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    There's a beautiful statue of a boy in Yuuei University. No one knows how long it's been there or where it came from, but legend has it that one touch from the statue's soulmate can bring it back to life.

    Katsuki stares down at the scarred hand holding his and shakily concludes that, yes, he's hallucinating and yes, he probably needs to lie down.

    But his rationalizations are quickly dashed when he looks over his shoulder and finds his idiot friends sitting upright with their jaws on the ground, and identical looks of shock and disbelief on their dumb faces.

    Katsuki's heart falls through his stomach.

    No, no, nope, no, no fucking way, he thinks as he slowly turns around, hoping, no, praying to see pure, solid marble again.

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    Or a DKBK modern-day retelling of the myth Pygmalion and Galatea, featuring a very much in love Izuku and a very much in denial Katsuki.

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    13 Dec 2024

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    Katsuki Bakugou has had his heart broken too many times, yet the thought of kicking Izuku out of it is nauseating.
    Izuku Midoriya is an idiot and doesn't understand context clues, and runs off with a girl he barely knows, really.
    Ochako Uraraka thinks dating a boy she liked in high school is a good idea.

    All of them are incredibly stupid and self sabotaging.

    (Maliciously canon compliant if THATS the epilogue Horikoshi wants us to accept as canon)

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    09 Dec 2024

  3. Public Bookmark 62

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    Izuku can’t shake the feeling that something’s off. His best friend has been distant lately, and no matter how hard he tries, he just can’t figure out why. Did he do something wrong? Is Bakugo mad at him? Did Bakugo get bored of him? All he knows is that Bakugo was suddenly busy and he won't tell him why.

    Meanwhile, Bakugo is determined to do anything it takes to make Izuku happy. And what he thinks will make Izuku the happiest is the chance to be a hero again. So, he sets out to make that happen—no matter the cost.

    Bakugo decides to fund a project to create a custom power suit for Izuku, but the expenses quickly spiral out of control. To make ends meet, Bakugo takes on a series of odd jobs on top of his pro-hero work: spinning signs on street corners, valet driving, appearing on a bizarre game show, and even modeling. It’s humiliating, exhausting, and leaves him busier than ever, but he’ll do whatever it takes to make Izuku happy.

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    05 Dec 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 65

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    Izuku getting his Brand New Super Suit doesn't turn out quite like Katsuki planned, but he'll be damned if he's going to let that ruin everything. It's fine. Everything is fine.

    He's just going to have to find another way to make that dumb oblivious nerd stand by his side for the rest of their lives.

    [ Spoilers for the entirety of BNHA, volume 42, and chapter 431 in particular. ]

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    04 Dec 2024

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    One night, after a gruesome battle, Katsuki finds himself in his agency's locker room alone with Izuku.

    As they patch each other's wounds, old hurts and feelings resurface.

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    25 Oct 2024