Haters to lovers with katsuki...
Gn!reader, reader and izuku are BFFs
Tw: scars, war, a lil angsty, lots of fluff.
This is the funniest shit ever because i hate, HATE haters to lovers trope but what i lived with katsuki till 6th season was literally that LMAO. This boy is may be the only version i love and accept on that trope.
Its up to your imagination to the time you became BFFs with izuku... maybe as childs, maybe as middle school maybe in UA but in either way, in any universe a canon event always happened: you hated katsuki with your guts.
Let alone the fact he is a bully to your innocent people pleaser sheep headed bff izuku, his egoistic ahh behaviour always made you wonder how in the fuck this guy was in hero course.
And this reason was just the top of your list btw. You hated how he got awesome loving parents but still choose to be a brat. You hated how rich and economically free he is as other things wasnt enough. You hated how handsome he is because he would make your heart fluster when you both fighted. And you hated how PERFECT he is. How in the hell a egoistical rich dirty mouthed bully was good at also lessons, cooking, music, fashion AND heroic actions.
It was unbelivable. He was like a mix of trashy wattpad books male love interest. Nerd, bad boy, rich, bully and any other popular trope. But the most thing you hated was not his character or actions... it was his position. Even though you hated him, you hated much more how much you were behind him and even in some topics your bff was behind him. Was it insecurity? Was it jeaolusy? You didnt care. You didnt know... but you were sure about one thing: You. Hated. Katsuki.
And your feelings was requited.
Katsuki also hated you with his guts. Anyone else in this class was either tolareting him or ignore him. Stupid deku would still always chade him, half bastard todoroki is considering him as a friend, he has a literally friend squad and rest of his classmates either scared of him or respects him. Well except someone. YOU.
Deku's imbecile BFF. Funny, kind and understanding person everyonr around you but to him. There was no chance that you guys are in the same room and talk calmly. Either teachers or poor deku and todoroki, and even sometimes your classmates would have to seperate you before you guys jumped into each others throats.
But Katsuki didnt hate any else reason like he hated how you were the coolest person on earth except to him, and especially kind to the izuku.
He always envied how izuku was a heroic persona from the start. Hated how much he was behind even though he was much much higher then maybe anyone else... and as if this wasnt enough, you came next to izuku like a cloak to his fucking heroic personality. A soothing, emotionally smart, supportive friend who always helped to izuku to believe in himself.
He had everbody else on his side. Izuku had no one. Until you. And nobody else compared to you. Because unlike everbody else around him you didnt fondled on izuku... you didnt became a fucking fan. You became his side to encourage him. Change him. Helping him to became a better version of himself. And izuku did same to you too.
Katsuki craved this maybe more than anyone else. His buried insecurities screamed with the sincerety of your actions, of your support, of your innocent, first hand love for friends. But both his pride and himself knew, that he would rather be dead to say something this embrassing. Let alone saying accepting those at first...
So life went on. Another day another hate, another day another fight. Until Izuku left UA...
You were wounded. Both because izuku left your class even though all you lived together and that your bestfriend is literally in pain; both physically and emotionally... Maybe this was the reason why you were much quiter than anyone else in the class as the news dropped. You were shocked, felt a bit emotionless even...
Until a hand reached out to you.
As you lifted up your hand you saw Katsuki's eyes on yours, calmly, even more shocking.
"We can get him back... we can make him trust in us, believe in us, let him share his burdens with us... but the key for this, is you. If anyone can make him stop and listen us- make him listen MY apology, its you. So get up and take my hand. For the sake of your bestfriend."
And you did. Shocked, amazed, looking at him with a new perspective and most importantΕy: hating him again for something new. How much he could lessen your hate for him with a paragraph and making you realize your buried admiration and quiet support for him... hidden behind your jealousity and insecurities.
Izuku came back, life still went on but it was... sweeter. Weirdly enough because you guys were literally becoming ready for an war. But despite the depressed, awakening scene: your relationship with bakugou was blooming from the soil.
After izuku's return the hatey-shoutey convos you guys have became less at first and gone at later. Everbody else saw the difference too. Bakugou was less prideful with the way his true feelings with you and you became more forgiving to him after seeing his change and realising your deep buried feelings you never catched glimpse of. It was quiet. It was slow. And nobody took a step towards more. Nobody was still less prideful enough to. But it was sweet.
Until it wasnt.
When you learned that katsuki was nearly dead at the war... Your fear for his dead made you realize you feelings for him clearly and without any pride left. You liked katsuki. You were falling for katsuki, HARD. And when the realization hit you hard... all you could do was crying, fighting even more as if it was unimpossible to you to do so and praying that he wouldnt be dead: so that you could explain all the things you've realized.
And when Katsuki experienced death experience quite closely, he cursed himself because how prideful he was that his change couldnt affect it. He HATED himself for it even. To confess you, to explain you, his jealousity for izuku, who had always you. And he wanted you not as just a friend and more. So he promised to himself, if he survived somehow; one of the first things he was gonna do was beat the fuck out of his pride and talk to you. He breathed one last time before losing his conciousness.
And life heard your souls screams and promise thankfully. So thats how you guys ended where you were right now.
Katsuki standing on his feet with lots of scars, with a serum next to him and anxious parents who didnt understand the scene and watching you guys with confused gazes. And there was you, almost in same stiuation with Katsuki but with less serious and different placed scars.
You guys just looked into each other for a minute until both of you roughly hugged to each other, making both Katsuki's parents amd your nurse to shout to you both to be careful. You felt your tears on his shoulder as your mouth opened.
"I-"
"I like you. A lot. Maybe im already in love with you even..."
Katsuki roughly interrupted you with a confident voice. He couldnt let you tell it first. If he was gonna beat his pride, he was gonna beat it well...
You laughed and cried to his shoulders at the same time as he just smiled quietly on yours. His parents watched the scene with shock... like it was the last thing they were expecting. But as they also looked into each other, and Mitsuki smiled to her husband everything fell into a comfortable silence where you both standed while still hugging and thanking the life for your chance.
You thought your relationship was a small tree that has been growing since izuku's tragedy. But as you hugged Katsuki you finally saw the forest that was hidden both insides of you.












