Does Todoroki have romantic feelings for Bakugo? Because all I know is that you said, after they kissed, that Bakugo's mindset was "maybe he was serious about getting married" and that Shouto's was "coming to terms with a [platonic] marriage." And then at the end of the fic, Shouto never actually specifies what the truth is considering his relationship and feelings for Bakugo. So...

Unless this will be covered in HVHDHC..?

HAVE A WIP ON THE HOUSE! ∠(ᐛ 」 ∠)＿

“Katsuki.” A tug. “Please tell me what I did.”

The summer air’s the same as it had been, as are the feelings—the emptiness, the weightlessness, the hopefulness. But the sounds are different, the hands have all been dealt, and he isn’t dreaming. He’s awake for this. He’ll stay awake for this.

There’s something else, too—the lack of hatred, the loosened grip, the letting go. A few things are different, it turns out. (Wrong again.)

Yes, Katsuki still has choices and Shouto doesn’t have all the answers he thought he did back then, but he’s mastered flight. And against all odds, he’s here.

Shouto stands in the way of so little, but he’ll wait and he’ll stand and he’ll pay for it and he’ll stay here in this moment.

Then, Katsuki inhales loudly. The next breath out—it’s shaky, unbalanced.

Still, Shouto waits.

“For all your big talk on accepting your feelings ya never actually said what the hell your feelings were,” Katsuki accuses in a tone that’s anything but. (If Shouto’s not mistaken, it’s half-envious and half-hopeful.) “Jumped right into houseplants an’ chores! A job offer. Commitment crap when you an’ me haven’t even gone on a damn”—the not-accusation gets overshadowed by the half-joyous and half-admiring tone Katsuki fails to swallow down—“date an’ it’s, I mean, c’mon, they headlined some orgs tryna get it legalized? One stupid-ass interview with some punk who ain’t even the main punk outta all those bigshots up there and it’s, like—”

Shouto tilts his head as Katsuki makes an aimless gesture as if telling him to “look around.” Before Shouto can think to obey, his hand slumps back down against his side with a fwip.

Though if you wouldn't mind telling me, what does the acronym HVHDHC stand for? I know it's the next fic, but it took me until the end of the fic to understand that HCH4 stood for "Half-Cold, Half-Hot, Half-Hero" ^w^; lol

Also, just so you know, every time Todoroki (and/or Bakugo) publicly does something romantic (even if he doesn't think it's romantic or it really isn't romantic for him), it kills me. Legit, I had to take deep breaths cause of how uncomfortable I got. So, idk, maybe, for me, you could put that kind of content in your content warnings? (Your content warnings have saved me cause I don't understand most of what happens, so when I read the content warnings (and end notes!), I can finally imagine what happened with that context.)

THANKS THANKS THANKS!!! i’m so glad i made (and posted) it too!! reading everyone’s comments have brought the laughs, the head nods, all the emotions :-)

not at all!! i might’ve forgotten to post that lil announcement! Yikes! i’m gonna go search my drafts for it right after this haha!!

hvhdhc stands for Half-Villain, Half-Demon, Half-Cat! because i liked the rhythm of it (and the hard “C’s” mirroring one another if you cram the titles together) + parallels + i finally get to explain/indulge in several upcoming concepts hinted at as a more recognizable and formal departure from the main overarching storyline presented in canon so NEW title highlighting one of the biggest change, which is All Those Quirks!

tbh, i still have some of my drafts labeled HCHHHH haha!! it unintentionally distinguished my first drafts from my final ones and i stuck with the shorter one as a tag ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ so fun tidbit about writing process things!

AND AHHHHH NOOOO I’M SORRY FOR THE DISCOMFORT ( ꈨຶ ˙̫̮ ꈨຶ ) THE USAGE OF SECOND-HAND EMBARRASSMENT IN STUFF I LIKE ALWAYS HAS ME GETTING UP & WALKING AWAY SO I DID MY BEST TO LEAN INTO HUMOR AS MISCOMMUNICATION/MISUNDERSTANSING WITH LOW STAKES + IMPLYING THE SENTIMENT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD + THE SEMI-AWKWARD CONFESSIONS THEMSELVES WOULDN’T BE UNWELCOME/DENIED/SHUT DOWN INTENTIONALLY (Bakugō Katsuki) OR MEANLY (Todoroki Shōto) IF UNDERSTOOD/COMMUNICATED!! it’s the timing of the sincerity that would’ve been an issue for both of them so feel free to blame my characterization + plot for forcing my hand to bring in my most loathed memories that still keep me up at night to this day as references (ʘ‿ʘ✿)

and thanks thanks thanks for letting me know!! will DEFINITELY be putting something down in the content warnings as an edit in the chapters i think you’re referring to + for any future Moments (and..... oh boy...... the CDs too...... yeah.....)!!! “Miscommunication/Misunderstanding of Romantic Intent” + a little description of the scene(s)/whodunnit this time in parentheses is what i’m thinking?

also that is so, so Good to me because u are not the only one who looks to the content warnings & end notes for clarification when my writing leans into a more purple prose/intentional distancing from the POV character! a very, very experimental stylization i’ve been dabbling in! curating and figuring out how to best present what comes up in my story through show and tell and Dialogue-Heavy avenues has been a struggle, so i’m glad that the work is well worth it + it’s helped in more ways than one (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞