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Aizawa was just finishing up grading some papers in the teachers lounge when there was an alert that two of his students were at Ground Beta after curfew. Well, wasn’t this familiar.
All the other teachers turned their heads as soon as they heard it.
“Ooh better go get your kids Shouta! Isn’t that where Midoriya and Bakugou fought? What are the odds it’s them again?” Present Mic asked with a little too much volume and enthusiasm for Aizawa’s liking.
Aizawa knew it would be his two problem children before he even went to find the camera feed, but he pulled it up anyway. All Might, who was standing nearby, sighed.
“I really thought they’d been getting along better lately. I’ll go get them again.” He said dejectedly.
“No,” Aizawa raised a hand to stop him, “I don’t think that will be necessary.”
Everyone who had been listening while completing their work stopped to view the conversation.
“What? Do you want to do it yourself this time? It’s really not a problem, I-”
“No. I’m monitoring the situation from here, but I don’t think they are going to fight this time.”
All Might and Present Mic exchanged confused glances.
“Why else would they be at the exact same ground they fought at before around the same time?” Mic questioned.
“I have a hunch.” Aizawa answered shortly.
“Wha-” All Might started.
“You’ll see. Watch.”
That made everyone in the room much more interested, so soon all the teachers working late were crowded around his computer.
His suspicions were quickly confirmed. Apparently no one else had expected this (idiots), because he heard several gasps of surprise.
“Are they…kissing??!?!?” Present Mic shouted.
“Wait, are you sure that’s them?” Snipe asked.
“Oh my. I knew they were better friends now but I didn’t realize…” All Might mumbled.
“Bakugou and Midoriya?! No way!!” Vlad King exclaimed.
“This is not at all what I expected to see when I walked over here.” Cementoss remarked.
“HAHA I CALLED IT!! HIZASHI YOU OWE ME 3000 YEN!!” Midnight screamed.
At least one of his coworkers wasn’t blind.
“I THOUGHT YOU WERE KIDDING WHEN WE MADE THAT BET!!”
Aizawa rolled his eyes.
“Told you they weren’t gonna fight.” He said and closed the feed.
“Wait, so you’re not going to punish them for being out after curfew?” Present Mic asked.
“Not this time, no. I think Bakugou probably brought Midoriya out there for a good reason, and they’re already headed back inside. They’ve come a long way, and have been improving much faster since they started working together.”
“So what you’re saying is, they broke the rules but it was for love and you think it’s cute so you’re gonna let them off the hook. Awww Shouta you’ve gotten so soft for them~”
“No, that is not what I said and I have not-”
“Awww since you’re like their dad it’s like you are giving them each your blessing!! So sweet!!” Midnight cood.
“No NO that is not what’s happening I’m not their-”
“Lie all you want, it’s too late. We’ve seen your true colors~” Present Mic teased.
“I’ve changed my mind, I’m giving them both detention for a month.”
“NOOOO!! DON’T PUNISH THEM FOR OUR ACTIONS WE’RE SORRY!!!!” They screamed in unison.
Aizawa pinched the bridge of his nose. Why him? He couldn’t escape being surrounded by idiots even when he wasn’t teaching.
He was happy for those two though. It seemed they had finally sorted their crap out and gotten over themselves. Good for them.
And no, he wasn’t worried about them distracting each other or anyone else in class because of their new relationship. Honestly they had been more distracting when they were at each other’s throats, so this should be much better if things continued to trend in the same direction they had been lately.
But then again, it’s Bakugou and Midoriya, and predictable is the last word you could use to describe them.
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The two of them had been so focused on each other they almost forgot that their friends were all waiting for them back in the common room. Right before they entered the doors this thought entered Katsuki’s mind. He paused with his hand on the handle.
“Are you ready to face the idiot parade? We don’t have to tell them yet if you don’t want to. We could even sneak through the balcony into my room if you want and avoid them entirely.” Katsuki offered.
“No, it’s fine, I can handle them.” Izuku assured.
“You sure? They’re probably going to crowd us and start screaming questions, you know how they are.”
Izuku smiled, a warm feeling blooming in his chest at Kacchan’s concern. He knew how much he liked his personal space and got stressed when a bunch of people talked to him all at once. He was sure that he wouldn’t freak out this time though, with Kacchan’s hand in his.
“I’ll be okay.”
“If you say so. But tell me if you want to leave and we’ll just go to my room early.”
Izuku nodded and Katsuki opened the door.
Just as anticipated, everyone was waiting for them. They all stared silently for a few seconds until Mina spoke up.
“So?”
Katsuki rolled his eyes.
“We’re dating now!” Izuku grinned.
The room erupted in cheering, squealing, and lots of questions. Izuku was nearly knocked out by Uraraka when she ran and hugged him. Katsuki was abruptly slapped on the back by Sero and had to hear a series of “I told you sos” from his whole squad. Then there was Kirishima crying because he was “So proud of his bestie and how manly he is.'” So basically everyone was being incredibly cringey and embarrassing but extremely supportive.
He made eye contact with Jirou from across the room and signaled to Izuku that he would be right back as he chatted excitedly with his friends.
“Thanks.” Katsuki said simply once he reached her.
She smirked with satisfaction.
“No problem.”
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After a while of hanging out in the common room with their friends and eating cake (courtesy of Sato, at Mina’s insistence that this was cause for celebration) Katsuki and Izuku were exhausted. It had been a very long, emotionally and physically taxing day for both of them, but Izuku the most with the whole new quirk thing obviously. Katsuki wanted nothing more than to fall asleep with Izuku in his arms right as soon as humanly possible. He had been waiting until Izuku was ready though, because he didn’t want to pull him away from his friend group while he was still enjoying himself.
Katsuki’s friend group was playing Mario Kart once again, leaving him sitting next to Jirou, who he was surprisingly taken a liking to recently. He discovered he had more in common than he had realized when they had been talking briefly on the couch. She had also helped him get out of his head earlier, leading to him gaining a boyfriend, so he obviously appreciated that. He also liked that she matched his energy well, and was much less loud and obnoxious than his other friends. She was on her phone, freeing Katsuki up to watch Izuku on the other side of the room.
He loved watching the nerd chat with his friends, seeing the way he spoke animatedly. He loved seeing that sparkle in his eye when he got passionate about something, and the bright grin on his face. But his favorite thing was seeing him laugh. The way his face scrunched up and he had to close his eyes and clutch his middle from giggling made Katsuki’s stomach swarm with butterflies.
Ew. That was so gross, how did Izuku turn him into a sap so quickly?
Anyways, Katsuki knew that no matter how exhausted the nerd was he would stay as long as his friends were still having a good time since he was such a stupid people pleaser. This was the actual reason Katsuki had been keeping an eye on him. When Izuku’s eyes got droopy and he looked like he was gonna fall asleep at any second, Katsuki decided it was time to step in.
“Hey. Nerd.” He said softly, nudging the boy's shoulder.
“Hm?” Izuku replied sleepily.
“Time for bed. Come on.” Katsuki said and pulled Izuku to his feet.
“Ok if you insist grandpa.” Izuku smirked.
He rolled his eyes, Izuku was trying to pretend Katsuki was the only tired one when he had eyebags to rival Aizawa’s. Who did he think he was fooling?
They bid everyone goodnight and headed up to Katsuki’s room. Izuku slowly trudged to the elevator, finally letting his exhaustion show.
“Aren’t you glad I forced you to go back to sleep last night? If I hadn’t you would have definitely passed out hours ago.”
“Ugh you were right I feel like I’m gonna fall asleep walking.” Izuku complained.
“Need me to carry you?” Katsuki teased.
Izuku gasped and halted in place.
“That sounds amazing, yes please.”
“What?! I was clearly kidding.”
Izuku gave him a smug little grin.
“What, are you not strong enough? Don’t think you could handle carrying all this muscle? It’s fine I understand, carrying you the other day was so easy for me but I’ve gotta be strong since I’m gonna be number one-”
Before he finished Katsuki had scooped him off the ground bridal style and begun sprinting to the elevator. Izuku yelped in surprise.
“What the heck are you doing?!” He squeaked as Katsuki pushed the button to call the elevator.
“What do you think, idiot? Carrying you like the big baby you are.” Katsuki smirked.
“Aww you’re really a softie on the inside you know? If only our friends could see you now-”
“I AM NOT A SOFTIE!!”
“Then why are you carrying me bridal style?”
“Because you asked and I’m a good boyfriend-”
“You knew I was teasing you.”
“Maybe I suspected you were, but I wasn’t about to pass up an opportunity to prove I’m better than you.”
“Uh huh, sure, that’s what this is about.”
“OBVIOUSLY IT IS!”
“Three seconds ago you had a different reason.”
“Well-I-”
“It’s too late, you’re secrets out,” Izuku cupped his hands over his mouth, “DID EVERYONE HEAR THAT? KACCHAN IS A HUGE SOFTIE!! HE’S SO SWEET IT HURTS-”
“SHUT YOUR MOUTH OR I’LL DROP YOU NERD!!”
They happened to have arrived at his room right at that moment, so Katsuki unceremoniously dumped Izuku on his bed as promised. Izuku was in the middle of a laughing fit and his fall onto the bed only made him laugh harder. Katsuki smiled down at his adorable little boyfriend giggling so hard he worried he might pee himself. At that moment he felt sure of it.
They were gonna be alright.