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Batarou week 2022 | Day 2 | The quiet moments

And they say opposites attract, but Garou and Badd are exactly the same, stoking each other’s fires until their fists char and flames flare up between their tongues. And Badd has become accustomed to the heady smoke that rolls leisurely under his skin, soot sifting down as it drops from his eyelashes. He's aware of every scorching shift of Garou's lips on his shoulder, and relishes in the crescent branding of his smile into Badd's skin. He hopes it keeps. Hopes each brush of Garou's fingertips sinks deep to his bones, grafts itself into his nerves, writes its languid journey into his DNA. It’s when Badd can’t distinguish where the heat is coming from, inside or beside him, when they melt into each other, not opposites but something entirely different, when Garou's eyes are two hooded suns glowing a sunset in the dark of their room. That’s when Badd can sigh out a furnace, quench his thirst. Wrap his arms around the flame and be burned, in the most breathtaking, safest of ways.

When Garou came to live with Badd, the hero resigned himself to having adopted another animal rather than living with a partner. It was accurate at first, with how Garou prowled around, situating himself wherever he liked (even if it wasn’t in a place he had been invited to be), taking things that he wanted without asking, and lazing the day away while Badd went out to pummel monsters.

Of course, the good part was that in many ways Garou was as affectionate as a pet too. When Badd came home, he met him at the door, excitedly rubbing against him, regardless of his gross state. He crawled into bed with him, resting his head on his chest, nosing at his neck and ear and insisting that he pet him until they both fell asleep. And there was humping, but…Badd didn’t exactly use rolled-up newspapers to handle that.

Days off were a bit more complicated.

“Garou, I gotta clean up the apartment.”

“Noooo…stay in bed with me.”

“This is the first day all week I don’t gotta patrol! Zenko’s gonna kill me if it gets any worse.”

Garou let out a thin, high whine, latching himself onto Badd’s body. Somehow he had managed to keep the human monster’s hand out of his pants but now he was literally wrapped around him with all his long, tight limbs.

“Fine.” Badd used the deep stores of energy that he usually got paid to employ and hoisted himself out of bed, Garou in tow. “Have it your way, Stretch.”

(Tagging @batarouweek​)

Here is the complete list of all works made for the Bad Boyz: Batarou Week 2022 that are posted here, on Twitter, and AO3.

Please note that some works are NSFW, and these will be marked with [NSFW]. Those without that marking are by default SFW.

Please let me know if I’ve missed some works, and I will add them here! :)

DAY ONE - Soulmates, Onesided/Breakup, Roleswap AU

Soulmates art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

Ying and Yang (Soulmates) art by z3p4ry2 (Tumblr)

“Heartbreaker” Fic by SenseEarly (AO3)

Onesided/Breakup art by Skelaath (Twitter)

Onesided/Breakup art by e02280_nsfw (Twitter)

[NSFW] “We Will Meet Again” Fic by PaperFicWriter (AO3)

Onesided/Breakup art by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

Soulmates art by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

DAY TWO - ABO Dynamics, Sports AU, The Quiet Moments

Sports AU art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

The Quiet Moments art by greyskies2002 (Tumblr)

[implied NSFW] ABO Dynamics art by e02280_nsfw (Twitter | AO3)

The Quiet Moments art by Skelaath (Twitter)

The Quiet Moments art by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

[implied NSFW] “The Nest is Best” by PaperFicWriter (AO3)

ABO Dynamics art by SenseEarly (Twitter)

DAY THREE - Villain AU, Domestic/Marriage, Working Together

[implied NSFW] “Day In and Day Out” fic by PaperFicWriter (Tumblr | AO3)

Villain AU art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

Domestic/Marriage art by aforrestofstuff/izzybadapple (Tumblr | Twitter)

“Nose Booping” Fic by SenseEarly (AO3)

Marriage art by e02280_nsfw (Twitter | AO3)

Marriage cosplay by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

DAY FOUR - Home at Last, Childhood Friends AU, Hanahaki Disease/Sickness

Home at Last art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

“What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger” by SenseEarly (AO3)

“Sleeping Closest to the Door” by aforrestofstuff/izzybadapple (AO3)

Childhood Friends AU art by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

DAY FIVE - Date Nights, Alternate First Meeting, Cafe/Restaurant/Barista AU

Alternate First Meeting art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

“The Coffee Shop at the End of the (Alternate) Universe” fic by PaperFicWriter (Tumblr | AO3)

Alternate First Meeting art by aforrestofstuff/izzybadapple (Tumblr | Twitter)

Date Nights art by MarrowBrawo (Twitter)

Alternate First Meeting art by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

DAY SIX - Rivalry/Sparring, Love Languages, Historical AU/Different Time Period

Love Languages art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

Historical AU/Different Time Period art by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

“Hidden Meanings” fic by SenseEarly (AO3)

DAY SEVEN - Chapter 157, Highschool/College AU, Reunion

Chapter 157 art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

“Red Riding Hood” fic by SenseEarly (AO3)

Highschool AU art by e02280_nsfw (Twitter | AO3)

 Chapter 157 art by plastic_star5 (Twitter)

DAY EIGHT - Free Day

Free Day art by ganetart (Tumblr | Twitter)

Free Day art SenseEarly (Twitter)

Free Day art by Kinzeki (Twitter)

Free Day art by e02280_nsfw (Twitter | AO3)

For @batarouweek 2022 - Day 1: Soulmates, One-sided/Break-up, Roleswap AU. (I chose soulmates).

For @batarouweek Day 2: Sports AU. Garou (from baseball team "Monster") is excited to meet the rival baseball team "Hero's" pro player Badd. After all, he wants to see are all the rumors about his "unstoppable" skills true.. And maybe beat him in the game.

Bonus sketch: