♡ part 2 of OPERATION : LOVE GAMES.
how will katsuki react to falling for the kindest girl in u.a. history? :
katsuki bakugo didn’t have time for the whole ‘feelings and love’ bullcrap. he had better things to worry about; get even better (if that was even possible, because y’know, he’s already amazing) with his explosion quirk, surpass all the damn extras, and take the spot as the number one pro-hero! why the hell would he concern himself with—
“hi kats, good morning! how are you?” you cut in with his thoughts as he was already with crossed arms and racing thoughts, sitting next to him with a soft smile as you placed your backpack down.
oh. yeah. YOU. you change the trajectory of his thinking.
he doesn’t do the whole feelings thing; not that he doesn’t feel them, he just can’t waste his time on them.
but you do something to him. you make him want something more than just a spot with the big leagues. you make his heart move in a way that’s not just from the adrenaline of blowing sparkplugs face off for saying some idiotic shit.
well, he does. but he’s not gonna tell you that. not yet.
he was already looking away, away from your eyes, because he knew you were looking, ears already turning a shade of pink. your voice alone made him feel irritatedly warm.
“fine. you?” he grumbled back, closing his eyes and sighing internally. he immediately knew he had it bad for you.
why? because he didn’t ask about other people’s days right off the jump. he would usually just say something slick with a dumb threat of blowing them straight to hell, but no.
he couldn’t do it to you, and he wouldn’t…and everyone saw it, except for you. he wanted to know how you were.
you were calm in his storm, the kindness he needed that made him calm down for a second (shocker that that’s even possible), and you made it impossible to focus.
“it’s been good so far! i had a dream that i was in a land full of cats, it was nice..” you said back with a softness that probably was equivalent to a cloud, getting your notebook out.
“tch…cute.” he mumbled like he didn’t even know it would come out of his mouth, immediately feeling that pink shade move to his cheeks as he barked out “NOTHING.”, when you asked him to repeat.
and like he said, that’s how he knew. that’s how he knew he had it bad for you.
now, katsuki didn’t need these extras in his business, he was just gonna do his own thing about his feelings, whatever! but clearly his feelings were way more obvious than he thought…
because now? he’s being pressed by the loudest pink one, the stupidest one, and the shittiest hair one all at once because of his crush.
NOW : RACCOON EYES, DUNCE FACE, AND SHITTY HAIR.
it wasn’t out of the ordinary that katsuki was stewing, but this wasn’t the normal stewing. this looked like the ‘im-about-to-blow-every-single-one-of-these-extras-out-of-the-damn-universe-except-for-you’ stewing.
and the three little busy bodies immediately knew.
laying on his bed, eyes closed, hands behind his head as he tried to ignore these feeling for the thousandth time (as if that was doing shit), he almost lost HIS when denki bursted into his room, along with mina and kirishima.
“ALRIGHT KACCHAN! who in the heck has you in the dumps and in your feelings!?” he said all smugly, taking a seat at his desk without a care in the goddamn world.
“GET THE HELL OUT YOU DAMN DUNCEFACE! ALL OF YOU,” he yelled without hesitation, his quirk already sizzling at the palm of his hand. kirishima and mina followed in as if they owned the place, kirishima speaking up first as he took a seat on a beanbag.
“come on bakugo, chill out! we’re just here to talk!” he said with that smile, y’know, that kirishima smile that made sure everything was okay. mina smiled and immediately told kirishima to “scooch!”, taking a seat in the beanbag as well. “yup yup! something’s just been…on our minds for a while, y’know, about a certain someoneee..” she said mischievously.
katsuki perked up at this. only his ears though, he couldn’t let them know that he knew exactly what they were talking about.
katsuki kept his eyes close, though his heart clenched in chest. put on that faux attitude, it’s fine.
“tch…the hell are you talking about?” he grumbled, not seeing how all three of them all smile, but denki had to be the one to break it to him.
“you’re serious infatuation with y/n, that’s what! you’re not that sneaky, kacchannn!” he teased with a snicker, getting a blow of explosives right to the face. heh, now he really looked electrocuted. mina sighed, grabbing a nearby towel to hand it to denki, speaking up instead. “don’t go blowing him up, bakugo! you know he’s right! you totally love her!”
“exactly! you treat her nicer than you do for any of us, and I’m your best friend!” kirishima chimed in.
he hates how they’re right. if denki asked him for help on homework and didn’t get it right away, he would genuinely get pummeled with a ruler or a pencil. let you ask him for help on something he considered to be easy?
he would sit next to you, pinch your cheek with a mutter of “here, idiot. pay attention next time.”, and work you through the problem.
“SHUT THE HELL UP.” he yelled, eyes finally opening. he was honestly ready to just kick them out, but then he thought about you, and how you always manage to calm him down with a simple statement. so, he took a reluctant breath and rolled his eyes, scoffing. “doesn’t matter anyway. you’re not telling her shit and I’m not either, so just drop it alright?!”
the trio looked at each other in confusion, before mina decided to take the lead, being the only girl in the room after all.
“why not?! you guys would be so cute together! like…a grumpy pomeranian with a girlfriend that’s like the sweetest ragdoll cat ever!” she squealed happily, already imagining the two holding hands.
katsuki knew the reason, but he barely admitted it to himself, but all this questioning made it real…
he didn’t believe he deserved you. you were kind and sweet, you didn’t shout, you didn’t threaten people every five seconds, you said people’s actually names instead of giving them a insulted ass nickname like ‘shitty hair’ or ‘sparkplug’.
he was loud, he was literally called ‘Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight’…why would you ever date someone like him?
you needed someone like kirishima, hell, even katsuki could admit that kirishima was actually a gentleman, or maybe that half and half bastard, he could do hella providing.
what if he accidentally hurt you with a fucked up statement? he couldn’t afford it, so, he’ll stew in his feelings instead.
but before he could even make a snarky comeback, kirishima popped in, giving that advice like always.
“come on bakugo, be manly! y/n is super kind, and she obviously likes you! she’s always hanging around you the most, besides uraraka of course. just tell her how you feel man!” he encouraged with a fist pump to the air (classic kiri), mina nudging his shoulder with a whisper of ‘that was really good advice, kiri!’
“exactly! plus, a little birdie told me that monoma from class 1-b started taking a liking to herrr..” denki egged on with a mischievous smile, seeing the fire burn in his eyes.
MONOMA!? THAT LUNATIC!? hell no. absolutely not.
“WHAT!?” he blew up, not sharing another word with them as he stormed out of his room, already making his way to you. no. now he had to tell you.
“woah, monoma is really making a move on y/n?! i’ve never heard that!” mina said, curiously wanting more information.
“me neither! where in the world did you even get that, kaminari?” kirishima turning to face him, wide eyed.
“oh, i made it up. it’s hilarious to see bakugo get that jealous over a girl that’s not his yet…but she’s about to be.” he snickered with a wink.
he was furious. he hated admitting to himself that the thought of someone else snatching you up, pissed him off. but it did.
he had his hands stuffed deep in his pockets, grumbling under his breath as he stormed the halls for you. he was pissed, more pissed than his usual pissed. he wanted to just blow something or someo—
he stopped. dead in his tracks, because he heard your laugh. and when he looked up, he felt his heart start thumping in his ears
you sitting there with uraraka, jirou and momo, hair slightly messy, smile wide with your laugh coming through strong as uraraka made some joke. he felt like shit was moving in slow motion. you were…
god, you were beautiful. so damn beautiful, that it made him so fuzzy inside.
without even thinking, he storms over and sees you make eye contact with him, smiling wider as you said “hi kats, what’re you— oh!”, as he grabbed your wrist and muttered a quiet “come on”, dragging you away to the kitchen. he needed quiet, he needed your warmth in a spot that wasn’t occupied by anyway.
you stumbled after him before catching your footing in the kitchen, looking at him with confusion. his neck and ears were pink as he held your wrist before letting go, stuffing his hands back in his pockets. deeply. like he was trying to reach in a abyss of fabric for the answer as to why he felt like this.
it was silent, but you couldn’t get your question out before he spoke.
“has…” he started, clearing his throat as he looked at the ground…and then you. was katsuki…nervous? “…has monoma made a move on you?”
he was shocked he was even asking this bullshit, but he had to know. you blinked, three times before laughing. not in a mean way, but in a way that screams “what in the world?”
“what!? nooo! that’s crazy! he would never, he’s just a friend!” you said, shaking your head before continuing. “is…is that what you dragged me over for, kats? are you okay?”
thank fuck. THANK ALMIGHT. but—THEN WHY THE HELL DID DENKI SAY— that damn failed electric unit.
katsuki gave a surprising sigh of relief, looking away before growling.
“no. im not okay, y/n. i’ve been going crazy for the last few weeks because I’ve been pretending like i don’t like you!” you were stunned, he could see it on your face, but he needed to get this shit out because it’s been tearing him apart.
“you drive me crazy. you know I’m not about the love and feelings bullshit, but you make me reconsider all of that, you dumbass.” his voice cracked on the last word, obviously meaning no harshness to the term. “but i’m done hating it. i know im not good at this stuff, i can be an explosive asshole but…”
“…i can’t stand the thought of you being with anyone else that isn’t me. i like you, a lot. more than than I’ve ever let myself like someone, but you—you’re special to me, goddamnit.”
he let it out in one breathe, that voice much softer than normal. it was only breathing, and heavy words hanging in the air as he looked at you. you were stunned, staring at him with parted lips. so naturally, he felt embarrassed.
“WELL!? ARE YOU GONNA SAY SOMETHING OR N—“ but he was cut off when your hands cupped his face, pressing the softest kiss to his pink cheek.
“you’re such a dork kats…i like you too. more than i should have!” you said against his cheek, before nuzzling into his neck and hugging him tightly. “you make me really happy..”
now it was his turn to be stunned, huh? but he’s been waiting for this moment. the amount of times he’s wanted to just hug you tightly and bury himself in your warmth but couldn’t…he can finally do it now.
“tch…you’re ridiculous, y’know that?” he mumbled, before hugging you back tightly. enough that he wouldn’t let you go until it was time.
yeah, he was loud, explosive, he threatened every five seconds and couldn’t stand idiots.
but you? you never cared about that. you saw the good parts in him; his interest in almight (which he denies everyday), how he likes challenging his own strengths against others, how he helps with the occasional insult.
and that’s enough for him.
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📝 words of advice from tomie ♡ : second part! literally took no breaks i think? when it comes to katsuki, i would hate to mischaracterize him 😭 literally my favorite character in mha for so many reasons, so i tried to capture his personality or how I think he would respond to this the most in the best way possible !! kirishima will be coming soon, but please enjoy this in the meantime! <3 p.s. this is like semi-proofread ^^” CHILL ON ME OKAY!!! i really like this though.