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Bakugou blinked again, as if somehow by doing so the vision before him would disappear. But no, the giftbag was still the same. White and covered in printed rainbow confetti and sprinkles that spelled out ‘Congratulations (you’re now a) Grandma!’. The ‘you’re now a’ in such small print that at a glance the bag looked like it just said ‘CONGRATULATIONS GRANDMA’, which somehow didn’t make the situation any more weird.
“Where the fuck did you even get that??” Bakugou looked up at Todoroki, who was still holding the bag in his hand like nothing was amiss. The idiot had the nerve to just shrug at him.
This had to be on purpose, right? Todoroki had to have special ordered that thing. Bakugou has literally never seen gift packaging with that exact set of words on it in that order. Bakugou’s had the inkling for years that Todoroki was faking his ineptitude at social interactions. Did he originally start inept in school then just decided to roll with it later? Or was he faking it the whole time? Either way, this tears it. The fucker’s leaning into it. Hard. Todoroki is pretending to be socially incompetent and people let him get away with it. It’s been years. Bakugou can feel his exasperation building.
“We’re going to a graduation party.” Bakugou couldn’t help but emphasize the point. Surely the half’n’half asshole knew how ridiculous this was.
“It was all I could find.” LIKE HELL IT WAS. Bakugou rubs his hands down his face. It’s on purpose. Todoroki went out of his way to look like a total moron.
“Why?” Bakugou is so done and they haven’t even gotten to the party yet. Todoroki just shrugged again.
“Because I can.” And you know what, that’s probably the most valid thing Bakugou’s heard all week.
“Sure. Why the fuck not. Make sure I’m there when you give it to them ‘cause I wanna see their reaction.” As he turns to walk away Bakugou catches the corner of Todoroki’s mouth twitch in his peripheral vision. Heh. That little fucker. He totally did it for the kicks. Something he expected from Shinsou, but Todoroki? “Next time I find some weird ass shit I’m giving it to you to give to someone else.”
Bakugou misses Todoroki’s full on grin as he settles into the driver’s seat of his car. But he does catch the agreeable hum that Todoroki responds to him with. Well, Bakugou thinks as he pulls the car out of park, this might be fun.