Love Language (My Hero Academia)
Ship : Switch!Bakugou, Switch!Deku (BakuDeku)
A/N : sorry if thereâs any mistakes, the tumblr app is a bitch and i am so tired of using this platform! sorry for the cynicism, just tired. hope you guys enjoy!! iâve been wanting to write for bkdk forever so this was fun :)
Summary : Bakugou's keeping a secret. Deku is very eager to figure out what exactly he's hiding, and this leads to some...playful antics.
Word Count : 3994
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Deku had put some real thought behind what his and Kacchanâs love language together would be. He felt every relationship had one that stood out above the rest, whether it be words of affirmation and adoration for one another, or simple physical touch that lingered so one could be as close as possible to the other they love.Â
But if he had to choose a word, just one word to describe the love language he and Kacchan shared together, the answer he finds in his vocabulary sticks out like a sore thumb:
Bickering.
âKacchan, I already told you there isnât another day we can go. Iâm either babysitting Eri or training with All Might every other day; it has to be Tuesday.â
âFucking reschedule then, nerd. Iâve got plans on Tuesday, and I know damn well Iâm not rescheduling,â Kacchan lounged against Dekuâs bed, sprawled lazily as he scrolled through his phone and argued like it was clockwork. Because really, it was.Â
âI canât just reschedule, you know that! Whatâs so important about Tuesday anyway? Got a hot date you care to clue me in on?â
âOh yeah, super hot. Way outta your league, donât bother asking,â the smirk on Kacchanâs face made Deku smile at the corners of his mouth before immediately pulling his face back into a pout-like scowl.Â
âIâm serious, Kacchan, why not Tuesday?â
âBecause I said so.â
âStop being so stubborn.â
âStop being so annoying.â
âIâm not annoying, Iâm persistent.â
âPersistent on annoying the shit out of me.â
Deku sighed frustratedly, finally shutting the laptop on his desk and swiveling the chair around to face his incredibly hard-headed boyfriend, who was still looking at his phone.
He stared at Kacchan for a good moment before the blonde gave in and looked back at him. The blonde kept his eyebrows up and lips pressed, like he was pretending to care about the conversation. He did care, but itâs fun to tease Deku and get him all huffy like he is now.
âYes, your majesty?â
Deku groaned, but he felt his face getting just slightly warmer at the teasing remark. He said nothing in response, just continuing to stare Kacchan down like his eyes had hidden lie detectors installed in the retinas.
Finally, Kacchan huffed, his face relaxing from the teasing one he held back into that infamous grumpy expression, returning his glare to the phone in his hand, totally uninterested. Totally.
âLook, Iâve got shit to do that day, alright?â
âLike what? Why canât you tell me what it is?â
âBecause I just canât, okay?! Not a big fucking deal..â Kacchan continued with a mumble of feign annoyance, âYouâll figure out what it is later anyways.â
Ohh. Okay then. So itâs a secret for Deku, not from him. Interesting. Very interesting.
Deku sat in thought, allowing an almost tense silence to fill the room. His glare remained aimed at Kacchan, finger curled against his chin that tilted down as he pondered. It was an expression Deku wore quite often when thinking. Every couple of seconds Kacchan spared him a glance, before clicking his tongue like he was irritated at the cogs turning in Dekuâs head.Â
Finally, Deku stood, sauntering over to the bed innocently enough. He peeked down at Kacchan with a sweet smile, the blonde finally peering above his phone and grimacing at the look.
âWhy are you lookinâ at me like that?â He grumbled.
âSo whatâs this about Tuesday?â
âOh my god are you still on that shit? I said youâll find out soon enough so just drop it-- hey-! Gah whAt the-! S-stop, dohonât you-- shihit stop!â
That was another thing Deku could probably count as one of their love languages: tickling. Whether to settle a dumb argument, win against the other in a spar, or just to hear some cute giggles whenever they felt in the mood, somehow tickling was always brought back up in their relationship like they were rekindling the childhood they fucked up for each other.
Neither one of them minded it. In fact, they both thoroughly enjoyed the activity when it was with one another. But one was definitely more keen on admitting that fact than the other would ever dare.
Dekuâs smile was innocent and sweet; the fingers curling into Kacchanâs lower ribs, pinching the sensitive bundle of nerves that left his boyfriend near thrashing through choked-back laughs, were much less so.
Kacchan growled through restrained giggles, trying hard to fight back against the silly sensations that forced his body to curl around his evil boyfriendâs fingers and his belly to bounce in giggles so unlike him.
âQ-quihit! I swear Iâll- gggrraahaha nohoho!â His feet kicked out against the mattress, ruining the well-made comforter just so he could relieve himself from all the pent-up ticklish energy coursing through him. He tried pushing away Dekuâs hands, but even when he managed to move them away from one spot, like his belly, they always found another that somehow felt more ticklish than the last, like his fucking ribs. âI swehehear! GAhaAHAHahah Deheheku!â
âYou swear what? Sorry, I canât understand you, youâll what now? Hm? What are you gonna do, Kacchan?â Deku teased, delighting in the squeal and curses against his life he got in return. âOh, I know what youâll do! How about you tell me what youâre gonna be up to on Tuesday? Hm? Howâs that sound, Kacchan?â
The blonde just shook his head defiantly, if not to also hide his flushed face in his pillow as much as he could.Â
Why did he always feel like this every time that nerd tickled him. It was so fucking stupid, immature as anything. Tickling isnât that bad, it shouldnât take much for Bakugou to fight back and claim victory like he did with everything else.
If it was anyone else tickling him, heâd still be holding back well by now. Sure, itâd probably tickle just the same, maybe less. But heâd be able to hold off his laughter, fight back harder, do fucking anything other than curling up into a squirming ball of growling giggles and just let it happenâlike he was doing right now.Â
There was just something about the way Deku in particular tickled him that always made his face flame, made his brain short-circuit into nothing more than giddy mush. It just felt different. More intimate, maybe. Deku knows the ins and outs of Bakugouâs entire being, has analyzed him since the day they met, and yet still somehow the bastard manages to find out new things about him nearly every day. Deku knows exactly how to tickle him, and this makes him vulnerable. That knowledge makes the fingers squishing into his belly tickle just so much worse than they would with anyone else.Â
Bakugou can't stand it. He can't take it.Â
And yet he fucking does.Â
âCâmooooon Kacchan! I know you wanna tell me! Tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me-â
âSTOHOHOPP! You ahahasshohole! Fuhuhuck ahahaha-!â Bakugou was going to die like this. Face red like a cherry, squirming away from his boyfriendâs fingers that always found a new spot to torment no matter his struggle, those stupid fucking butterflies filling his belly and making him feel allâ
NO. No. He doesnât like this. This is torture, an interrogation tacticâand a childish one at that. He is fine, he will persevere, he can fucking handle a little-
âWAHAHAIT NOHOhohoho! Nononohohoho you fuhuhucker!â Through his struggle Deku managed to sit on his waist, pinning his body to the bed and leaving him even more helpless than before. He even zeroed in on that disgustingly ticklish spot on his upper ribs, the one he just loved to remind Kacchan of endlessly. The blonde glued his elbows to his sides like it would do anything but trap Dekuâs stupid skilled fingers to that one horribly ticklish spot.Â
Bakugou tried spitting curses at Deku through his cackles, but the words always dissolved into hysterical giggles that that green-headed fucker just chuckled at in response.
âYouâre so cuuuute! It tickles, doesnât it? Does it tickle? Does thiiiis tickle?â Deku pinched faster at that dastardly little spot, Kacchan throwing his head back in giggly anguish. The blonde shook his head yet again, squeezing his eyes shut tight so he didnât have to look at that sickly sweet expression on his evil tormentor's face.
âYohohou-! You cahahanât! You cahahanât juuhust-!â He yet again lost his words to wheezes and unstoppable giggles, kicking hard against the mattress in flustered frustration.
âI canât? Oh, but I can! I can do whatever I want, Kacchan, and you canât do anything about it. All you have to do is tell me what youâre gonna be up to on our date night and then I might let you go!â
Bakugou gave him a wide-eyed intimidation stare, though the effect was lost on his cackling smile and scrunched-up nose. âMihihight!?â
âWell yeah, I love your laugh~! I only get to hear it so often cause youâre this ticklish,â Deku chuckled, now poking sporadically all over his boyfriend's sensitive ribs and making the blonde throw his head back in a giggle fit. âTickling you is just so fun, Kacchan, you know itâs hard for me to stop sometimes,â he stated it like a clear fact Bakugou should already be aware of. Even worse is that Bakugou was indeed very aware of how much fun Deku found tickling him to be, and it made his body feel torn between squirming away from him entirely to escape that horribly funny feeling, and just sitting perfectly still (or, at least, as still as one could be while being tickled) and letting his mean boyfriend have his fun. He shouldnât be thinking like that, Deku is having his fun by torturing the living daylights out of him, but Bakugouâs come to find such a soft spot in himself for that little fucker, one that wants to let him do whatever he wants just to make the boy happyâ unluckily for him, this soft spot just happens to be insanely fucking ticklish, and Deku has all intentions to exploit the hell out of it.
âI donât cahahare! Itâs nohohotâ! Ahahaha shihitâ!â Kacchan wheezed, fists gripping onto Dekus wrists like a lifeline. He pushed, he shoved, made a whole show about trying to get away.
And yet? There he lies; still giggling, still tickled.
Deku chuckled, giving sweet pinches to Kacchans hips and thriving in the loud, giggly whine his action brought. âYou canât even talk now~,â he keened, bringing his face so fucking close to Bakugouâs own that the blonde was almost worried heâd be able to feel the warmth radiating off his flushed face. âIâve got youuuu~!â
Bakugou wailed through a desperate cackle. He hated that, the stupid teasy shit Deku always pulled when he had him like this. It was so mean, made him feel so damn vulnerable, why the hell is his heart pounding so fucking hard.Â
âNohoho! Nononohohoâ!â It was all he could say, his only counter to Dekuâs malicious attack. He canât give in though, canât let that bastard get what he wants out of him. He has to stay strong.Â
âNo? Aww, but why? I just wanna know about your fun little plans!â Deku scribbled up Kacchanâs sides, his fingers walking a dark path back up to the blondeâs worst spot. Kacchan jerked to the side, held his arms so tight against himself while still trying to maintain the grasp he had against his boyfriendâs weapons of mass destruction. He knew it was no use, theyâd played this game so many times by now he knew his fate was sealed, but he had to try damnit.Â
âI wohohonât! Itâs a fuhucking secrehehet you bihihitch!âÂ
âAlways so rude to me, Kacchan. What did I ever do to you, huh?â Deku said with an all-knowing grin, tilting his head like an innocent and curious puppy. That mean fucking bastard.
âThihihis!! Youâre fuhuhcking evihihilâ!â Bakugou was having a hard time breathing now, his only source of oxygen being through hysterical giggling. Deku sighed with a tut, removing his fingers from the dip of Kacchans hips and placing them on his chest. He pressed down firmly, like to assert they were not yet finished here. Bakugou groaned through the giggly breaths he took thanks to his little break.Â
âIâm not evil, Kacchan. Iâm persistent,â Deku smiled at his boyfriend's scoff. âWe can be done here, y'know. No more tickling if you just tell me.â
Bakugou glared up at Deku, finally willing down his blush so he could actually assert himself here.Â
âI donât care about the tickling. Iâm not fucking talking. Itâs not for you to know, not yet at least,â He smirked, placing a hand over the ones pressed against his chest. âCanât keep your hands off me long, huh?â
Deku pouted, mad that Kacchan was trying to dominate the situation again like he always does. But no, no heâs not in charge here, not yet at least. Deku still has some answers heâs looking for.Â
âAt least tell me why you canât tell me.â
Bakugou blinked. He glared at Deku with an incredulous look, one that said âyouâre fucking joking, right?â, and when he saw that look of pure seriousness on his boyfriends face, he just couldnât help it. Bakugou slammed a hand over his mouth as he cackled at his boyfriendâs way with words.Â
He laughed through a muffled palm, âYouâre so fuhucking stupihid!â Bakugou cackled, his free hand squeezing Dekuâs on his chest to assure his words were lighthearted. ââTell me why you canât tell meâ,â thatâs fucking telling you, you dumbass!â
Deku scowled at his boyfriend's hysterics, much less amused by this form of laughter than the kind he brought out himself.Â
âIâm serious! Why canât you tell me?â
âI did tell you, itâs a secret.â
âBut what kind of secret? A gift? A party? Be more specific.â
âNo, cause then youâll fucking figure it out, you dunce.â
Deku dropped his face. âYouâre just asking for it, arenât you?â
âIâm not asking for shit! If Iâm asking you anything itâs that you leave it fucking be.â
âBut KachaaaaanâŚâ
Oh there he goes, whining and pulling that stupid puppy dog look again. That adorable little idiot just always gets what he wants, itâs not fucking fair. But not this time, oh no. Bakugou stayed strong, holding his own, refusing to give the little manipulator what he wants. Because if he did, it would ruin the fucking surprise.Â
Dekuâs birthday is next month, heâs turning the big one-eight. Bakugou had been preparing his present for weeks now, counting down the days and scheduling the purchase perfectly so nothing could go wrong. But, the only day he could line up to buy the limited-edition All Might plush that had been recalled when they were kids for whatever reason, was Tuesday.Â
Deku had one when they were little, but through a tussle between the two boys (one that Bakugou knows he started and to this day feels terrible over), it had been torn and ruined in the mud of their local playground. Dekuâs mom had tried everything to fix it before eventually just trying to buy a new one, but again, the damn thing had been fucking recalled, so it was nowhere.
Bakugou still has memories of Deku bawling his eyes out over the thing, sleepless nights from not being able to cuddle his favorite plush like a security blanket. Bakugou feels, and even back then felt, fucking horrible over it.Â
So, when he found one for sale online a few months ago, one that was in mint-fucking-condition, he knew that was it. That plushie was exactly what Deku would get from him on his birthday into adulthood.Â
Thing was, buying the damn thing was looking to be a real fucking inconvenience at the moment. He was able to talk to the seller, get to a nice price they were both happy with (well, happy was an overstatement; how in the hell could a stuffed doll be so fucking expensive?!), and agree on a time to meet up and exchange. But it had to be Tuesday. This Tuesday. No other day, the seller told him, cause if he was late heâd give it to the next seller who was just as eager to buy.Â
And so, here he lies, entirely unwilling to fess up with an actual monster on his waist trying itâs damndest to get him to talk. But Deku had his fun, Bakugou at least gave him that. Now he thinks itâs about time a certain monster learned what the consequences of pestering his very nice and loving boyfriend are.
âQuit your whining, idiot,â Bakugou grinned before quickly gripping at Dekuâs waist, careful not to tickle yet, but enough to make sure the boy knew it was a threat. âYou think youâre just gonna get away with that little stunt?â
Deku gasped with a wobbly smile, his hands shooting to Kacchanâs wrists with an all-too-excited pleading look. âN-no, I just--â
âYou just what? Just thought you could tickle all the answers out of me like itâs easy? Ohoho, Iâll show you whatâs really easy--â Bakugou chuckled before delivering quick yet gentle squeezes to Dekuâs hips, the boy already folding forward in embarrassed, giggly huffs, his head shaking ânoâ all the while. â--Whatâs easy is making you fall apart right at the seams, you ticklish idiot.â
In one quick move, Bakugou had their positions flipped, Deku on his back with his legs wrapped around Bakugouâs waist and the blondeâs fingers pinching quick and mercilessly right at that little spot he knows Deku just canât stand.
Deku squealed and shrieked through giggles, legs kicking beside his boyfriendâs waist and hands pushing not hard enough at Bakugouâs wrists. His hair was already tussled from shaking his head, face flushed and scrunched in ticklish anguish.
âAhahaha!! Nohot fahahair!â He whined through his cackles, body twisting with a giggly shout when one hand moved to pinch up and down his right side.
âOh, itâs not so fair when itâs you getting the tickle punishment then, is it? My my, what double standards you have there, Deku,â Bakugou couldnât help the wide grin on his face. Seeing Deku like this is just always too damn cute. He looks a mess in the best way possible, shrieking pleas and apologies through hysterical giggles. Bakugou wouldnât have it any other way.
âIâm sohohorryyy!! I wahas just--AH! AHAHahaha juhuhust chuhurious! Kahachhaan plehehease-!â Deku pleaded, trying to look his boyfriend in the eye but failing miserably when the tickling just made his eyes scrunch right back up in laughter.
âYeah well curiosity sure killed the cat here, didnât it?â Bakugou moved his hands to pinch at the thighs so readily available to him next to his own sides, leaving Deku to arch off the bed with a loud, desperate squeal. He tried slapping at Bakugou's hands, now too far away to get a firm grip on them, but his fight was futile. Deku was sentenced to a tickled silly death. He wrapped his arms around his torso and cackled helplessly, squirming around like it would do a thing.
âYou givinâ up? Just gonna sit there and let me tickle you silly, Deku? Youâre fuckinâ hopeless,â Bakugou chuckled, delighted in the blush Deku now tried to cover up with his right hand. âDo you apologize for being a pest?â
âYEHEHES! Iâm sohohorryy! So sohohorry, Kachahahaha--! Ahahaha nohoho-! Pleheheehehe-!â
âYeah, I didnât quite catch that,â Bakugou brought his face down towards Dekuâs own, the boyâs cackles so loud it almost hurt his ears. He grinned maliciously, âCanât really understand you when, yâknow, you canât even talk~,â Oh how he loved to use Dekuâs own words against him. It always made him scream so deliciously.
Hm. Bakugou was quite close to Dekuâs face at the moment. His cute, red, smiley little face. Bakugouâs eyes scanned down from the boyâs cheeks, to jaw, to neck. Hm. Hmm.
Bakugou switched up his tickle tactic just a tad, from digging into Dekuâs thighs to just tickling softly over the skin (much thanks to the boyâs athletic shorts he always wore for comfort). At this, Deku kicked hard against the sheets, letting out a half-screech half-whine through his bubbly giggles. Bakugou grinned at the change of pace before dipping down right into the crook of Dekuâs neck and nibbling.
Deku screamed. His hands pushed against Bakugouâs hair, not enough to pull but enough to make it a mess. Bakugou growled into his neck at that, making him squeak so preciously.Â
âLittle stuck, huh?â
âNohohoho! Nohoho yohohou-! Thihhiss ihihis-! AHAHAHA-!! Tihihickles!â His voice was so high-pitched now, the tickling at his neck making it impossible to lower it for his own dignity.Â
âYeah? Tickles?â Bakugou whispered right into the shell of Dekuâs ear, the tickled boy shaking his head with a squeal like it would do anything but make Kacchanâs hair tickle at his nose.
âOkahahahay! Okahahay, Kachahahan!â he shoved at Bakugouâs shoulders while his own bounced in giggly mirth. He knew his face had to be bright red at this point, he could feel the heat spreading everywhere, god he felt so warm. Kacchanâs face, his lips, against his neck and ears were too much, too vulnerable, too ticklish. The way his chapped lips grazed the skin as his teeth worked oh-too gently to nibble away at every fiber of his sanity was making him lose his mind. Not to mention he was still tickling his fucking thighs. Kacchan rarely tickled him so gently, it was so out of character for the boy, and yet here he was, tearing Deku apart by the seams just like he said he would with the softest and meanest of tickles Deku couldâve ever imagined.
âYou sorry yet~?â Bakugou whispered yet again, smiling into the skin when he heard Dekuâs laughter start going silent, every few seconds a wheeze or hysterical giggle slipping its way through before delving right back into silent delirium.Â
Finally, Deku got the breath to barely giggle out, âY-yehehes! S-sohohorry! Kahahahahaha-!â
With a kiss at the shell of Dekuâs red little ear (oh it was so warm, how delightful), Bakugou pulled away, the boy left panting through giggles on his lap. Fuck, he looks so cute like that. Bright pink and wrecked, breathing hard while still unable to control the titters of leftover sensations crawling over his neck and thighs.Â
Deku seemed to have forgotten what this was all about, just looking up at Kacchan and throwing his arms over his face with embarrassed giggles. Bakugou chuckled, giving a slap to the side of Dekuâs thigh and making him squeak.
âYouâre gonna love it, though. Even if I canât tell you what it is, Iâll at least let your nosy ass know itâs something good,â Bakugou gave a small smile, eyes hooded in adoration.
Deku brought his arms down to his chest so he could look properly at his boyfriend, smiling wide when he saw how Kacchan was looking at him.Â
âHope it was worth it,â he giggled before propping himself up and puckering his lips out for Kacchan to take the chance. Bakugou just rolled his eyes fondly before giving in and kissing his boyfriend softly, hand on his cheek.
A month passed, and Deku did indeed adore his gift. Tears were shed (all on Dekuâs part of course, Bakugou just chuckled at his boyfriendâs sensitivity like he always did), and that night Deku had two things he could cuddle and snuggle himself to sleep with.
Maybe they had three love languages, Deku thought as he drifted off, cuddled against the soft plush he forgot he missed so much and the warm arms wrapped protectively around his waist. Bickering, check. Tickling, double check. Gift-giving? Most definitely a triple check in Dekuâs books. He gave the plush a tight squeeze as he finally dozed off with a smile.
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A/N : i hope yall enjoyed! it's currently 4:30am and i've got class in the morning and work in the afternoon so i should rlly get to sleep lmaoo. this jsut took way longer to post thanks to tumblr dot com being the worst platform in the world! hope yall have a great day, love u guys!! <;33













