𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝘾𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙀𝙍.

He rubs the back of his head sheepishly, but offers no apologies or excuses. He knows they would be a wasted effort, and would only serve to make him look even more miserable. Bakugo is right, of course. Shoto knows he is. Miserable is a good descriptor for the pro hero, caused by faults both his own and out of his control.

Maybe he should go see that therapist Izuku recommended, after all.

He clears his throat, and straightens up. “Enough serious conversation. I doubt you came by to hear my sob story again.” He’s gotten a little better at expressing actual emotion with his words since his high school days, but the joke was still delivered a little flat and he feels it.

  it lightened, sometimes, that tension in the air that just came from being in halfie’s vicinity. like right now, when he’s telling Katsuki something the blond absolutely does not give a shit about, but it’s accompanied by a small smile that seems so rare on the guy’s face.

  they’re friends, sorta, but he doesn’t dare point it out.

it’s my muse’s birthday !  what would yours say to them ?

1.     ❝ Congrats on not being dead yet ! ❞ 2.     ❝ One year closer to granny panties ! ❞ 3.     ❝ Free cake !  I mean, happy birthday ! ❞ 4.     ❝ I’ll always be younger than you. Ha ha ! ❞ 5.     ❝ In whiskey years, you just got more delicious ! ❞ 6.     ❝ For the record, you’re not old. You’re a classic ! ❞ 7.     ❝ A late birthday card is better than a late period ! ❞ 8.     ❝ Candles aren’t the only thing getting blown tonight ! ❞ 9.     ❝ Happy anniversary of your umbilical cord separation ! ❞ 10.   ❝ Another 365 days since you fell out of a vagina. Hooray ! ❞ 11.   ❝ This is an annual reminder that I’m super glad you were born ! ❞ 12.   ❝ The older you get, the better you get !  Unless you’re a banana… ❞ 13.   ❝ I’m really glad your parents had unprotected sex !  Happy birthday ! ❞ 14.   ❝ Today we celebrate the only time you won a race. Happy birthday ! ❞ 15.   ❝ I’m glad you were born, my life would be pretty boring without you ! ❞ 16.   ❝ Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you. ❞ 17.   ❝ Happy birthday to the love of my life, and the biggest pain in my ass. ❞ 18.   ❝ I wanted to give you something amazing, but I didn’t fit in the gift bag. ❞ 19.   ❝ Thanks for being born !  It’s a great excuse for us to get drunk and eat cake ! ❞ 20.   ❝ I wish you happy birthday with all my butt !  I’d say heart, but my butt is bigger. ❞ 21.   ❝ You suck… at aging !  Can you at least try to look older ? Happy birthday, anyway ! ❞ 22.   ❝ Happy birthday !  We’ve been through a lot together, and most of it was your fault ! ❞ 23.   ❝ Let’s celebrate your birthday the way you came into this world — naked and screaming ! ❞ 24.   ❝ Birthdays are good for your health. Studies show that people who have more birthdays live the longest ! ❞ 25.   ❝ Happy birthday to the funniest, prettiest, classiest bitch I know… other than myself, of course ! ❞ 26.   ❝ Happy birthday !  Always remember that if you fall, I’ll be there to pick you up… after I finish laughing, of course ! ❞ 27.   ❝ Happy birthday to the smartest, funniest and most beautiful person in the world !  Wait, did I say “to” ?  I meant “from” ! ❞ 28.   ❝ This is not a birthday card !  Because if it was, then it would be late. But it’s not a birthday card, so it’s not late ! ❞ 29.   ❝ I think me being your [friend/girlfriend/boyfriend/etc…] is enough of a birthday gift. You’re welcome ! ❞ 30.   ❝ Good things take time, just like me remembering your birthday. Happy belated birthday ! ❞ 31.   ❝ I didn’t get you anything, but I thought about it. They say it’s the thought that counts ! Happy birthday ! ❞ 32.   ❝ I wanted to send you something sexy, but the postman told me to get out of the mailbox… anyway, happy birthday ! ❞ 33.   ❝ Happy birthday to a [brother/boyfriend/husband/etc…] that has the world’s greatest [sister/girlfriend/wife/etc…] !  You are so lucky ! ❞ 34.   ❝ There’s two things to remember on your birthday. First, forget the past, because you can’t change it ;  second, forget the present — I didn’t buy you one. ❞ 35.   ❝ For your birthday I wanted to give you something that was both funny and charming, but then I remembered you already have me in your life. ❞

You don’t see a lot of these around, but here are some birthday prompts for muses birthdays! For muses that like to celebrate or not.

❝Hey birthday girl/boy, I heard it was your birthday today!❞

❝I baked you a cake! I hope you like it.❞

❝Oh, wow, your birthday was today? Sorry it slipped my mind.❞

❝My birthday is today, but it’s really not a big deal.❞

❝I really don’t celebrate birthdays because remind me of terrible memories.❞

❝I’ve never celebrated my birthday before.❞

❝C’mon! You can’t sit inside all day. Today is your birthday!❞

❝Wait, your birthday is today?! Why didn’t you tell me?!❞

❝Happy Birthday, _______! I got something planned for both of us!❞

❝Why do people make a big deal out of birthdays?❞

❝Close your eyes. I got a surprise for you!❞

❝This isn’t how I planned to spend my birthday…❞

❝Don’t tell me this is another surprise party.❞

❝Come on losers, today is my birthday and we’re gonna party all night long!❞

❝Remember the last time you threw a party for me? That was a mess. Let’s do something quiet this time.❞

❝I really don’t like parties, let’s just do something just the two of us.❞

❝I planned this whole day out for you. You’re not spending your birthday alone.❞

❝Well, this isn’t the worst birthday I ever celebrated.❞

❝Thank you, this is the best birthday ever!❞

tw: implied character death

Fresh clothes would be nice.

Izuku tugged at his tattered yellow scarf and his mud-stained gloves, feeling slightly self-conscious and out of place in this clean environment. To be fair, he was grateful that whatever power had sent him into the future sent him in his own clothes, and didn't leave him to deal with whatever disintegrated scraps that would have been left behind in the coffin with the corpse.

"You don't think we switched, right?" Izuku asked as they started down the path to the blond's apartment - it was a thought that had suddenly occurred to him. "Like, I got transported into the future somehow, and the...body...got flung back a few years?" The thought was a worrisome one indeed. "If that's the case, I might give All Might a heart attack. And Endeavor, Hawks, also Best Jeanist!" He was not traveling alone, after all, and the adults would not react well to a spontaneous corpse.

"I am probably overthinking..." Surely if something like that happened, then the timeline would already be affected. Maybe. This whole situation was too complicated.

Besides, there was something else to distract him now.

  ❝  yeah, don’t be going through my fuckin’ shit. just find some clothes to wear in the closet.  ❞  not that he’ll say he has anything to hide, per say, but there’s definitely some semblance of privacy he’d like to keep. of course Izuku’s probably not going to listen, but whatever, gives him a chance to yell.

  unlocking the door, he freely lets them in, heading straight for the kitchen counter where his extra hearing aids are charging. Katsuki’d always been an overly organized person. he didn’t like clutter, didn’t like things out of place, and generally could be a pain in the ass to live with. that’s why his apartment feels so bare, with only a few pieces of furniture, and next to no decoration.

  actually, the only thing he can count as decoration is the wooden cube storage unit that houses too many damn pieces of All Might memorabilia to be healthy, multiple pieces stuck into eleven of the twelve spots. in the middle, a very familiar, very worn mask sits in a glass case to protect the remains of green cloth attached to it, right in the middle cube at eye level with Katsuki.

Deku.

Is it funny or depressing that, even after all these years, it’s a shudder running down his spine that’s his body’s first, uncontrolled reaction upon hearing this ugly nickname? At least this time, a different feeling accompanies Izuku; not even a ghost of fear that would once swallow him whole. Tonight it feels much more like good, old anger.

“Deku.” The man repeats the word that stuck to him more than his own name, tone quiet as he remembers how it sounded. God, but why today, why always the worst possible timing?

  ❝  ha? using that name...  ❞

  there’s something vaguely unsettling about hearing his hero name from Deku, like it’s the wrong thing to call him. no, that’s not it, not quite. fixing his hat by the brim, he makes sure to stop several strides away. 

the only time members of the bakusquad can torment bakugou with zero repercussions is when he's unable to fight back