she plays counsellor sometimes but like subtly bc she knows better than to give outright advice.

iida: completely blindsided by the information, also spends several months in the grips of insomnia convinced that both their friend group and japan are doomed given the inevitable dramatic breakup. then he spends a singular day hanging around them at work or something and realises that his imagined version of them as a couple was in fact completely off-base bc they’re just overly intense workaholics who are too single-focused to ever bother splitting up. also top 1 most likely friend to launch into a completely sincere defense of them and their relationship in response to like the laziest off-color paparazzi bait comment.

midoriya: where to begin honestly. he def gets weird vibes from them throughout the whole usual melodrama but 200% does not come to the right conclusions. when he finally gets the news broken to him (never gently) his brain breaks a little. it’s mainly the bakugou element bc kacchan is.. kacchan and like.. not necessarily fundamentally someone midoriya has ever imagined harboring human interest in another living person. also todoroki in a parallel way has always struck him as resoundingly disinterested in relationships mainly bc hes kind of above them. of course once he sets to theorising he can connect some dots to bakugous various jealousies over the years and also todorokis pretty open staring and wow he is not very good at connecting dots actually. anyways once he recovers from the shock i think theres a variety of ways in which he takes it bc honestly it is very weird that his best friend and his .. closest friend (?) who have always primarily interacted through or due to him now have this competing private relationship. regardless obv he is intensely supportive in like, the typical kind of overbearing midoriya way. i sometimes make it so its just one of those things that everyones cool with but also the details will always be something midoriya and bakugou do not want midoriya to know bc Awkward, vs other times i make him super cool w it to the extent that hes just overenthusiastic and todorokis all oh. sure. thanks :) while bakugou loses his shit. he does genuinely think they’re a really good fit upon reflexion, and since he’s best suited to knowing why he’s p much always correct in his assessments. its one of those things where each duo in the trio has the capacity of playing up the subject matter to the third party’s detriment, tho when todoroki is the third party he’s less embarrassed by bakudeku’s todobaku discourse and more enduring their various bizarre friendship rituals + the serious physical damage they usually precede.

also aizawa clocks them first and is like oh god please no this is going to take at least 5 years to implode and will age me 10 years in the process

#qui parle #qui ecrit #qui repond #anon #todobaku #tdbk #prompts #sort of #bnha #my tagging is so inconsistent sigh

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icyblast101 · 3 years

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16. “You keep saying that we’re friends but you look at me for a moment too long for that to be true.” With either roommate au or fake dating please 💗✨✨

Hello! I can! Thanks for the request.

Now, you did not clarify what ship you would like me to write about...

So imma just assume it is for TodoBaku, as this is mainly a tdbk account, but if it is not the ship you meant please let me know :)

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Dialogue prompt: “You keep saying that we’re friends but you look at me for a moment too long for that to be true.”

Trope: Fake relationship.

Ship: TodoBaku.

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“Fucking icy hot and his shitty puppy dog eyes.” Bakugou mumbles as he closes the door to his dorm room. Bakugou makes his way over to his bed and nearly breaks his bed with how much force he added as he jumped onto the bed.

Bakugou did not want this in his life, this problem, that is not his for starters. But half n half gave his these disturbingly sweet-looking eyes, and Bakugou caved in.

“I am an idiot,” Bakugou admits to himself. “Now I have to fucking date the son of the number one hero, and it is not even real!” Bakugou flips onto his back, looking at his roof. “I am meant to be focusing on becoming the number one hero, not being in relationships, I did not fucking plan this.”

Bakugou sighs and closes his eyes, today had been a long day, and he just needed a long relaxing sleep.

Todoroki sits back on the couch in the 1A dorm rooms. He was really surprised that Bakugou agreed to his plan. Todoroki expected that after he had explain his idea of pretending to be in a fake relationship to spite his father Bakugou would yell at him and walk off saying ‘it is not my fucking problem nerd’, but instead Bakugou asks a couple of questions like; “Why?” and “Why you choose me?”

In all honesty, Todoroki just wanted to annoy his father. Yes, he and his father were slowly getting back to being somewhat civilized, but lately, Todoroki realised his father has been trying to set him up with a girl, that he was not interested in. The main reason for this was because he was trying to focus on becoming a hero, as well as he did not think he was stable to be in a relationship right now, and also the fact that he was a homosexual.

When Todoroki confronted his father about the girl and his reasonings, his father told him; “Look Shouto, this is most likely a phase, just like your rebellious phase. This girl I am setting you up with will be a good match with your quirk.” Right after heard these words, he knew he had to show his father that this was not a phase.

His plan on Bakugou was pretty obvious in his mind, Bakugou would most likely be down for a challenge. He and Bakugou had been gotten closer since their time spent with each other while trying to gain their hero licenses. They were friends, as much as Bakugou disagreed to that statement. Also, the added bonus that his father would probably not like Bakugou.

Todoroki sat and smiled. He and Bakugou were now dating.

The next day Todoroki and Bakugou met up in Todoroki’s bedroom to sort somethings out.

“Ok, the first thing we need to know is how we got together?” Todoroki asked, stopping the silence.

“Tch, that is easy,” Bakugou said as he lied back on Todoroki’s futon, that Todoroki did not consent to, “I asked you out.” He finishes.

“Ok, but why?”

Bakugou was silent for a second.

“I found you attractive, you are a strong hero and I was not a pussy and asked you out.” Bakugou states like it was obvious.

“Oh, thank you for thinking that Bakugou.”

“It is a lie, dumbass, this is a fake relationship.”

“Oh, yeah,” Todoroki said, a little disappointed, “So, you thought I was attractive and said you were not a pussy and asked me out?”

“Yep,” Bakugou says, popping the P, “Pretty much.”

Todoroki nodded and walked over towards Bakugou, who was still lying on his futon, which he still has not consented to, might he add.

“What the fuck are you doing?” Bakugou asked as Todoroki started lying down next to Bakugou.

“Trying to be closer to you.”

“Why the fuck?”

“So we can get used to it, we need to be able to touch each other in a romantic aspect without being weirded out by it.”

“You saying it like that is weirding me out.” Bakugou says, putting his arms behind his head.

Todoroki faces Bakugou while lying on his side, Bakugou starts right back at him. They start to have a spontaneous starting contest. A silence surrounds them, making this moment more intimate then it needs to be.

Todoroki wins once he puts his arm around Bakugou’s stomach, catching him off-guard.

“What the fuck you doing?”

“Cuddling you.”

“Yeah, I can see that.”

“Why did you ask then?”

Bakugou sighs, “You are a pain, you know that.”

“I have been told by you,” Todoroki says as he turns around to his other side, facing away from Bakugou, “many times.” He adds.

Bakugou snorts, “Didn’t think you were capable of understanding that.”

“I might surprise you, with how much I have learnt over the months of being in UA.”

“Yeah, you only know the things that are popular at the moment from my pain in the ass weeds.”

“You mean your-“ Todoroki gets cut off once he feels Bakugou’s arm hug his waist.

“Say the words ‘friends’ and I will end this agreement.” Bakugou barks, with absolutely no bite.

“We are friends, right?”

“Nope.”

Todoroki just sighs, and start to head off the sleep, with Bakugou hugging his from behind.

Todoroki is abruptly awoken by Bakugou shaking him.

“Wake up dipshit, we gotta go have breakfast.” Bakugou practically yells in Todoroki’s ear.

“One more minute, I wanna sleep.” Todoroki mumbles, it is surprising that Bakugou understands.

“Ugh! Come on, up you get!” Bakugou yells as he starts to pick up Todoroki and fling him over his shoulder. If Todoroki was not awake before, he was now.

“Bakugou?” Todoroki asks as Bakugou opens the door and starts walking down the stairs towards the kitchen. “What are you doing?”

“Carrying you.”

“But why, I wanted to sleep some more.”

Bakugou does not answer as he walks into the kitchen with Todoroki still hung over his shoulders.

He grabs some boiled eggs from the fridge and put some in a bowl and walks to the dining table and sits Todoroki down on the chair carefully. While all this happens, half on the class watch with mouths hung open.

“Eat, dumbass.” Bakugou demands. Todoroki obeys.

“What is happening?” Bakugou hears pink cheeks whisper.

“We are dating is what the fucks happening!” Bakugou announces.

Many of the class gasps, Deku cries.

“K-kacchan and Todoroki?!”

“Who the fuck else?!”

Deku faints.

By the end of the day, everyone in the school knows about the two soon to be hero’s relationship. It even went on the news as ‘UAs first same-sex couple’.

Bakugou had not heard all day from Todoroki, which Bakugou did not care about, because he did not care about the half n half bastard. The only reason as to why Bakugou knocks on Todoroki’s door at 10 pm was only because he needed to make sure he was still alive, so people did not think he killed him, that’s the only reason.

Todoroki opens the door and smiles once he sees Bakugou, which did not make Bakugou blush.

“Hello Bakugou,” Todoroki says as he opens the door to let him in, “What brings you here?”

“Where were you all day?” Bakugou says bluntly.

“Oh, I was here, on a very long call from my father.”

Bakugou was silent for a minute.

“How did it go?”

“Better than I thought, he was actually understanding and says he will try to be fine with it.” Todoroki says with a small smile. Bakugou did not get butterflies in his stomach, and if he did, he killed each and every one of them.

“That’s good, I guess.”

“Yeah, thanks by the way, for doing this. I am glad we got to hang out a bit more than normal.”

“Whatever, does this mean we don’t have to do this anymore right?” Bakugou questions, looking at the ground like it just insulted him.

“Yeah, we can just go back to being friends.” As Todoroki says this Bakugou starts at him, once again going into a spontaneous staring contest.

“You keep saying that we’re friends, but you look at me for a moment too long for that to be true.” Bakugou says without thinking.

Todoroki tills his head. “Huh?”

Bakugou is not a pussy, he does not back down and run away. He fights for what he wants, and right now what he wants is Shouto Fucking Todoroki.

“Fuck you.” Bakugou says as he stomps towards Todoroki.

“Bakugou, what are-“

Todoroki is cut off by Bakugou grabbing his shirt and forcefully pushes their mouths together. Todoroki gasps into the kiss, taken aback by the sudden act from Bakugou. But he does not push away, instead, he leads into the kiss, putting arms around Bakugou’s waist. It was not a gracious kiss, that is for sure, but it was something that needed to happen, it was something to show them that they are more than just rivals, more than just classmates and more than just friends.

Todoroki broke the kiss first, panting.

“So, are we like best friends?”

Bakugou just starts at him, mentally throwing daggers at him.

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I hope this is ok, I did my best in like one night, which I should be studying for exams, but like who wants to do that am I right?

#todobaku #bakutodo #fanfic #todobaku fic #bakutodo fic

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chibistarlyte · 3 years

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Todoroki and Tododeku for the ask game?

aaaaaaaa thank you for the ask, my friend!!!! i always love getting to gush about my kidssssss

Todoroki

How I feel about this character:

precious boy??? light of my life?? i love him with my entire heart and i must protect him at all costs.

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

oh god um. so many? i guess i'll just name all the ships i like/read for/write for: todobaku, tododeku, todokiri, todobakudeku, todokiribakudeku, todokiribaku, inatodo, todosero/seroroki, todoiida, todokami...those are the main ones. though i'm very much of the mind that todoroki deserves all the love and support ever in the world so i'll pretty much accept any ship with him as long as it's not like...the usual squicky ships or m*neta.

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

TODOMOMO. god i want them to be bffs forever! also todotoko. i just love any interaction between todoroki and tokoyami ;A;

My unpopular opinion about this character:

i...don't think i have any opinions about todoroki that would be unpopular? unless you count my thought that he's actually not horrible at cooking like everyone says he is?

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

oh lord. i have to pick just one thing?? i guess out of all the things i wanna see in canon, the thing i want most is to get an on-screen hug between him and rei ;n; they both deserve it

my OTP:

TODOBAKU please and thank you.

my cross over ship:

uhhh................................idk? it's not necessarily a ship but kat and i have a free!/bnha fic in our drafts and at one point i would love to see todoroki interact with makoto, they're both such gentle boys;;;;;

a headcanon fact:

todoroki is a sleeby boi. he sleeps/naps all the time. and that is FACT.

TodoDeku

when I started shipping it if I did:

this is like every other answer under the sun but SPORTS FESTIVAL, BABEYYYYY. i think i started watching bnha right before tododeku week 2019 so i had only gotten through the stain arc before i wrote my very first tododeku fic lmao. i was smitten with this ship so fast!!!

my thoughts:

they used to be my otp but were eventually overtaken by tdbk, but i still have such a large part of my heart reserved for this ship. they're so incredibly sweet and soft and when i need something extremely fluffy, they're one of my go-tos.

What makes me happy about them:

how much they care about each other? like todoroki is always so hyperaware of midoriya and his needs? also the fact that neither one of them has a problem with calling each other out on their bullshit? i love that so much.

What makes me sad about them:

that we really don't have a ton of canon interaction with them lately, especially from midoriya's side of things. he's got so much shit going on that there hasn't really been much time for midoriya himself to address the hugely traumatic post-war shit on todoroki's side? at least the most recent manga chapter is a step in the right direction and their interactions made me so soft ;u;

things done in fanfic that annoys me:

i really don't like when people woobify either of them, it's so goddamn annoying because they're both so strong in their own right!!

things I look for in fanfic:

with this ship, i love domestic fluff and slow burns with mutual pining. uwu

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:

for todoroki: bakugou. for midoriya: uraraka.

My happily ever after for them:

getting married and owning a home with a few cats and living their best pro-hero lives! alternatively, i would love to see them both leave the pro-hero scene and becoming quirk counselors!!

who is the big spoon/little spoon:

midoriya is the big spoon and todoroki is the little spoon, mostly. they can switch but todoroki loves to be held uwu

what is their favorite non-sexual activity:

watching all might documentaries!! (with midoriya lovingly ripping some of them apart because of factual inaccuracy and todoroki listening intently and loving on midoriya for being so smart and dedicated). alternatively, going out on dates to cat cafes.

#aaaaaaaaa i'm so happy i got to answer these!!!#ethydium #ally answers asks #my thoughts #boku no hero academia #long post

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heb-i · 2 years

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Oooh, there's more??? Please do tell~

I like hearing people ramble about things they love :]

hhh youre the nicest person ever pls

first of all most of this is courtesy of @fi-nn who always has the best and saddest ideas whenever i get new aus lmao

so abt shouto, i love tdbk so i considered them as endgame but then i kinda thought that shouto wouldn't do that to izuku, not even years after the break up, he'd know him too well to marry the love of his life

besides, he watched them fall in love, he helped katsuki pick out the ring, he held izuku when he cried about being a terrible, terrible person, he would swallow his feelings and wait for it to pass

eijirou, on the other hand, has no obligation to any of them, how could izuku fault him for picking up the pieces he left?

shouto couldn't do that because he knows both sides of the story, what katsuki needs is the devotion he never got back from izuku and shouto knows izuku's motives too well to give him that devotion

so he moves in with izuku and helps him pick up the pieces he shattered himself in, holding him as he cries, rubbing circles on his shoulders with his hand, sending a little warmth to his shaking body and making sure he eats and sleeps, keeping reporters and friends and questions at bay

bc even though he broke it off izuku is in no way better than katsuki is, he doesn't sleep for days, he doesn't eat and he's an absolute mess but then every morning he dresses up, puts on makeup, and goes to work

and shouto's heart breaks at the sight because it's izuku, the same izuku who helped him and has always been there for him, he has to do everything he can to make sure he doesn't completely lose himself

and when katsuki hears about it, well, there are two consequences

first of all he confronts shouto one night when they're working late together, and shouto tries to explain that izuku is not nearly as fine as he tries to pretend he is, that he's just as hurt after what happened, that shouto is his friend and izuku needs him right now. and it all feels like a joke to katsuki, because "well, maybe i fucking needed you, too! you were supposed to be my friend, too."

and shouto knew that katsuki was going to be a mess but he expected he'd brush away any attempt of helping like he always does so he had just... not done it and he feels like shit for it

the other consequence is a reference to a great interpretation of the "till someone's on their knees" line, bc some interpret the use of the plural as a plea rather than a proposal

thus izuku receives a call late a night from a very drunk katsuki who "i don't know what i did wrong but I'll fix it, let me fix it, I'll do anything you ask, I'll never ask you again but please don't leave me, it's always been you and me, i don't know how it feels not to have you with me"

and it turns into "i know that shouto knows how to treat you better than i ever did but I'll ask him what he does differently, okay? ill take notes like you do and i won't complain and I'll love you like he does" because of course he thinks shouto moved in bc they're together

and izuku is sobbing telling him that it's not like that and katsuki was perfect, no one, not shouto, not anyone could ever love me like you did, no one even should because of course he's got that mindset now

and it's not an unrequited tddk au, there are no romantic feelings on either side but shouto still feels a pang in his chest as he hears everything from the other room because that's when he gets that izuku's never going to move on, is he? no matter how much time passes and how hard shouto tries to make izuku see himself in a better light, he never will

so yeah that's my lovely sad bkdk au i wish i had the time to write, thank you for reading!!!! <3

#bkdk #bnha

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waywardfacegarden · 3 years

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hii it’s me! sorry i haven’t gotten back to you yet but i did want you to know that i have read all your new works and i am so filled with warmth. today was a tiring day from work and seeing you posted that tdbk fwb just made my day. i honestly love the world you built in it and i could talk whole day about it but i’ll leave that to my comments on the fic. i will try to finally get all my thoughts together and write everything i’ve been wanting to say about your new fics but just know this, it is so wonderful and you are so beautifully talented in writing. i hope you continue being inspired and be happy when you write. i hope you have been well in college. im always sending love.

hiii, my sweet dear anon!!! <3 i never know when to reply to these asks b/c i always see them (i'm assuming) after you send them, so idk if you'll see my reply but i hope you do kajsdldkajds

first of all, thank you so much for reaching out to let me know you're enjoying my last updates!!!! :'D that seriously means so, so much to me :') to think you've stuck with my fics so far is truly such an amazing thing and i'm forever grateful for you <3333

please, don't apologize!!!! there's nothing to apologize for!!! i look forward to read your opinions on my fics when you have the time (but please don't overwork yourself!)!!!!! :D <3 but just knowing that they could make your day better makes me so impossibly happy, that means a lot to me <3 :'')

ahhh, that fwb one is so dear to me! it was supposed to be only smut but i got carried aways adjlkdfj. katsuki took over me XD glad to know you loved the world built in it and that it could make your day better after a tiring work day!!!! :')

thank you truly so much for your support and your kind words. they always fill me with warmth and make me truly so impossibly happy!!

#lovely people #sweet anon #thank you so much for all your kind and warm wishes!!!!!!#i really hope you're doing fine!! <3 it's always so nice to see you in my inbox #it instantly makes my day 100000000000x times better i swear #i hope work gets less tiring for you!!! :(#and i hope that you can take a good rest!!!!! <3 #love you with all my heart and soul <3 #please know that i'm always sending love to you too <3

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kaheyama · 4 years

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and the number one hero is… (1,630)

It’s time for the biannual Japanese Hero Billboard Charts.

RATING: teen and up audiences

TAGS: canon compliant; future fic; post-canon; pro hero bakugou; pro hero todoroki; hero billboard chart JP; established relationship; engaged bakugou/todoroki; ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!; fluff; banter; classic tdbk :’); flirting; EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE. ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!

for todobakumonth2020: day 30 - [free day!]

read on AO3 or under the cut

“Um, well first of all I just wanna thank the JHA, we all wouldn’t be here without them. Thanks for the support you guys provide to us heroes, and for organising events such as these.

“And thank you to all the heroes, whether you’re on this stage or not, for keeping our country safe and protecting our citizens.

“I’d also like to thank my parents, uh, for raising me and stuff. For believing in me and supporting me all this time. I don’t know if I’ve ever said this so you guys should probably record it or some shit— Shit, wait fuck am I allowed to— Whatever just bleep me.

“Anyways, Mum, Dad, I love you guys.

“And thanks to U.A. for really teaching me what it means to be a hero. To Aiza— Eraserhead for helping me grow and trusting me and my goals. And to All Might especially, who may no longer be in active duty but remains the Symbol of Hope for so many of us. You have no idea how many lives you’ve touched and how many of us you’ve inspired to become heroes and do what we do, so thank you.

“Finally, I want to thank someone who’s very special to me. My fiancé. Shouto, you might’ve heard of him. Actually he’s standing right there on my left, but um.

“He’s my number one—not that that means I’m going to let him have my position because it’s mine, you bastard I can already see you scheming.

“But he’s been there for me through all my highs and lows, he’s stayed up with me to research missions and cases, he’s celebrated my successes and provided comfort when they’re not.

“I wouldn’t be here without him, and I surely wouldn’t be standing where I am tonight if it weren’t for him—still not letting you have this rank Shouto don’t think I’m not onto you—so yeah.

“Thanks for sticking by me, all these years.

“I uh, love being a hero. It’s the only dream I’ve ever had and the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do so, please continue to let me lead you for a while longer.

“And I will also be in your care.

“Thank you very much.”

Before Katsuki can even set his gauntlets down the door to his private room opens and there’s a cold feeling on his shoulder but a warm heat wrapped around his stomach.

Shouto presses his mouth to Katsuki’s neck, and Katsuki lets out a chuckle.

He places his accessories on the table before twisting around to meet his fiancé’s lips.

Katsuki is happy. He had been so fucking happy on the stage, and he’s even happier now that Shouto is right here for him to kiss and hug.

“You did it,” Shouto murmurs into his hair, and Katsuki can hear the smile in his voice.

“I did it,” Katsuki echoes. “I—”

All of a sudden tears well up in his eyes and he can’t get out any words without his throat getting choked up so he buries his face in Shouto’s chest and holds onto him tighter because—

He’s the number one hero.

In all of Japan.

Out of the thousands if not millions of heroes, Bakugou Katsuki ranks at the very top.

There is no other— Wait that’s wrong. This is one of the best moments of his life.

Next only to the time Shouto got down on one knee and asked Katsuki to be his, as if Katsuki hadn’t already prepared to devote his life to Shouto.

“Wait,” Katsuki finally manages to say, words coming out slightly garbled, “my ring.”

He takes it off whenever wearing his gloves and tonight he had placed it—

Where had he placed it?

It’s not on the table or any of the chairs and the casual clothes he brought have no pockets so it can’t be there and—

Katsuki turns to Shouto with wide eyes, his heart beating crazy fast. He lost his ring. It’s— He feels like he’s going to cry again, from the exact opposite emotions of what he was feeling just a moment ago.

But Shouto just smiles at him, then reaches into his back pocket and pulls out the platinum band. Katsuki makes to grab it, however Shouto moves his hand back. Katsuki rolls his eyes and holds his own hand out.

And Shouto slides the ring back onto his fourth finger, with a delicateness and carefulness just like the first time. And just as he had that first time, Katsuki feels a blush rise to his cheek and finds that his heart is about to burst.

Shouto always does this, for some reason. Whenever Katsuki has to put his ring back on and Shouto is nearby, he insists on doing it himself.

Maybe he just likes torturing Katsuki. Because it really is overwhelming every single time, especially since he noticed that Shouto always wore this small smile on his lips whenever he did so, as if he still couldn’t believe it.

The ring feels unusually warm though. Not just from the flush of Katsuki’s skin as a result of all his love for Shouto.

“Hang on a moment. Did you let my ring touch your ass?”

Katsuki was too frantic to realise it earlier, but now that he’s more clear-headed and can feel it…

“I’m wearing pants,” is all Shouto replies, and Katsuki wants to deck him.

So much for the nice moment they were having.

During the silence that falls over them, Shouto keeps glancing around the room as if he’s looking for something. Katsuki gets bored and also wants to celebrate some more, so he puts his hands on Shouto’s waist and brings their hips flush, but Shouto is still looking around.

“What is it?” Katsuki asks, inching closer to his fiancé’s face.

“Oh, nothing,” Shouto says nonchalantly. “Just getting a preview of what my room will look like next year.”

Katsuki pinches the flesh below Shouto’s ribs and watches him squirm and twist with no remorse because the piece of shit deserves it.

“You’re the fucking worst. How is this any different to your room?”

“Well,” Shouto leans back and grins slyly, “my room doesn’t have you in it.”

“Hah. Your room doesn’t have anyone in it, except maybe the poor media people waiting to interview you.”

“They can interview the two of us together right here.”

“Shouto,” Katsuki grins into Shouto’s lips, “you know no one’s gonna dare come in knowing you’re here too.”

“Good,” Shouto kisses back, “I don’t want them to.”

They make out nice and slow, wet and heated, with tongues licking into the other’s mouths and teeth biting down on the other’s lips and Shouto slowly backs Katsuki into the table before hoisting him up onto it and standing between his legs.

Katsuki snakes his arms around Shouto’s shoulders and wraps his legs around his waist and brings him closer and just kisses kisses kisses him.

“Shouto,” he begins, breathless, “congrats on becoming number two.”

“Mmh.” Katsuki feels the vibrations of Shouto’s hum as tingles against his lips. “And congratulations to you, Katsuki, for making it to number one. I couldn’t think of anyone more worthy.”

The mention of his new title gets Katsuki emotional again, and he can’t stop himself from saying, “I love you. And I meant it when I said you’re my number one. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.”

Shouto pulls back and smiles softly at Katsuki, before cupping his cheeks and gently wiping his tears away. “I love you too. And I am so honoured to be yours.”

Katsuki opens his mouth to say something more but is interrupted by the growling of his stomach. He groans and rests his forehead on Shouto’s shoulder.

Above him, Shouto laughs.

“Wanna skip the after-event and just get some bentos from the konbini to eat at home?”

“Nah,” Katsuki waves and hops off the table. “I’ll cook for us.”

“You sure? Maybe you should rest.”

“It’s not like we were fighting villains. I’m fine. Plus, I’ve already celebrated with you, my great love. Let me celebrate with my first love.”

“Food?”

“No, cooking.”

“That’s not a tangible—”

“Shhh shh shh. Anyway, how’re we gonna do this?”

“You mean sneak out?” Shouto hums and looks around them. Then he looks at himself and Katsuki. “Let’s not change.”

“What?”

“We’ll stay in our hero costumes and leave everything else behind and run out so they’ll think there’s something going on. That way they can’t stop us and won’t try to contact us.”

Katsuki thinks about it for a moment before nodding. “Alright, genius. Sounds like a plan. Just let me…” he glances at the accessories he took off earlier. “Do I really have to put all those back on?”

“Nah, I doubt they’ll notice right away. And you’ll be faster without your gauntlets.”

“Fuck off, I’m not slow.”

“Yeah, but you can be faster.”

“Easy for you to say, the only add-ons you have are those wee-wees.”

Shouto gives him a deadpan stare. “Seriously, Katsuki, it’s been years. Don’t you think we can move on from that?”

“Five pee-pee man!” Katsuki provokes, which earns him an iced wrist. “Okay, okay, just give me a moment to—”

“First one home wins!” Shouto cuts Katsuki off and immediately sprints out the door.

“You fucking—!” Katsuki blasts the ice off his hand then lunges for his and Shouto’s phones lying on a chair before dashing after him.

As soon as he steps out of the room he’s bombarded by numerous people who were just waiting at the door who call out his name, but Katsuki pays them no mind as he runs down the hallway and into the fresh cold night.

#todobaku #todoroki shouto #bakugou katsuki #todobakumonth2020 #boku no hero academia #wowclunawrites #notice the number of times i said they're engaged in the tags #anyway i really like this one #glad this is how i'm ending tdbkmonth!!

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kagehinataboke · 5 years

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idk if you're still taking prompts... (and is totally okay if you aren't!!! you must have a lot already...) but IF you have the time AND I F you want to do it, can i please (with a cherry on top) request tdbk 1+17?? like maybe something in wwii?? like maybe they're both jews ot something along the ´the boy in the striped pajamas´ storyline, with todo as bruno (or maybe baku as bruno...) or maybe they're japanese and in japan... (1/2)

… i mean, japan was a big part of the wwii too. anyway, whatever is fine! i’m just really invested in the idea huh. but if you can, obviously!!!! no pressure!!! your writing is perfect!!!! (2/2)

first of all: thank you ❤️ second of all: HELL YES. YES. anon, you don’t know this, but i’m obsessed with history and have been wanting to do a WWII au FOREVER ;-;

also i listener to this song while writing and it increases the sadness level by about 100000% if anyone is interested

tdbk, [1] Historical AU and [17] War AU

***

“Are you still having the nightmares?”

“I’ve been doing the breathing exercises before bed.” Bakugou avoids the question, as he always does when Aizawa asks. “I think things are a bit better.”

That’s a lie. He still has the nightmares, and things are the opposite of better. But how is Bakugou supposed to tell his doctor that, after a year away from the war, he still has the same nightmare day after day? That it never gets any better no matter what he does? He can’t, and he doesn’t.

Every night, he goes to sleep terrified of the images that live deep in his mind. The memories that only come out in dreams. The nameless boy he doesn’t know, yet somehow knows all too well. The screams of that boy, which echo in Bakugou’s head for hours after he wakes up. The heat of blood. The overwhelming smell of saltwater. The smoke-filled sky over the murky Pacific. Fragments of things he used to know.

The only thing he can think of that will get rid of this burden is finding the person stuck in his head. If only things were that simple. Bakugou has been checking the records of every soldier in navy battle, but he can’t connect a name to the face that flickers behind his closed eyelids. Why can’t he remember?

After waking up in the hospital thirteen months ago, he could only recall three things: his name, his age, and that he was a soldier for the Japanese navy. Nothing else. Now, he’s regained most of his childhood memories, but his time spent fighting in the war remains hazy. He’s blocked it out due to severe trauma, the doctors say, but Bakugou wants nothing more than to remember.

“Make sure you come back in a month,” Aizawa tells him, as always, when he dismisses him. “And don’t go poking around the recruitment office anymore. They’ll think you’re well enough to be re-drafted.”

Bakugou just nods, pulls his hat low over his eyes, and steps out into the rainy afternoon smog. He’s got dark circles from lack of sleep, and he seriously doubts the army would want him back given his severe memory issues. It’s not like he chose to have his ship blown up or to get amnesia. Whatever. He doesn’t need to go back to the recruitment office, anyway: they won’t tell him anything. If he’s going to find this mystery boy, he’s going to have to do it alone.

He’s starting to recover bits and pieces, at least. The dreams, although horrifying, are becoming clearer. He can remember sights, sounds, sensations. The smell of the ocean. The feeling of a hand on his wrist, and the sun on his face. The smile of the boy with no name—the boy Bakugou’s heart aches for. He knows him, if only he could remember how.

That’s why he can’t tell Aizawa about the nightmares. He’ll try to get rid of them, and then Bakugou will have nothing left to remember. The more he dreams, the closer he gets. That boy holds the key to what Bakugou knew in the past. He’s going to remember everything, even if it fucking kills him.

His friends, however, think he’s lost it.

“You come back alive with nothing more than some scrapes and amnesia, yet your head is still living in the war? I don’t get you,” intones Kirishima, one of Bakugou’s old high-school classmates. He stayed back in Japan to design planes—helping the war effort in a different, arguably smarter way. It certainly didn’t make him any less annoying, though.

“You don’t get it,” Bakugou replies irritably, digging through the papers piled in front of them. “I’m not living in the war. You’d be frustrated, too, if you had things you knew you remembered but could never fucking remember them.” He nudges Kirishima roughly. “Keep looking. I know I’ll find him eventually.”

“How can you expect to dig through thousands of records with nothing more than a face to go off?” Kirishima whines, opening a new box to dump out piles of photos. “I obviously won’t know if it’s him, so how can I even be of help?”

“Use this.” Bakugou pulls a sketch from his jacket pocket and presses it to the table. It‘s the only thing that survived his trip to the ocean. He can’t remember drawing it, but it’s definitely his handiwork: A profile of the mystery boy, leaning against a ship’s railing. There’s half a smile on his face, and his eyes are peaceful. Serene. So out of place in a war zone.

“When did you draw this?” Kirishima squints at the paper. “Wow… it’s really good. You got better while you were stuck on that ship, huh?”

“Shut up and look, Shitty Hair.”

Bakugou spreads the pictures apart, but no face jumps out at him. Why is it so hard to remember someone he clearly knew so well? He’s so frustrated that he wants to rip his hair out. Where is this damn guy, and why does Bakugou need to get back to him so badly?

***

“Shouto, it’s past noon. You need to get up.”

Todoroki doesn’t stir. He keeps looking out at the sea, ignoring Fuyumi’s impatient presence at his back. The scent of saltwater is always strongest in the early morning. The harbor is already full of fishermen’s ships, heading out for a day of hard work.

Unfortunately, like the ocean, Fuyumi is immovable. “You need to get out of the house today. It’s been three weeks since you came back, and you’re starting to reek of despair.”

“Despair doesn’t have a smell,” Todoroki sighs, finally rolling over to look at her.

She folds her arms over her chest. “False: it’s what little brothers smell like after locking themselves in their room for a month. Get up. Bathe. Go to the market for me.”

Todoroki knows she won’t give up, so he pushes himself up, accepting the crutches she passes to him. She already has a tub ready, and as much as he hates to admit it, the hot water feels soothing on his aching limbs. They’re stiff after being in the same position for so long. Most of them, anyway. Todoroki has to marvel at the way the feeling in his left leg just ends at the knee. He’ll have to get used to it eventually, he supposes.

When he’s changed, Fuyumi gives him some money and kicks him out into the dismal afternoon drizzle. After the end of the war, Japan is healing slowly from its wounded pride and broken cities. Todoroki was lucky to return to his family home in Matsue, untouched by the carnage. If only his body and mind shared the same fortune.

The market is scarce with rationing still in place, but Todoroki manages to find most of Fuyumi’s list before he runs into a long line at the fish market. He settles in for the wait and picks up snippets of a conversation ahead.

“He’s raiding records and stirring up trouble with the army left and right, so much so that he’s infamous, even way out here.”

“What? All that to find one person? Kyoto men are their own brand of crazy.”

Todoroki reaches the front of the line, collects a parcel of fish, and heads home. His mind replays the strangers’ words. Kyoto is one of the only big cities unscathed after the war. Once upon a time, Bakugou had said he was from there.

Bakugou… Todoroki has been trying not to think of him. His name only brings pain. When they were separated at sea and Bakugou’s ship went down, Todoroki had minutes to panic before his own ship suffered the same fate. A slaughter, they called it. So many men lost to the sea that it was impossible to keep track of them all. Many are still lost, and even the ones that returned haven’t truly been found. They all left parts of themselves out in those bloody waters, Todoroki included.

He searched the records of their platoon and could find nothing of Bakugou Katsuki. It was almost as if he never existed. Todoroki would believe it, if not for the memories. They come on nights when the sea is calm and the sky is clear. Only good memories, which are somehow all the more painful.

Bakugou used to draw him. He was trying to be an artist before the draft, he said. He would only let Todoroki see some of his work, and never what he drew of him. He did draw him, even though he never admitted it. In every spare moment, Bakugou’s head was buried in a notebook, gaze trailing Todoroki across the deck, hand moving as if it had its own eyes.

“Shouto?” Fuyumi opens the door, which Todoroki has been standing in front of for a while. “What are you doing?”

Todoroki looks up at her, feeling clear-headed for the first time since returning home. “I want to visit Kyoto.”

***

Bakugou fiddles with a charcoal pencil. He still has to stop himself from using it. His fingers itch to sketch out the shape of familiar cheekbones. Of eyes that used to watch him. That still watch him in his nightmares. He’s afraid of what his hands will unleash if he gives them access to paper.

“Still can’t draw?” Kirishima sits beside him, an engineering journal in hand.

“No.” Bakugou sets down his pencil with a sigh. “Everything just feels so damn bland. There’s nothing beautiful here.” He’s not here, his mind corrects. He was here and now he’s not. He’s missing from me.

“You’re in a spiral,” Kirishima says. He doesn’t mean it maliciously, but it still pisses Bakugou off, even before he adds, “If you waste your life chasing after ghosts, you’ll always be living amid war.”

“What the fuck do you know?” Bakugou snaps, hugging his knees to his chest. He considers jumping off the train railing they’re perching against, but he isn’t suicidal. Yet.

“You’re stuck. That’s all I’m trying to say. This mystery person you can’t forget is like a rope. He’s keeping you tethered in a past you can’t even remember.”

“But he’s the key to remembering!” Bakugou snaps. “I know he is! If I can find him, I… I know everything will come back to me.” Bakugou’s hands clench into fists. “I’m not living in the past. I’m chasing it, but it’s moving too damn fast for me to keep up.”

Kirishima doesn’t say anything to that. How can he? Bakugou is sure he’s being clear about how desperate he is. One more dream and he’ll remember his name. Just one second longer and it will come to him. He can’t stop searching, or he’ll lose this part of himself. The part his heart won’t let go even when his mind has forgotten.

“I’m going back home.” Bakugou gets up, pausing before sticking the pencil in his coat pocket. “I’ll see you later.”

He doesn’t wait for a response. Instead, he pulls a sketch from his back pocket. Its edges are worn from constant unfolding, but the subject is as clear as when his unclouded eyes gazed upon it. There are thousands of other images like it living in Bakugou’s head, and he wonders now if it might be better to draw them. To set them free will be to experience them in the light of day. The light may be exactly what he needs most.

His hands agree all too quickly. Bakugou can’t rip new sheets of paper off fast enough before they’re filled with him. His eyes, his smile, his hands, his face, his everything. The pages spill across the floor, just like water spilled over the decks of that sinking ship so long ago. How his memories flowed out of his head and into the sea.

The sea… He lived by the sea, didn’t he?

Bakugou can recall his voice in whispers softer than crashing waves. My home is called Matsue. There’s nothing very exciting about it, but… the ocean is so close. When I wake up, I can hear it and smell it. The scent of saltwater is always strongest in the early morning.

Bakugou pauses mid-sketch. A stoic face looking out to sea watches him.

Matsue… isn’t very far away. If he’s alive, he’ll be there. He must be there. And even if he isn’t there, Matsue still might hold the key to who he is. And, just maybe, who Bakugou is.

***

“Are you sure you can handle taking the train by yourself?”

“I’m not a child, Fuyumi. I’ll be fine.” Todoroki lets her adjust the bag across his shoulders before nudging her away. “I’ll be back soon, and I’ll call when I arrive.”

“Okay, okay. I’ll see you later.” She hugs him goodbye, and Todoroki finally boards the train to Kyoto.

The ride only takes two days, and in that time, Todoroki has things to keep him occupied. He’s supposed to be studying his medical books to get back into school, but instead, he gets distracted by the paper tucked in his coat pocket. It’s a sketch of the ocean that Bakugou gave him for birthday. Fuyumi must’ve put it there. When he first arrived back home, he wouldn’t let go of it for a week.

Todoroki wonders what Kyoto is like. Bakugou spoke little about his home and himself. He always wanted to hear about Todoroki, instead. Perhaps Kyoto will reveal a new part of Bakugou. Or, with any luck, all of him.

The city is, however, not as Todoroki expected. It’s dark and rainy, but in a different way than Matsue. Kyoto rain is overwhelming and hard and doesn’t smell of the sea. Rather than wet sand and gravel underfoot, the city streets are muddy and antagonistic.

Todoroki wanders aimlessly through the center of the town, which is ablaze with activity. There are people as far as the eye can see, but none of them are the one Todoroki searches for. He should’ve come here with more than memories and a name, but it’s too late to go home now. If there’s one lesson the war taught him, it’s to always keep looking ahead. Literally, in this case.

“Watch where you’re going!” A stranger pulls Todoroki out of the way of an approaching car, which splashes then both with mud.

“Thank you,” Todoroki mutters after collecting himself. “I… I got lost in thought.”

“You seem lost in general.” The stranger pauses, doing a double-take for reasons Todoroki doesn’t understand. “Whoa, wait a second— Hey, weird random question, but you weren’t… in the navy, were you?”

“Yes. Why?”

“Oh. Oh man. I can’t explain, but you really need to come with me.” The stranger takes him by the arm. “I’ll tell you on the way. Actually, before that—do you know someone by the name of Bakugou?”

“What?” Todoroki’s heart skips a beat. He pulls the stranger to a stop. “Bakugou? Bakugou Katsuki? He’s still alive? Do you know him? Is he here? Can I see him?”

“Slow down. That’s too many questions. He’s here and alive, I’m his best friend, Kirishima, and I’ll take you to his place right now.”

“He’s… he’s really alive?” Todoroki presses a hand to his chest, feeling his pulse hammer against his fingertips. “You’re not kidding?”

“I’m serious. And from the looks of it, you’ve been searching for him as hard as he’s been searching for you.”

“He’s been searching for me?” Todoroki follows Kirishima down the street, feeling his heart slam into his chest. It’s been so long since he let himself hope… To think that Bakugou has been alive, and looking for him, this whole time is unreal.

“He’s been obsessed with finding you since he got back.” Kirishima glances at Todoroki nervously. “You probably don’t know this, but… he has severe amnesia. He regained most of his memories, but he says the time he spent in the war is hazy. Your face was the one thing he couldn’t forget.”

Todoroki wipes away a few sudden tears before Kirishima sees them. “Thank you. Thank you for telling me.”

“I just can’t believe I ran into you. He’ll lose his mind.” Kirishima stops outside a small housing unit and knocks on the door. His excitement noticeably dissipates the longer the knock goes unanswered. “Er… let me get the spare key.”

Todoroki takes a moment to cool down. He shouldn’t get his hopes up, even now. He needs to be prepared for the worst. But when the front door opens, his heart blossoms with nothing but hope. Drawings flood the room, lying across the floor in crests as big as ocean waves.

Him. It’s all him. Todoroki stares at himself on every page, staring out to sea, tying ropes, playing cards, smiling.

“He’s not here,” Kirishima says, bending down to pick up one of the drawings. “I don’t know what happened, but… I guess this probably confirms everything I said.”

“Where did he go?” Todoroki has to stop himself from grabbing Kirishima’s shoulders. Irrational panic is clawing its way to the surface. Todoroki has to reassure himself that he isn’t losing Bakugou again when he hasn’t even gotten him back yet. “Do you know why he isn’t here?”

“I’m not sure, but—“

“Oh, you’re here, Kirishima?” Someone new appears in the open doorway, shaking rain from his blond hair. “Who’s this?”

“Kaminari!” Kirishima practically jumps on the startled newcomer. “Do you know where Bakugou went?”

“Huh? Yeah. He went to Matsue to chase after that guy that he…” Kaminari pauses to look at Todoroki, then at Kirishima, then back at Todoroki. “Oh. Well. Bakugou is in Matsue, but I guess… the person he’s looking for isn’t.”

***

Matsue is completely different than Kyoto. Rather than being simply untouched by the war, it’s as if it never existed here. The people seem almost carefree; happy, even. Bakugou wanders the streets in wonder at the change. The war has touched here—it’s easy to tell—but things are already on the mend.

Bakugou finds himself in a crowded market, where rationed goods are being bartered for and carried away. His eyes comb through the rain, searching for a familiar face. He doesn’t find it, but he does spot someone who sparks the faintest recognition. He’s seen a picture of her before.

“Excuse me.” He startles her by tapping her on the shoulder, so much so that she almost smacks him. “Sorry. You just look familiar.”

The girl is about to brush him off when she does a double-take. “You’re—“ She cuts herself off; shakes her head, as if in understanding. “You missed him,” she sighs slowly. “He left for Kyoto two days ago.”

Bakugou’s hands clench into fists. She knows. “He’s looking for me?”

“He thought you were dead.” She readjusts the basket on her arm. “He only just arrived home a few weeks ago. Nothing would console him when he couldn’t find any trace of you. He‘s... well, he wasn’t well enough to searxh for you.”

“He thinks I’m dead?” Bakugou swallows thickly. He could ask her for his name, or ask when he’ll be back, but his tongue can’t form the words. “I have to go,” he mutters instead, backing away. She doesn’t stop him, so he turns to run.

He sprints all the way to the train station, the street passing by in a blur of moving feet and mud. He’s so distracted that he runs head-first into someone on the platform. They collide, Bakugou grabbing an elbow at the last second to keep them both from falling. “Sorry. I’m in—“

The world fractures, and Bakugou is suddenly back in the war. Not the violent parts, but the calm ones. The days where he would sit and sketch the same person over and over, but would never let him see no matter how much he begged. The afternoons where they played cards and swapped stories from home. The nights where they snuck into empty places and got lost in each other.

Bakugou‘s fingers have suddenly settled against his cheeks, holding his face up into the dreary evening light. His skin is soft and his eyes are lost in memories, just as Bakugou’s must be.

His name… His name is…

Bakugou feels himself smile for the first time in months. “Todoroki.”

He doesn’t recognize his own voice. It’s never been so soft. So close to breaking. But then again, he’s never experienced this type of relief before. The final pieces of his memory settle back into place, and his heart becomes whole again. The war that’s been waging inside of him ever since he woke up has finally been won.

Todoroki hugs him, his arms solid and achingly real. He pulls back to look at him, tears trickling from the eyes that used to haunt Bakugou’s dreams. “I missed you,” he says, so softly it’s almost a whisper.

Bakugou kisses him to steal the sadness from his voice. Then he kisses him again. And again, until he thinks he might know he is. Who they both are.

The war is over. This time, for good.

#hi #i am posting one tmore temporarily-off-hiatus-before-getting-back-on-hiatus request #and i'm dead #rip #i physically cannot handle this #;-;#answered asks #calla.txt #todobaku #trope prompts

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mysterylover123 · 3 years

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BNHA Chapter 291: “Let My New Villain Crush Say His Piece”

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AWW He’s so cute you guys! I think I’m officially declaring Toya/Dabi my new LOV crush. It used to be Shigaraki and he’s still 2nd. Technically Shigaraki’s actually more sympathetic than Toya, since they’ve both got tragic backstories and abusive dads and Shigaraki at least still likes his friends, while Toya hates everyone and just does not give a fuck. But hey, I still love him anyway. Seriously everyone in this series needs a hug.

(lol no way I’d dye it). It’s the Bride of Frankenstein look ya’ll!

SHADES OF LIL KACCHAN. Man no wonder Shoto’s so drawn to Lord Explosion Murder.

1) I guess we’re officially confirming that Endeav did not, in fact, sexually assault Rei into pregnancy. Which - GOOD. There’s a limit to what morally complex characters can get away with and still be redeemable. 2) BABY FUYUMI AND BABY TOYA CUTE OVERLOAD.

IS THAT THE ALL MIGHT FIST OF TRIUMPH?!

Uh oh baby burning. That image of endeavor across the gulf from All Might sure comes up a lot.

Well then you shouldn’t have abused your kids dumbass.

Let’s sum this part up pretty simply: DABI: “They never told you what happened to your son.” ENDEAV: They told me he was dead. DABI: No, I am your son. ENDEAV: That’s not true. That’s impossible! DABI: Search the DNA tests, you know it to be true. ENDEAV: NO!!! NO!!!

1) Spinner is so Shigaraki’s LOV boyfriend. 2) Seriously Dabi you didn’t tell any of them? 3) Tomura are you OK?

LOL THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS. Shiggy: “Also I’m All Might’s master’s grandkid! And Kurogiri’s Aizawa’s long lost friend! And Muscular’s Bakugou’s cousin, Toga’s Ochako’s wife, Spinner’s Tsuyu’s secret dad, Gigantomachia’s Kirishima’s grandfather, Compress is Jirou’s 5th cousin once removed, and All for One is Deku’s dad...” blah blah blah (actually 2 of those are true...)

Um isn’t 99.99% less Missing Lost Son and more Actual Clone?!

OH SHIT MORE REVELATIONS?! THIS GUY’S NOT DONE YET!

POOR NATSUO AND FUYUMI. Your whole family is so screwed.

Legit good question! Even if he’s asking it for selfish reasons.

AW! You precious child. I was wondering what his verbal reaction would be. Looks like we’re going with “Denial”.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

Oh dear god (BTW Who the fuck was filming this? Is big brother always watching or something)

Oh man. (Poor freaking Twice. Isn’t this exactly what Curious wanted to do to Toga? I think she’s gonna be pissed at Dabi later on).

ENDEAVOR AND HAWKS FEELS. HOLY SHIT

Ooh, I think you just made a mistake Dabi. Jumped the gun a little. (Please don’t let this undo all the good, society-destroying work our villain did before this once the Not Deadness of Jeanist gets out! People already don’t want to believe him)

Similar to who? Also TOKOYAMI. HAWKS. OH GOD

HOLY SHIT. (Similar to someone else? By that DO YOU MEAN YOU!?! Oh man I thought Dabi/Hawks was sunk for good after the burning incident but maybe not so much.)

All good points! Great writing and art touch, all those ads. (Again, he’s still a dick for doing all this. But still. Worth thinking about).

1. HIS FRIENDS CALL HIM CANT YA SEE KUN. 2. deku and kachcan deku and kacchan you guys need so many hugs. 3. Yeah right Dabi. Sure you would’ve. 4. Iida and Hado get to be part of this!

Endeav’s gonna have a real crisis now that the Denial Stage is over.

(Senpai=Hado?) “The Others” here...I’m guessing Kacchan and Aizawa? Either way, that “Midoriya”. Tododeku is alive and well! (+TDBK and bKDK. The OT3 lives). Also CRYING SHOTO. HUG HIM DEAR GOD SOMEONE HELP THIS GUY. And he’s keeping it together pretty well though!

Fierce Deku and Kacchan! Dabi using ultimate moves from Endeavor!

Here we go.

Jeanist is here huh. Yay he’s not dead!

So I asked myself while writing this, why am I apparently not wanting Jeanist to pop up and prove Dabi’s “lying” (he’s not, he just doesn’t know the truth) about Hawks? Apparently I want society’s faith in heroes to be shaken or something. Well yeah. I guess, as long as our heroes make it out of this arc alive, I’m kinda rooting for the villains to win here. Not because I agree with them, but because it feels like that’s the point of this arc, this piece of the story. It’s the “fall of the old” to make way for the new. The Darkest Hour, the ending of the Empire Strikes Back (fittingly), the climax of the Rise of Villains Saga for the series as a whole. Night getting darkest just before the dawn. So I guess I want the villains to win here. (so the UA protags can bring everything back up again). I guess I’m just hoping Jeanist’s arrival doesn’t undermine everything Dabi just said, cause so much of it is true. All the stuff about Endeav is true. And Hawks did kill Twice, for the greater good no. So to have everyone just live in denial...it would undermine this whole arc. So yes, I’m rooting for the villains here.

(again, not endorsing their behavior at all.)

On break sadly. TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.

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Fic Writers Week Day 7 ☆ Spread the Word

there’s also some more tdbk fics i recommended for day 3 here, so check them out too! this post is long af and i blame all the amazing authors in the todobaku fandom. bless y’all talented people.

the bells echo the impermanence of all things by deplore » anything by deplore is gold, but this fic is absolutely beautiful, with stunning writing, and it tore my heart to shreds. it’s one of my favorite todobaku fics.

Blame it on the Rain by milkcandie » i am weak for this fic and its fluffiness. a great read for a rainy day, guaranteed to fill you with warmth.

⤖ thinking, pondering, loving by sennyskies ( @sennyskies ) » another healthy dose of fluff, well balanced with some light-hearted and funny moments, with a bonus of some great pining on bakugou’s part.

⤖ because i'm stupid by sennyskies » how does someone manage to fit fluff, comedy, and heart-wrenching angst in a single one shot you ask me. i don’t know but sen did it, and she did it perfectly.

the art of seduction by ninanna ( @ninannarambling ) » this lovely coffee shop au will make you laugh with joy. it also has some of the best nicknames for todoroki i’ve ever seen.

playing with fire by ninanna » one of my favorite ongoing tdbk fics. Nin’s writing is just stunning and they have such a good grasp on the characters. also bonus points for amazing attention to detail and descriptions of food that’ll make you extremely hungry.

unnamed ficlet by ninannarambling » this future au is so damn beautiful and it gives me all the warm fuzzies. also can you tell i love Nin’s writing because i do. honestly you should just read everything they write.

unnamed ficlet 2 by ninannarambling » this is pre-slash but i couldn’t not list this ficlet here because it’s hilarious, i still laugh whenever i think about it. bakugou misinterpreting a simple conversation and embarassing the hell out of himself is just the best thing i’ve ever seen. (warning for suggestive language)

The Secrets We Keep by XenophonSpeaks ( @xenophonspeaks ) » this fic is so beautiful and fluffy with some veiled hurt/comfort sprinkled throughout the story and it just warms my heart.

On Our Worst Behavior by XenophonSpeaks » this fic was such a fun read, the todobaku dynamic is A+++ and the whole context of them playing wingmen is just really really good. also bonus points for some lovely izuocha and kirikami appearances. (warning for nsfw content)

Whatever It Takes by XenophonSpeaks » i think at this point most of the tdbk fandom has read this fic but if you haven’t like. what are you doing please go read it. it’s a fake dating au and it has everything you could ever wish for in a fic. (warning for nsfw content)

beyond the boundary by lightbeams ( @southkr ) » this is a kyoukai no kanata au and i not only loved it when i didn’t even know knk, but it was so good it made me want to run to watch the anime.

monochrome by MellowMarsh ( @melowmarsh ) » please read this soulmate AU. it has a nice twist to the trope and it’s written in a really beautiful and impactant way.

To Wake Again by Erina » this fic is pure pain and it made me sob because of the feels, but it’s also so beautiful.

Another Way to Fly by CloversDreams ( @cloversdreams ) » anyone who knows me knows i have a weakness for wings AU, and this fic has some of the most beautiful wing descriptions i’ve ever seen. besides, it’s so fluffy it made me feel all warm and fuzzy while reading it.

dream fireworks by like_vines » one more amazing soulmate au. the whole concept of meeting your soulmate in dreams is lovely and written in a way that hit me with all the feels.

Neon Clocks by ChosenOfKagami ( @chosenofkagami ) » please do yourself a favor and read this. urban fantasy au with demon hunter bakugou and demon todoroki, amazing writing, and a plot that’s been keeping me on the edge of my seat with every new chapter. anyone who knows me knows i’m obsessed with this fic, and i’d say it’s my favorite todobaku fic yet.

rule 02: stay by bonnia ( @altinsky ) » i cannot tell you how much i love this werevamp au fic like. holy shit. characterizations are on point, the storytelling is perfectly crafted, and it’ll hit you in the gut with feels.

of cats, coffee, and crystals by auriadne ( @auriadne ) » this is such a lovely modern fantasy au. i have a weakness for both cats and magic so this was a really great read.

Vampirism wasn't in the roommate contract by auriadne » it’s a werevamp au where they are roommates do i even need to say more. i also love how auriadne writes the todobaku dynamic in every fic and this one is no exception.

The best kept secrets aren't secrets at all by auriadne » this is the cutest college au you’ll ever read. it’s so fluffy and it has worried boyfriend baku and it’s just a whole plate of goodness for todobaku fans to enjoy.

Monday to Friday by kinpika » if you want to have a good laugh please read this fic. it’s from kirishima’s pov and the poor boy keeps accidentally overhearing todobaku doing... things, and it’s just plain hilarious. (warning for nsfw content)

Intertwined by mugen ( @mahoushoujc ) » cool magic au with an amazing universe? check. incredible worldbuilding? check. great writing that pulls you into the story? check. i love everything about this fic and i honestly beg you to give it a try.

will you lie? by orangeshoe ( @woofasaurus ) » this fic is so!!! damn!! cute!!! i love me some todobaku hurt/comfort and min really managed to convey all i love about the trope in one story.

Sleep by hellaradholly ( @hellaradholly ) » this is such a good story that kept me completely hooked as i was reading it. i love the whole spooky atmosphere.

and now there are stars in our eyes by nishanightray » the idols au we never knew we needed, but believe me, we did. lots of fluffiness and tdbk being adorable dorks.

What could go wrong? by Lillabelle ( @soiwanttobeaweebinsecret ) » if you’re looking for something with fantasy elements that’s still domestic af and absolutely adorable this is the fic for you. i couldn’t stop smiling at some of the scenes because they’re just so soft and pure and perfect.

#ficwritersweek #todobaku #boku no hero academia #fic recs #long post #can you tell i woke up without wanting to use proper caps lock #i wanted to tag everyone but i didn't know/couldn't find if some of the authors had a tumblr >.<

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