Bakugou and Midoriya had been dating for a few weeks now, and even though he knew they had grown a lot closer, Kacchan had this unpleasant sensation at the back of his mind. A feeling he couldn’t quite put a finger on…
One evening, after the two young men had finished another passionate intimate moment, Bakugou perked up on his elbow and watched as Deku stood up to get dressed.
“hey, Deku!”
“Hm?” Deku replied as he put his shirt on.
“Are you ever going to tell me about this miraculous quirk of yours…?” Kacchan asked suddenly.
Izuku flinched and froze, his back still on Bakugou.
“I- I… It’s complicated, Kacchan!” Deku said, lowering his head. “I can’t…”
“So you’re going to keep it to yourself forever, is that it? Do you not trust me?”
Deku turned around and shook his head. “I- I do! But I… it is the one thing I cannot tell you. I’m sorry, Kacchan!”
Bakugou scowled at his lover, “Suit yourself then! I will find out one way or another! Tsk!”
“C-can’t you set it aside and let it go…?” Midoriya asked. “Why are you obsessed with my quirk?”
“Why? You’re asking why?!” Kacchan retorted with a rictus.
The boy stood up from the bed and stepped closer to Deku.
“You and me being together now and fucking like beasts doesn’t take away the vow I made to beat you! But you keeping your little secret isn’t fair! You know everything about my powers, but I know nothing of yours and...”
“I’m doing this to protect you, Kacchan! Please, you have to understand!”
“What I understand is that you’re not seeing us as equals! Otherwise you wouldn’t keep it hidden so ferociously!”
“That’s not true, I… Haa…” Deku breathed out. “I don’t want to speak with you when you’re like this, Kacchan! You’re not being reasonable…”
He walked to the door and turned the door handle. He shifted his head to the side a bit and glanced back at Bakugou.
“Good night, Kacchan.”
“Deku, you…!”
The door closed after Izuku had exited, not allowing Bakugou to end his sentence. He growled and kicked something on the floor.
“Damn it!”
He finally realized what that uneasy sensation was: he was torn between his desire for Mirdoriya and his obsession of being ahead of his childhood friend.
And right now, the latter seemed to take over...
Days later, the Provisional Hero License Exam came upon the U.A students. Bakugou and Midoriya hadn’t spoken to each other since their fight, and the latter felt really bad about it. He tried to catch the spiky-haired boy but was totally ignored. Deku was used to such treatment, but it didn’t prevent him from being hurt by such a change in Kacchan’s attitude.
Even so, everyone tried their best at the exam and, at the end, almost all of class A-1 got their Hero licence. Surprisingly, Bakugou flunked his exam and would have to take a remedial course to potentially pass it.
The announcement of his failure put Kacchan in a really bad mood, so much so that all his angry thoughts went to Deku. There was no more love or desire, just raw jealousy and frustration.
After the class got back to their dorm, Bakugou called Izuku outside to talk. They waited for everyone to be asleep and walked a long time in the dark alleys of the U.A compound.
Bakugou led Deku to the gamma training site, where the latter had beaten the fiery boy for the first time.
“Deku…” Kacchan said in a hoarse voice. “I’m going to ask you one last time: where did you get that quirk of yours?”
“I told you, I can’t tell-”
“Haa…” Bakugou sighed. “You’re annoying when you get so headstrong… Did you get that from All Might too…?”
Midoriya’s eyes grew wide with surprise; he flinched back.
“Wh-what are you…?”
“Don’t try to take me for a fool, Deku! I wanted to give you a chance to tell me everything by yourself… but it seems that won’t happen.”
Bakugou shut his eyes, his eyebrows furrowed. He was so mad that the boy he had been so intimate with for the past months was hiding things from him. Mad that he had taken a step ahead of him once more. He glared up at Deku and gritted his teeth.
“I had my doubts from the beginning: You suddenly getting a quirk so similar to All Might’s; when you told me you had ‘borrowed’ your powers from someone.” Bakugou explained. “And everything became clearer when you came to rescue me at Kamino… All Might loosing his powers…”
Midoriya remained silent, too overwhelmed to speak.
“And he designated you at the end, right…? ‘It’s your turn’ or some sh*t like that…” Bakugou continued. “Did you have fun making a fool out of me all this time? Huh, Deku?!”
“No, Kacchan, I swear it wasn’t like that!! I wanted to tell you from the start but…”
“Then prove your good will right here and now!” Kacchan shouted. “Let’s fight! Let’s see if you are worthy of such a secret!”
And so the two young men started an all-out battle, where they emptied all their griefs to one another (see the last episodes of the 4th season of the anime for the actual fight).
With a final blow, Kacchan sent Deku to the ground and pinned him with his arms and legs. He bent down and approached his face from Izuku’s.
“I just wanted you to have faith in me, stupid nerd! Was that so f*cking hard?!”
“I told you it was to protect you! Why are you not listening to me?! What can I possibly say to- mph!”
Before he could add anything else, Deku felt Kacchan grab the front of his shirt and pull him closer. Hard lips fell upon his own, into an aggressive kiss that seemed endless.
“Shut your mouth, shitty nerd…” Bakugou swore as he parted from Izuku.
He bit Deku’s lower lip and felt his determination falter when the cute freckled boy glanced up at him with his big eyes.
“I hate you so f*cking much…!” Kacchan muttered in frustration.
He was about to kiss Deku again when a throat clearing sound startled both of them.
They turned their heads and saw All Might slowly appear in their field of vision, clearing his throat, and a wild blush suddenly colored their cheeks when they saw the expression on their idol’s face. They got up to their feet and tried to pretend nothing happened; and All Might went along.
The fallen hero talked with Bakugou about his and Deku’s situation, lifting the incomprehension that still remained between the boys.
After being heavily grounded by Aizawa-sensei, Bakugou and Deku spend the next few days alone together in the dorm.
The atmosphere between them was still a bit tense, and Izuku tried his best to erase the awkwardness.
“H-how did you find my new kick style…?” he asked as they were cleaning the main hall.
“It was too easy to read… but it was a pain when you added your hands.” Bakugou answered.
“I see… Thank you!” Deku said, still looking the opposite way.
A moment of silence passed, before Bakugou shouted:
“And you will never beat me with that! I am still stronger than you, little nerd!”
Deku smiled at the open challenge and turned his face, “Then I will become mph-!”
Kacchan had come closer to Izuku and suddenly grabbed the back of his head with one hand. He captured his lips and mouth, then slowly pushed the boy down on the sofa behind them. He bit the side of Deku’s neck and perched himself up on his hands.
“And I’ll make sure you never dare keep any secret from me... Or you can be damn sure I’ll make you pay!”
He collapsed the whole weight of his body upon Midoriya and underwent an even more severe punishment than the one Aizawa-sensei had given them.
Bakugou now knew that the both of them would never have a normal romantic relationship, and understood fully well that them being rivals was, in a way, stronger than what you call ‘platonic love’.
“I will never leave you alone…” Kacchan whispered as his and Deku’s bodies connected. “You will always find me in your path.”
Izuku gave him a tender smile, “I know…” he replied.
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Meanwhile, All Might was still in shock at the scene between Bakugou and Deku… and couldn’t stop himself from blushing as he remembered their passionate kiss.
“They are so full of surprises!” he thought in a chuckle. “I’m glad they have each other, either as rivals or lovers!”
“What are you muttering about again, weirdo…?”
All Might flinched and turned his eyes to Aizawa, who was in front of him, staring.
“Ah, n-nothing! I was just thinking that Midoriya and Bakugou will become a great team in the future!”
Aizawa looked at him in confusion, then regained his composure.
“Hmph! We’ll see about that…”
And so the two teachers kept a close eye on the relationship between the two rivals from now on. And their stupefaction would only grow bigger as time passed as they realized the intensity of the boys’ connection…
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