Izuku is easy to love. He's kind, fierce, can't ignore someone in...
Sapphire Midnight@SapMidnight
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Aug 28, 2026
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Izuku is easy to love. He's kind, fierce, can't ignore someone in need. Plus, he's got the mix of 'hot' and 'cute' down to an art. Of course the world adores the nerd.
But for Katsuki, it's hard.
Because his version of love's too broken for someone like Deku.
#BKDK #BakuDeku
But for Katsuki, it's hard.
Because his version of love's too broken for someone like Deku.
#BKDK #BakuDeku
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Sometimes, he tries not to think about his feelings for Deku. They're annoying and complicated, so what good do they do?
But as they get older, and Izuku finds his way deeper into Katsuki's life, the affection breaks through his strongest barriers.
And people don't get it.
But as they get older, and Izuku finds his way deeper into Katsuki's life, the affection breaks through his strongest barriers.
And people don't get it.
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"Just tell him how you feel," Shitty Hair says between blocks of Katsuki's punches, the hardening quirk only pissing him off more.
"Fuck no." He ignores the tremor in his arm at the thought. "That shit's staying buried for life. Ain't gonna do us any good."
"What's that mean?"
"Fuck no." He ignores the tremor in his arm at the thought. "That shit's staying buried for life. Ain't gonna do us any good."
"What's that mean?"
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Katsuki refuses to answer, because the Rocks For Brains is like the nerd; a sappy romantic. Idiots like them only see love as a positive.
They don't think about what happens if 'happily ever after' doesn't last forever. And Katsuki can't risk losing Izuku once the shine fades.
They don't think about what happens if 'happily ever after' doesn't last forever. And Katsuki can't risk losing Izuku once the shine fades.
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Being in love with Izuku is enough. Having him, even as a friend, has to keep his heart going.
Katsuki focuses on the other things to live for; his job, the hero rankings, his idiot squad, trying to finally get that rematch from IcyHot.
But of course, Deku's a pain in the ass.
Katsuki focuses on the other things to live for; his job, the hero rankings, his idiot squad, trying to finally get that rematch from IcyHot.
But of course, Deku's a pain in the ass.
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The problem with being in love with someone like the nerd means their emotions are (unlike Katsuki's) obvious.
He never hesitates to cry, to shout, to smile or show fear. Feelings don't bother him.
So when he loves, it's like a giant beam of light from his freckled cheeks.
He never hesitates to cry, to shout, to smile or show fear. Feelings don't bother him.
So when he loves, it's like a giant beam of light from his freckled cheeks.
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Izuku never hid his adoration for Katsuki, even when he was a moody dick. If he was a denser idiot, he'd only see the shiny eyes and awed face as professional admiration.
But there's a difference between how the nerd looks at All Might or other heros and how Izuku looks at him.
But there's a difference between how the nerd looks at All Might or other heros and how Izuku looks at him.
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The Nerd Squad is also way too fucking obvious.
Frogger asks to switch shifts so his matches Izuku's, while IcyHot bluntly questions his 'sex type' next to a flushed nerd choking on his lunch. Glasses even tries to brag about Deku's gained hero skills.
But the worst is her.
Frogger asks to switch shifts so his matches Izuku's, while IcyHot bluntly questions his 'sex type' next to a flushed nerd choking on his lunch. Glasses even tries to brag about Deku's gained hero skills.
But the worst is her.
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"I know you see it." Round Cheeks stands like she's going to battle, not at a summer barbeque.
He scoffs and swirls his drink, makes sure the alcohol doesn't tempt his mouth. "No clue what you're talking about."
"Deku loves you." She's just as ruthless as she was in school.
He scoffs and swirls his drink, makes sure the alcohol doesn't tempt his mouth. "No clue what you're talking about."
"Deku loves you." She's just as ruthless as she was in school.
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"He loves everything," is his quick answer, refuses to show how his heart flips at the claim. "That's his whole puppy dog thing-"
"Not like you." A hand touches his bicep, feeling like a punch despite how soft she speaks. "Never like you, Bakugo."
Her knowing eyes piss him off.
"Not like you." A hand touches his bicep, feeling like a punch despite how soft she speaks. "Never like you, Bakugo."
Her knowing eyes piss him off.
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"What do you want me to do about it? Give the nerd a medal for having good taste?"
"Tell him you feel the same."
"Who says I do?" A younger him would threaten to blast her for being nosy, but age and respect keeps the attack on his lips. "Just cause I tolerate him now-"
"Tell him you feel the same."
"Who says I do?" A younger him would threaten to blast her for being nosy, but age and respect keeps the attack on his lips. "Just cause I tolerate him now-"
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Pink Cheeks cuts him off by stepping into his space, almost bumping his chest. "The Bakugo I know isn't a coward."
He narrows his eyes. "And he still ain't."
"Really? Then how can you give him your life without any fear, but not your heart?" She asks, and his jaw snaps shut.
He narrows his eyes. "And he still ain't."
"Really? Then how can you give him your life without any fear, but not your heart?" She asks, and his jaw snaps shut.
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Because he doesn't care about throwing himself in front of Creepy Hand's rivet stab. Barely blinks when realizing All For One plans to kill him to get to Deku.
Death doesn't scare him nearly as much as a world without Izuku in it.
Letting his body move on its own is...easy.
Death doesn't scare him nearly as much as a world without Izuku in it.
Letting his body move on its own is...easy.
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He's never had a choice in loving Izuku. The moment that chubby cheeked boy held his hand out, Katsuki should have known he was really asking for his heart.
What he controls is how he manages that growing love. Be selfish and demand its reciprocation, or let it silently linger.
What he controls is how he manages that growing love. Be selfish and demand its reciprocation, or let it silently linger.
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Sadly, Round Face's question does crack his once solid foundation. It nudges something he's been able to ignore before into the forefront of his mind.
Even though he's still set on never telling Izuku the truth, he lets his annoying affection seep out in other non-verbal ways.
Even though he's still set on never telling Izuku the truth, he lets his annoying affection seep out in other non-verbal ways.
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He checks the nerd for injuries post battle, then scares him into finding medical.
Izuku hates shift reviews at the end of their patrols, so Katsuki barks at the idiot to 'go away' so he can write them alone.
Anytime he sees the discusting energy drink Deku loves, he buys six.
Izuku hates shift reviews at the end of their patrols, so Katsuki barks at the idiot to 'go away' so he can write them alone.
Anytime he sees the discusting energy drink Deku loves, he buys six.
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None of it's romantic. It's not what someone uses for a 'love declaration'.
He sees Tails getting Invisiline a necklace she parades around all shift, watches Shitty Hair surprise Raccoon Eyes with a bouquet the size of her head.
Hell, even Dunce Face makes mix tapes for Ears.
He sees Tails getting Invisiline a necklace she parades around all shift, watches Shitty Hair surprise Raccoon Eyes with a bouquet the size of her head.
Hell, even Dunce Face makes mix tapes for Ears.
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Deku convinces him to visit his parents for dinner. He spends the night watching the two people who shape his first image of love.
He wants to say the hag's terrible at romance, but... she cards fingers through the old man's hair when passing, brags about his promotion at work.
He wants to say the hag's terrible at romance, but... she cards fingers through the old man's hair when passing, brags about his promotion at work.
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A lump forms in the back of his throat on the return to his apartment, wonders if maybe he's just broken. When he thinks about doing any of the things the extras or his parents do to show love, he feels like a fraud.
Maybe he's right keeping his feelings locked up, after all.
Maybe he's right keeping his feelings locked up, after all.
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But he doesn't stop chasing Deku to medical, or writing reports, or buying gross drinks.
He sends the nerd's worn gloves to Pink Dreads fix on his day off. Uses a fireman carry to drag his idiot from the office when a tough mission makes Deku overwork himself.
Its nothing big.
He sends the nerd's worn gloves to Pink Dreads fix on his day off. Uses a fireman carry to drag his idiot from the office when a tough mission makes Deku overwork himself.
Its nothing big.
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At least not to him, who sees Pink Cheeks write jail letters to Fangs despite their star-crossed romance. Stumbles over Loud Mouth draping a blanket on the Hobo's sleeping frame with a cheesy as fuck smile.
The love he holds in his messed up heart doesn't look like any of that.
The love he holds in his messed up heart doesn't look like any of that.
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When he wants to torture himself, he lays awake and wonders what declaration of love would make Izuku happy.
Would he want public and loud, like Senpai with his spiky-haired boyfriend?
Or does he like softer, more intimate vows, like IcyHot's weird soba sharing with Tape Arms?
Would he want public and loud, like Senpai with his spiky-haired boyfriend?
Or does he like softer, more intimate vows, like IcyHot's weird soba sharing with Tape Arms?
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In the end, he finds that maybe he doesn't know what Izuku wants at all.
The nightmare hits on, of course, Valentine's Day.
He doesn't know if its a blessing or a curse not working with Izuku on the day full of pink hearts and confessions.
But the holiday doesn't stop crime.
The nightmare hits on, of course, Valentine's Day.
He doesn't know if its a blessing or a curse not working with Izuku on the day full of pink hearts and confessions.
But the holiday doesn't stop crime.
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He patrols with Ponytail, who seems even less into the day. Then again, it might be because of everyone's hitting on her.
After the shitty shift, he's tired, bleeding, covered in gross fluids from the villain he fought. He just wants to go home to sleep.
But then he sees it.
After the shitty shift, he's tired, bleeding, covered in gross fluids from the villain he fought. He just wants to go home to sleep.
But then he sees it.
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Deku's eyes are wide with surprise, but not at him. Instead, they're on the extra (maybe a newbie sidekick? He doesn't pay attention) who's holding out a box.
Katsuki needs to blinks twice to realize the heart shape implies its chocolate.
There's flowers and a stuffed animal.
Katsuki needs to blinks twice to realize the heart shape implies its chocolate.
There's flowers and a stuffed animal.
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Its like the shitty romance movies Alien Queen makes him watch when she's on her period. Of course Hero Deku, the softest heart in the world, would melt for such a display.
Except one glance at the presentation makes Katsuki's blood run hot.
Because this... isn't for Izuku.
Except one glance at the presentation makes Katsuki's blood run hot.
Because this... isn't for Izuku.
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"Oi, loser!" Katsuki ignores the nerd's head snap toward him when he stomps over to the extra pretending his confession is for the guy under the cape. "What kind of a shitty attempt is this?"
"Ka-Kacchan?"
"Shut up." He glares at the nerd before turning back to his target.
"Ka-Kacchan?"
"Shut up." He glares at the nerd before turning back to his target.
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Sure, the guy's generically handsome. And Katsuki bets he thinks he's good enough to offer his affection to Hero Deku.
But he doesn't know Izuku.
"The nerd likes sunflowers, not roses," he starts, angry he even has to say it. "And he'd pick a stuffed bunny over a bear anyday."
But he doesn't know Izuku.
"The nerd likes sunflowers, not roses," he starts, angry he even has to say it. "And he'd pick a stuffed bunny over a bear anyday."
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Before the idiot can speak, Katsuki points to the store-bought chocolates and scoffs.
"That shit's fine for the lame conquests you tried before Deku, but he won't eat those. Brand chocolate's too sweet cause he's got sensitive gums. Make your own and use dark chocolate."
"That shit's fine for the lame conquests you tried before Deku, but he won't eat those. Brand chocolate's too sweet cause he's got sensitive gums. Make your own and use dark chocolate."
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"Well I didn't know-"
"You should." He cuts down the protest and growls. "If you actually fucking loved him, and not his status, you'd wanna know."
"Kacchan!" Izuku grabs his arm and yanks him away. "Sorry, Maki, we- we have to go. You should share that with your friends. Bye!"
"You should." He cuts down the protest and growls. "If you actually fucking loved him, and not his status, you'd wanna know."
"Kacchan!" Izuku grabs his arm and yanks him away. "Sorry, Maki, we- we have to go. You should share that with your friends. Bye!"
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Katsuki's still seething by the time the nerd gets him into the locker room, locks the door to keep the space empty before spinning to face him.
"Kacchan, wh-what was all that?"
"You weren't gonna tell him!" Katsuki says, grimacing. "You'd just accept it. That pisses me off."
"Kacchan, wh-what was all that?"
"You weren't gonna tell him!" Katsuki says, grimacing. "You'd just accept it. That pisses me off."
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"Why?" Despite the situation, Deku doesn't blush. He looks like he's talking about a dentist appointment over a confession.
"I'm mad that asshole thinks love is corny flowers and some shitty chocolate you won't even eat!"
"No," Izuku steps closer. "That's not what I mean."
"I'm mad that asshole thinks love is corny flowers and some shitty chocolate you won't even eat!"
"No," Izuku steps closer. "That's not what I mean."
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Katsuki doesn't expect the the hand reaching out to snag his wrist, but he realizes it's because he had tried to back away from the proximity.
Instead, the nerd peers up, speaking softly. "Why do you care if that guy doesn't actually love me?"
"What kind of question is that?!"
Instead, the nerd peers up, speaking softly. "Why do you care if that guy doesn't actually love me?"
"What kind of question is that?!"
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He tries to yank away, but it makes Izuku stumble and bump their chests together. His back hits the lockers, but before he can try to get space, Izuku boxes him in with his arms around his head.
The sad green gaze freezes him faster than IcyHot's quirk. "You knew those answers."
The sad green gaze freezes him faster than IcyHot's quirk. "You knew those answers."
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"What are you-"
"About the sunflowers," Deku sounds desperate. "Mina brought some to my hospital room after you left."
"So what?" He asks, but Izuku's not done.
"And the bunny socks left on my bed for my birthday-"
"Shut up." Katsuki grows panicked. This isn't happening.
"About the sunflowers," Deku sounds desperate. "Mina brought some to my hospital room after you left."
"So what?" He asks, but Izuku's not done.
"And the bunny socks left on my bed for my birthday-"
"Shut up." Katsuki grows panicked. This isn't happening.
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"There was the- last Christmas. When you said you wanted me to try your new chocolate recipe... it was less sweet."
Izuku's arms tremble enough to shake the metal against Katsuki's back. His stomach turns inside out at Deku's realization.
"You knew everything about me."
Izuku's arms tremble enough to shake the metal against Katsuki's back. His stomach turns inside out at Deku's realization.
"You knew everything about me."
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Katsuki's rage swells with his fear and pain. He wants to deny it, needs to find somewhere to escape to-
'The Bakugo I know isn't a coward.'
Round Cheeks's words force his lips to move. "Because I love you! I have always loved you."
Deku's mouth drops open, but he isn't done.
'The Bakugo I know isn't a coward.'
Round Cheeks's words force his lips to move. "Because I love you! I have always loved you."
Deku's mouth drops open, but he isn't done.
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"Just cause I can't show it like everyone else... doesn't make it less fucking REAL."
Izuku's reaction is almost pathetic, the flood of tears and wobbly smile taking over his face in seconds. He doesn't try to wipe away any of the evidence, hands busy cupping Katsuki's jaw.
Izuku's reaction is almost pathetic, the flood of tears and wobbly smile taking over his face in seconds. He doesn't try to wipe away any of the evidence, hands busy cupping Katsuki's jaw.
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"Kacchan... I didn't wanna get my hopes up but-" Their foreheads bump together while the nerd continues to cry. "You really mean that?"
Despite his scoff, something wet catches his throat. "Yeah."
"Do you hate it?" The question makes him frown. Izuku looks away. "Loving me?"
Despite his scoff, something wet catches his throat. "Yeah."
"Do you hate it?" The question makes him frown. Izuku looks away. "Loving me?"
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"Hah?"
"You looked upset admitting it." Izuku's thumb brushes his cheek nervously.
Katsuki won't let him blame himself. "Because you deserve to be loved right. Not... how I do it."
"Kacchan, you-" A sob breaks up Deku's fond words. "You love me exactly how I want to be loved."
"You looked upset admitting it." Izuku's thumb brushes his cheek nervously.
Katsuki won't let him blame himself. "Because you deserve to be loved right. Not... how I do it."
"Kacchan, you-" A sob breaks up Deku's fond words. "You love me exactly how I want to be loved."
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Katsuki closes his eyes to hide the emotion wetting his lashes, which leaves him unprepared for the soft lips pressed to his.
Everything's messy, hands misplaced and teeth bumping into each other from unknown territory. But he finds he doesn't care about the imperfections.
Everything's messy, hands misplaced and teeth bumping into each other from unknown territory. But he finds he doesn't care about the imperfections.
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By the time they break away from the multiple kisses, Katsuki refuses to admit both are flushed and teary-eyed.
Izuku, known for being a crybaby, doesn't care, happy to squish Katsuki's cheeks in his palms. "I love you, too. Sorry I didn't tell you before about my feelings-"
Izuku, known for being a crybaby, doesn't care, happy to squish Katsuki's cheeks in his palms. "I love you, too. Sorry I didn't tell you before about my feelings-"
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"Shut up." Katsuki headbutts him to cut off his ramble, glares through puffy eyes. "You made it fucking obvious."
"Oh, I guess so." Despite Katsuki's snark, Deku only smiles wider. "But you did too... in your own Kacchan way."
The optimistic comment stuns him into silence.
"Oh, I guess so." Despite Katsuki's snark, Deku only smiles wider. "But you did too... in your own Kacchan way."
The optimistic comment stuns him into silence.
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Like the cute idiot he is, the nerd shrugs and leans in to nudge their noses together. "You take care of me in ways nobody else would think I need. I don't even ask, you just... know me."
"Kinda hard not to pick up on your shadow's habits," he mumbles while pulling him closer.
"Kinda hard not to pick up on your shadow's habits," he mumbles while pulling him closer.
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Another kiss, sweeter than before, slips in before Izuku hums against his lips. "But you love me, right?"
"You're never gonna shut up about that, huh?" He can't regret it when watching Izuku laugh and bury into his neck.
And maybe his way of love isn't so broken afterall.
"You're never gonna shut up about that, huh?" He can't regret it when watching Izuku laugh and bury into his neck.
And maybe his way of love isn't so broken afterall.
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And here is our Katsuki having an introspective crisis for 99% of the story.
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