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Izuku smiles as the smell of pancakes wafts through the air, the corners of his lips turning up even wider when he sees his handsome Kacchan’s gorgeous bare back while the man he loves has his entire focus on making their breakfast. Despite this not being his first time seeing his Adonis of a boyfriend making breakfast while not fully-clothed (Izuku combusted the first time he saw Kacchan in that state, which led to the making of breakfast being halted and changed into lunch instead), Izuku still can’t help the way his heart races and how his stomach flutters with thousands of butterflies upon seeing the beautiful, magnificent sight.
Gods, Kacchan’s handsomeness is truly ridiculous and unfair.
Izuku walks to his Kacchan, smiling as he wraps his arms around his boyfriend’s naked waist. “You made pancakes for breakfast today? Wait, does that mean you don’t have patrol today, Kacchan? I thought you were on the morning shift?”
Moving in with Kacchan a week after his boyfriend first witnessed him having his nightmare (Izuku had insisted that he would be fine, but Kacchan kept saying that he’s worried about Izuku having his nightmares on his own and he really wants to take care of Izuku), they know of each other’s work schedules very well. It’s not about him not trusting Kacchan or Kacchan not trusting him; it’s more about knowing each other’s schedules so that they can plan their days off and dates.
Katsuki’s heart stutters in his chest a little, biting back the excited grin on his face as he turns to look at the love of his life. “Yeah, Shitty Head asked me to change swap shifts with him. He’s got some shit going on and needed my day off for that day.”
It’s a lie, a big fat lie because he has something planned for his Izuku.
He eyes Izuku, forcing himself to bite his inner cheeks so that he doesn’t smile like a fucking idiot and spoil the surprise before it’s even ready. Katsuki’s glad, though, that his nerd doesn’t seem to notice anything as he continues to help him set the table.
“Kacchan, are you free tonight?” Katsuki hears Izuku ask him from their dining table, and he almost drops the plate of pancakes in his hands.
Oh.
Oh, fuck.
Did he know something? Was he too obvious?
Why would Izuku ask him out on the very night he has planned this whole thing for him?
Katsuki isn’t sure, but since Izuku sounds pretty casual and definitely doesn’t sound like he knows something, he decides to just be calm - well, as calm as his racing heart allows him to be - and he walks towards his boyfriend with the best clueless face he can muster. “I should be free, Baby. Why? You don’t usually ask me out on weekday nights.”
“Nothing! I… I might have something to give Kacchan,” Izuku says, and despite how he’s trying to hold back on his excitement for the surprise he has prepared for Kacchan, the red flush spreading from his face down to his neck isn’t helping.
“You’re acting very suspicious, Freckles.” Katsuki grins mischievously - as if he’s not hiding his own surprise for Izuku - and he watches as his nerd shakes his head, drags his chair out, and starts piling pancakes on his plate, all while avoiding his eyes.
“It- it’s nothing big, Kacchan! You don’t have to look into it!” Izuku squeaks, taking a huge bite of the pancakes. “I- I’m gonna be late if you don’t start eating now. Well, if… if you wanna send me, of course. I can go by myself—”
“I didn’t say shit about not sending you, Nerd. And nice try at changing the topic,” Katsuki quips, the shit eating grin on his face widening as he sits in his seat opposite of Izuku. He watches as the love of his life flushes even redder, chuckling when Izuku looks at him with his adorable, angry pout. “Fine, fine… I won’t ask anymore. I’ll just wait until you give them to me.”
Izuku huffs a small thank you as he continues to eat, and Katsuki has to hold back the urge to kiss the fucking adorable pout on his lips. He forces himself to focus on eating, stealing a glance at his nerd every once in a while. He’s not one to get excited easily, and yet he’s going insane from how excited he feels right now. Although it’s not really surprising since almost all of his happiest and most excited moments revolve around Izuku.
And today, he doesn’t just have a surprise for Izuku; his beloved Izuku has a surprise for him too. Which is kind of funny since they definitely didn’t plan this together. Mina has said before that she thinks that he and Izuku shares some kind of soulmate bond or some shit, and Katsuki doesn’t really believe in that thing or understand what it means.
Now, though, he understands what she means.
“I guess Pinky is right, huh? We do have some kind of soulmate bond…” Katsuki mutters under his breath, smiling gently as he looks at the love of his life.
“What is it, Kacchan?” Izuku asks with his mouth full, and Katsuki chuckles as he shakes his head.
“Nothing, Baby… You have something on your cheeks.” Katsuki leans in as he pretends to brush off something off his nerd’s freckled cheeks, his heart full when Izuku smiles so sweetly at him.
Looking at how Izuku eats happily and how his beautiful green eyes sparkle so adorably as he talks about his plan for his brats today, Katsuki is even more excited to have this moment with his nerd every day. Not that he hasn’t, but he wants it to be like this for the rest of their lives.
The kind of the rest of their lives that he never thought was possible until recently.
The kind of the rest of their lives where they’re bonded spiritually and in name.
Katsuki cannot fucking wait to propose to Izuku and have him be his husband.
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“Deku-sensei, is it true that you’re going to become a special teacher like Aizawa-sensei is?” Izuku hears one of his students ask, a small smile on his face as he scans through his students’ faces.
He can see the anxiousness on their faces, but he is quite pleasantly surprised to see how all of them look… excited? Izuku has been feeling a little guilty the moment he stepped into U.A, unsure how to explain to his students on his decision to fully become a Pro Hero again. Not that he hasn’t been doing his duty as a Pro Hero ever since he received his special hero suit from Kacchan and the others, but this decision means that he will be even more active as a Pro Hero. Guilt creeps into his heart, until he sees his students’ faces.
“Yes… and no,” Izuku answers, although his no is barely audible amidst the loud cheering from his students. To say he’s surprised would be an understatement; he half expected his students to be sad and all sulky over his decision. Izuku can’t help the smile on his face as he sees his students cheering excitedly as if they have just passed their Provisional Hero License Exam.
“YES! PRO HERO DEKU IS BACK TO KICK ASSES FULL TIME!”
“YEAYYY! WE FINALLY GET TO SEE DEKU-SENSEI IN ACTION!”
“WAIT! Everyone, quiet down! Deku-sensei, what do you mean by yes and no?” Izumi Kota asks, a slight frown on his face as he looks at his favourite teacher - his saviour, his hero.
Izuku smiles as he looks at him, and then he turns towards the rest of his students with the same smile on his face. “Yes means that I am returning back to the field as a full-time Pro Hero… and no because I’ll still be here as your teacher.”
“But how? How will you be a full-time Pro Hero if you’ll still be here as our teacher?” Izuku hears another one of his student ask.
“You don’t have to worry about that. I have already made my arrangements with the principal and it’s all good. Any more questions? If not, we’ll proceed with our first lesson,” Izuku says, nodding towards Kota when he raises his hand. “Yes, Kota-kun?”
“So… can I assume that you’ll be partnering up with Dynamight?” Kota asks, grinning cheekily as he sees how his favourite teacher flushes beet red.
“That… you’ll have to wait for the news report,” Izuku replies, and despite trying to bite back the sheepish smile threatening onto slip on his face, he knows the heat he feels on his face already reveals the answer he’s trying to hide.
“I FUCKING KNEW IT!”
“THERE’S NOTHING TO HIDE, SENSEI! WE ALL KNOW IT!”
“DYNADEKU IS GOING TO BE THE BEST PRO HERO COUPLE EVER!”
“Kota-kun, language!” Izuku scolds his student, sighing when Kota mutters a soft ‘sorry’ before he settles back in his seat. “Alright, I’m not going to say anything else on this matter. Let’s get started on our first lesson, and then we’ll head to the Gym Gamma for the second one.”
Izuku carries on with his lessons, his heart feeling much lighter than it had when he first entered the class that morning. He was ready to explain to them his decision to become a full-time Pro Hero again, yet he doesn’t have to because they have all been ready for him to return as one.
“As much as I love and enjoy having you as our teacher, there’s no better Pro Hero out there than you, Midoriya-niichan.” Izuku hears Kota say as he walks with the younger boy after his lesson, his green eyes widening in surprise as he turns to look at him.
“Kota-kun…”
“You- you made me understand why my parents sacrificed their lives for others… You’re the one who made me want to be a Pro Hero and do the same for others. You’re my hero, Midoriya-niichan, and there will never be another Pro Hero who will ever be a better hero than you are in my eyes.” Izuku hears the younger boy he once saved say with a serious look on his face, and he can’t help the happy tears welling up in his eyes as he looks at him. “So, as much as I want you to be here with us, there’ll probably be another younger me who needs you out there. So, go do your hero work, Hero Deku! Besides, this will keep your explosive boyfriend from keep crashing and interfering with our lessons.”
Izuku laughs at the younger boy’s last statement, wiping his tears before he ruffles the boy’s hair. He thanks Kota for his sweet words, watching as the boy rubs the back of his head embarrassedly before he runs off to join his friends for their break. And Izuku, he spends at least fifteen minutes in the toilet crying his eyes out because he can’t contain the overwhelming feeling of gratitude and joy from hearing Kota’s words.
‘Kacchan was right… I- I did save someone… I- I did become someone’s hero…’ Izuku thinks as he wipes his tears, resisting the urge to call his boyfriend and share with him what has happened. He would really love to tell Kacchan; he will definitely tell him later, but for now, he needs to hold back himself because he wants to surprise Kacchan with his application to Kacchan’s agency later.
“So, you’re going to give Bakugou-shounen the forms today?” Izuku hears All Might ask, nodding his head with a big smile on his face as he looks at his hero and ex-mentor.
Izuku is just looking through the application forms he had filled out two months ago when All Might and Aizawa approach his table. They’re the only two people in his life with whom he had shared his decision to join Kacchan’s agency. None of their friends know because he knows they might get too excited and blurt this surprise to Kacchan, and his mother is no exception as she has become very close to him over the years.
“Un! I- I hope I’m not too late though. I haven’t heard Kacchan ask me to be his hero since that last form he gave me a few months back,” Izuku says, frowning a little as he looks at the precious forms in his hands.
“Nothing is ever too late, Midoriya-shounen. Besides, you should know by now that the spot next to Bakugou-shounen only belongs to you,” All Might says with a smile, and despite knowing what his hero means, he can’t help but to feel slightly nervous.
“All Might is right. No matter how long it takes, Bakugou will wait for you to fill that spot next to him. Besides, you’re doing all of us a favour by joining him now so that he’ll finally stop dropping by and interfering your lessons, problem child,” Aizawa says, and unlike his usual deadpan face, a small smile graces his lips as he looks at his student. Izuku and his friends may have graduated eight years ago, but his homeroom teacher still considers them his students.
Izuku flushes a little at his former teacher’s words, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly as he knows how often Kacchan has dropped by U.A to visit him. “I… yeah, maybe I’m overthinking too much. I- I should get ready to leave because Kacchan should be here soon.”
“Of course, go ahead and get ready, Midoriya-shounen! Good luck, although I doubt you’ll need it,” All Might says as he gives Izuku a thumbs up while beaming at him.
“He definitely doesn’t need it. I do wonder who will reveal their surprise to the other first though,” Aizawa says, his voice barely above a whisper when he speaks the last sentence.
Izuku, being deep in his thoughts on how he’s going to reveal his surprise to Kacchan, doesn’t see the knowing smiles on his former mentor and teacher’s faces. He doesn’t notice the shared glances as they look at him. Neither he nor Katsuki knows that their teachers are aware of their plans for each other (they had both shared about their plans to surprise each other with their teachers), and some might have placed a little fun bet on who is going to reveal their surprise first.
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“Are you sure you know what to say, Bakugou?” Mina asks, raising an eyebrow as she looks at her friend, who just informed them of his updated proposal plan. “You know, I really think your initial plan to propose here in front of all of us would be better and… safer.”
“What the hell do you mean by safer?! And of fucking course I know what to say! I already planned the sweetest fucking proposal, and I just need you guys here to set up the area before I bring him here for the afterparty,” Katsuki says, a slight frown on his face as he looks at his idiots, who seem to think that he will screw things up without them around.
Yes, his initial plan was to propose to Izuku in front of all their closest family, friends, and teachers. Katsuki had even gone down to personally invite Izuku’s mother, asking for her permission to ask for her son’s hand in marriage before telling her of his proposal plan. He thought he had the best, perfect proposal plan, until his sweet nerd commented - while watching a romantic comedy movie - that he thinks an intimate proposal between the couple with no one else around is sweeter than having everyone else with them. So, hearing that, of course Katsuki has to change everything he had planned.
“Well, the last time you invited him to join your agency, it didn’t actually turn out that great, bro,” Denki quips from behind Mina, dodging a little when his blonde friend turns to him.
“That wasn’t a fucking proposal! Plus, Izuku rejected because he wants to focus on being a teacher for his brats! This… this is different! We’re together now, and I’m pretty fucking sure he wants this too,” Katsuki says confidently, although the slight frown says otherwise.
Katsuki knows his Izuku loves him; he knows they’re in it for the rest of their lives. But despite all that, they have never spoken about settling down or marriage. They have never discussed it, which means there’s a chance that Izuku may reject his proposal.
And Katsuki… doesn’t know what he would do if Izuku does reject him. Fuck.
“Don’t think too much, Bakugou! You can do this! Be manly and propose to him by pouring your heart out, and I’m very sure Midoriya will say yes,” Eijirou says excitedly as he flashes his toothy grin, and Katsuki sighs at his very supportive friend.
“You said the same fucking thing when I told you I wanna invite Izuku to join my agency,” Katsuki grumbles, and Eijirou chuckles sheepishly as he rubs the back of his head.
Mina shakes her head as she looks at her boyfriend before she turns to look at Katsuki. She can tell how nervous her friend is, and she doesn’t blame him. Proposing is a big, once-in-a-lifetime event, and Katsuki is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to Izuku. And since he has decided to do the proposal without them around, the only thing she and the rest of them can do is to help him here. “Okay, let’s confirm everything again. You want us to stay here and set everything up, and you’ll bring Izuku here after you propose to him. Am I right? Is there anything else that you need us to help you with?”
“No, I just need you guys here to get everything ready and hold the fort until I arrive with Izuku. And don’t change the theme, Pinky. I know you love that red and pink shit, but I want everything to be in mine and Izuku’s orange and green colours,” Katsuki says, ignoring the way Mina rolls her eyes at him.
“Yeah, fine, I’ll keep the theme in your ugly orange and green.” Mina waves her hand before folding her arms across her chest. “Anything else? How about Izuku’s and your parents? I thought you said they would be coming?”
“My old man and old hag will be here with Izuku’s mom about an hour before the party starts. But knowing how nosy my old hag is, she might come earlier to see what she could help with and shit. Don’t let her do anything… just get them to sit around and entertain them until we arrive,” Katsuki replies, and his friends nod as they take note of his instructions.
“Entertaining them is my forte! Leave that to me!” Denki says with a grin, and Katsuki has half a mind to tell the idiot not to scare Izuku’s mom off. He doesn’t say anything, though, because the thought of his old hag getting annoyed by the loud blonde is too funny to pass up.
Katsuki continues with the setup of the space that he has been given to use for free (the owner of the space happens to be a fan of him and Izuku whom they saved a few months ago) until Izuku texts him that he’s done with his class for the day. He leaves the partially decorated space with his friends - the rest of their friends arrived with their sets of things to do - giving him the thumbs up, lots of motivational pats on the back, and cheering him on.
Katsuki drives to pick Izuku up with his heart racing fast and loud in his chest.
Katsuki drives with his heart racing so fast he thinks it’s going to fall out of his ass.
Katsuki is so fucking nervous, but he can do this. No, he will fucking do this.
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Izuku plays with his fingers nervously, his heart thudding fast and loud in his chest with thousands of butterflies fluttering in his stomach as he glances at Kacchan in the driver seat. He isn’t sure why Kacchan looks… off; Izuku notices the way Kacchan grips onto the steering wheel tighter than usual, and the way he keeps tapping onto it, which he does when he’s anxious or thinking about something. For a moment, he wonders if Kacchan has somehow found out about Izuku’s surprise for him. But how? Did Aizawa or All Might tells him about Izuku’s surprise for him?
‘No, they wouldn’t… Aizawa-sensei and All Might would never break his surprise to Kacchan like this. Kacchan must be worried about something else,’ Izuku thinks, a slight frown on his face when he finally turns to look at his boyfriend.
“Is everything okay, Kacchan? Did- did something happen?” Katsuki hears Izuku suddenly ask, and he swears he almost vomits his anxious heart out.
No, Katsuki is not fucking okay. He was okay, and was beyond excited and nervous when he first fetched Izuku, until his sweet nerd asked if it was okay for Katsuki to bring him to the special place where they had confessed to each other. Yes, the same, exact special place by the now no longer existent river that Katsuki has planned to bring Izuku for his proposal plan. Which means that his boyfriend definitely knows about his proposal plan.
So, no, Katsuki is not fucking okay.
Fuck, what the hell does he do now?!
Shit, does he even continue with the plan?!
Who the fuck opened their big fat mouth and blurted it out to Izuku?! Katsuki swears if he knows, he’s going to make sure the idiot never—
“Kacchan?” Izuku’s voice snaps Katsuki out of his thoughts, his hands gripping the steering wheel even tighter before he fakes a smile and turns to Izuku.
“I’m fine, Baby. I… I was just worried about this new villain incident report I just received,” Katsuki lies, trying his fucking best to keep a straight face as he waits with bated breath for Izuku to reply with something that hopefully shows he bought the lie.
Izuku eyes his Kacchan skeptically. Despite how his boyfriend’s answer does sound plausible and he knows he would never lie to him, he can’t help but feel that something seems very strange about Kacchan. One, from the way he grips the steering wheel and holds it tight as if he’s holding onto it for dear life, Kacchan is very obviously anxious or nervous about something. Two, Kacchan never stutters. Three, Kacchan seems to avoid his eye contact, which he never does unless he’s trying to hide something from Izuku.
“Are you sure, Kacchan?” Izuku asks again, his green eyes still eyeing his boyfriend, who has already shifted his focus back on the road. They’re reaching their designated special place.
“Yes, Freckles, I’m okay. The villain seems to be nutcase, but isn’t that big of a deal. Why are you asking, Baby?” Izuku hears Kacchan reply, his eyes zoning in on how red the tip of his ear is.
Oh.
Oh, Kacchan is definitely lying.
Kacchan definitely knows something.
Which, if Izuku thinks about it again, isn’t that surprising; he has never been able to hide things from Kacchan. Kacchan was the first person who found out about One For All in the past; Kacchan has always been able to see through him and read him like an open book. Kacchan is just amazing that way, and Izuku should have known that he could never hide things from him. However, seeing how Kacchan hasn’t asked him about it and instead is being all suspicious and weird, Izuku thinks that his boyfriend is probably trying to let Izuku complete his surprise plan for him. Which again, isn’t that surprising since Kacchan has done so many amazing, unbelievable things for him. So, since his sweet boyfriend decides to play along with his plan, Izuku decides to just keep quiet and continue with what he has planned. He can ask Kacchan later when and how he found out about Izuku’s surprise for him.
“Nothing, I’m just asking…” Izuku says, keeping his lie short and sweet because he has never been good at lying, especially to Kacchan.
They continue the drive in silence, reaching their special place barely five minutes later. As soon as Kacchan shuts down his car engine after parking it in the same spot as he did previously, awkward silence fills the air. It’s so quiet that Izuku can hear every single movement he makes against the leather seat. He swallows thickly as he clutches onto the envelope on his lap, briefly wondering if Kacchan even noticed it since his boyfriend barely looks his way throughout the ride.
“Ka- Kacchan… I- I have something for you…” Izuku whispers, and he can’t help how nervous his voice sounds. His heart thunders fast and loud in his chest, and he nervously bites his lower lip as he turns to look at Kacchan, who seems weirdly surprised.
Izuku really, really thought that Kacchan has found out about his surprise plan, but seeing how his boyfriend is staring at him with his red eyes all wide as if he doesn’t know anything about it, he realises that he might be wrong. That, or Kacchan is just really good at acting.
“You… have something for me?” Katsuki asks, because this… isn’t what he expected. If Izuku had known about his proposal plan, he wouldn’t have something for him.
Unless his nerd is planning to propose first. Shit!
“Ye- yes, Kacchan… I- I have a surprise for you. I actually planned this months ago and—”
“I have something for you too, Freckles,” Katsuki cuts Izuku’s words mid-sentence, because there’s no way he’s going to let Izuku propose to him first. He spent weeks finding the perfect ring for his sweet Izuku, and he spent more time planning this proposal than he ever did for his own agency, so there’s no fucking way he’s letting Izuku propose first.
“Oh? You- you do?” Izuku asks, blinking owlishly as he stares at his boyfriend. Despite already letting go of the thought that Kacchan might know about his plan, he still half expects Kacchan to reveal that he knows about Izuku’s surprise for him.
Izuku… definitely doesn’t expect Kacchan to have a surprise for him too.
“How about you let me give you your surprise first, Baby?” Izuku hears his Kacchan ask, and while he would usually give way to his Kacchan, he doesn’t want to back down this time.
Izuku wants, no… he needs to present his gift to Kacchan first. For the past eight years, his sweet, amazing boyfriend has always been the one to take the first step and give him everything; Kacchan was the one who spearheaded the hero suit and gave him back his hero dream, he was also the one who confessed to Izuku first, he was the one who invited Izuku to move in with him, and he was also the one who changed their friendship to something more. This time, Izuku needs to be the one who gives his long-delayed gift.
“But I want to give Kacchan his surprise too…” Katsuki hears Izuku say with his voice sad and soft, and with a slight pout on his lips. And goddamn it, he is fucking weak when Izuku does that shit.
“You’re not playing fucking fair, Nerd,” Katsuki grumbles, and yet he can’t help the way his lips curve up when Izuku giggles. “Fucking fine. How about we say it at the same time?”
“That’s a good idea, Kacchan!” Izuku says, his eyes lighting up adorably, and Katsuki watches as his boyfriend unbuckles his seatbelt and turns fully to face him. “So, on the count of three? You better not cheat, Kacchan!”
“I don’t fucking cheat, you damn nerd!” Katsuki says as he reaches out to pinch Izuku’s freckled cheek, smirking when his nerd whines and complains about how painful and mean he was after he lets go. “Tsk, I know you like it when I’m mean.”
“Sh- shut up! You’re annoying!” Izuku exclaims as he rubs his cheek where Kacchan has pinched him, and despite the frown on his face, he can’t help but flush at Kacchan’s words. “Let- let’s not waste time and start now.”
“Okay, fine. On the count of three, and we both say what we have for each other. Deal?” Katsuki says, and he watches as Izuku nods curtly. “Let’s count together.”
“1…”
“2…”
“WILL YOU PLEASE MARRY ME, IZUKU?!”
“CAN I PLEASE JOIN YOUR AGENCY, KACCHAN?!”
“WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY?!”
“WHAT?! What- what did you just say, Kacchan?”
Silence falls between them for a brief moment as they stare at each other, completely ignoring that both have cheated because neither wants to lose the chance to gift their surprise to each other. Katsuki snaps from his momentary shock first, grabbing Izuku by the shoulders as he asks him to repeat what he has just said.
“But- but what you just said is more important, Kacchan! Did you- did you really just propose to me?” Izuku asks, his green eyes wide as he stares at his Kacchan.
“Yes, yes, I did, Baby. I did propose to you, but I need you to repeat what you just said, Izuku. You have no fucking idea how important this moment is for me. Fuck, I- I waited fucking years for this moment, Izuku. I need to hear what you just said. Please, Baby,” Katsuki says as he gazes softly at Izuku, sliding his hands down to hold Izuku’s.
Izuku’s heart flutters at how softly Kacchan is looking at him, nodding shyly as he smiles at him. “If there is still a spot next to you, can I please join your agency, Kacchan?”
He hands the envelope in his hands to Kacchan, his green eyes watching nervously as his boyfriend opens the envelope and takes out the forms he has filled out. Kacchan gave him seven application forms in the past, and Izuku has filled out all seven of them. “You… filled out all of them?”
Izuku nods, smiling softly as he looks at his Kacchan. “I know that I rejected you all this while, but I have always wanted to be by your side, Kacchan. I may have said no, but I have always filled out the forms because I really wanted to be a Pro Hero by your side. I… I know I should have probably done this from the very first time you asked me, but I was afraid that I wasn’t good enough… I was afraid I couldn‘t save you. But now, I realise that you never needed my saving. Or rather, you asked me to join you because we work best together… and because you trusted me to have your back as how I will always trust you to have mine, Kacchan. I- I really hope it’s not too late for me to join you, though.”
“It’s never too late for you to join me, Izuku. Do you know why?” Katsuki asks as he reaches out to cup Izuku’s soft cheeks, his red eyes tearing up as he gazes softly at him. He watches as Izuku shakes his head, his beautiful green eyes welling up with tears as he looks at Katsuki. “Because I have never wanted anyone else next to me. There’s no one in this world who wants to surpass me the way you do… there’s no fucking one who will ever match my pace the way you do, Izuku. You have always been the only one I ever wanted as a Hero partner, and you’re also the only one I ever want as a life partner for the rest of my life.”
“Oh Kacchan… You… Are you really proposing to me right now?” Izuku asks, blinking the tears out of his eyes as he leans into his Kacchan’s warm hands that are caressing his cheeks oh so gently and brushing Izuku’s tears away.
“Yes, Baby, I’m really proposing to you right now. So, what do you say, Izuku? Will you please be my dearest beloved husband? I know we have never spoken about this before, but I really—”
Katsuki’s proposal words end on Izuku’s lips, and it takes him 0.01 seconds to react, kissing his fiancé - he takes Izuku’s kiss as him accepting his proposal because there’s no fucking way that’s a no - back with the same passion. He slides his left hand to Izuku’s nape while his right hand holds onto his nerd’s waist, supporting him as he crosses over onto his lap. The moment Izuku is on his lap, Katsuki wraps his arm around his nerd’s waist and pulls him flush to his body. He feels the way Izuku melts into his touch, opening his mouth the moment he feels Katsuki sucking on his lower lip. His tongue swirls around Izuku’s, kissing passionately with their hands all over each other.
Izuku is the one to break the kiss first, pulling back slightly with his hands on Kacchan’s nape as he looks so lovingly at him. “Yes, Kacchan… Of course, a million times ye—”
This time, Izuku’s answer ends in his Kacchan’s open mouth, and he can’t help the happy tears running down his face as he kisses his fiancé back. He lets Kacchan tilt his head and deepen the kiss, raking his fingernails through Kacchan’s hair while their tongues swirl and dance between them. A soft moan escapes his lips when Kacchan begins to trail his kisses and bites up his jawline and down his neck.
This isn’t their first kiss or makeout session, and yet it feels as special or probably even more.
“Kacchan…” Izuku purrs, tilting his head back even more to give more skin access to Kacchan.
Katsuki isn’t an idiot. If anything, he’s someone who learns from his past mistakes. Which is why, the moment Izuku tilts his head back, Katsuki splays one hand on Izuku’s back while he uses the other to shift his seat back; he’s not going to let his stupid horn break their moment again. Once he’s sure they’re a safe distance from the steering wheel, he shifts Izuku back a little bit, giving him the little space he needs to unbutton his sweet nerd’s shirt and pants.
“Kacchan… you- you wanna do it here?” Izuku looks at Kacchan shyly, biting his lower lip as he stares into the red eyes staring hungrily at him.
“Here or the backseat that I specially made just for you,” Izuku hears Kacchan says, goosebumps spreading across his skin when Kacchan nips at his right ear.
“What?” Izuku whispers, and he can barely hear himself over how loud his heart is thudding in his ears. He pushes Kacchan back a little, and he watches how his fiancé wears that sexy smirk that never fails to send his heart into an overdrive.
“What do you mean by what? I thought the idiots already told you that I got the seat made just for you?”
“I thought they were joking…”
“Well, it’s not… and I think it’s about time I try it out with you in it, Baby,” Katsuki says against Izuku’s lips, and Izuku closes the almost non-existent gap between their lips to show that he’s in for whatever that Kacchan has in mind.
Katsuki smirks as he wraps his an arm around Izuku’s waist and pulls him closer, sucking on his tongue while his other hand busies itself with removing his nerd’s shirt. He’s trailing his kisses and bites down Izuku’s neck when he feels his phone vibrate again; it has been vibrating for the past few minutes, and he has been trying his fucking best to just ignore it. Not wanting to be disturbed or for Izuku to stop them because he might think something bad has happened from how Katsuki’s phone keeps going off, he reaches into his pocket and turns it off.
He knows they have people waiting for them, but they can wait for a tad bit longer; Katsuki has waited fucking months to have his Izuku in his car, so he’s definitely not going to let this chance of having Izuku in his car go.
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“The call didn’t go through again,” Eijirou says, sighing as he turns to look at his girlfriend, who instantly grins at what he just said. This means that, trusting how knowledgeable Mina is when it comes to romance stuff, they have nothing to worry about.
“Do you think something happened? Should we call Midoriya? I know that he doesn’t know about this surprise, but what if something happened?” Denki asks, a slight frown on his face as he looks at the others.
“Unless you want Bakugou to blast your ass out of the party, none of you should call Midoriya or him again. They should be here soon,” Mina says, grinning as she grabs Eijirou’s hand and walks away to join the others who have started eating and drinking.
Denki isn’t sure if it’s the right thing to do, but since he doesn’t want to have his face blasted, he decides to just follow what Mina says. And sure enough, like the romance expert has predicted, the couple of the hour arrives almost half an hour later. Everyone turns towards them the moment they step in, and Mina smirks as she stands to face the couple.
“Looks like you made all of us wait while you’re having your fun, huh, Bakugou?” Mina smirks as she teases her friends, grinning even wider when Izuku instantly turns strawberry red and shakes his head vigorously to deny what she has just said.
“N- no! I- We didn’t do anything! Kacchan didn’t tell me you guys were waiting here!” Izuku tries to explain, but the bright red flush on his face and the way he reacts are enough to tell everyone that Mina hit the nail right on the head with her words.
“Nah, you guys totally had your fun while we were anxiously waiting for you here. Your shirts and hair are all over the place,” Hanta joins in on teasing the couple, a wide shit eating grin on his face as he looks at them.
Izuku covers his burning face with his hands, mentally scolding Katsuki for not telling him that they have their family and friends waiting for them here (he visibly pales in horror and embarrassment when he catches his mother smiling at him with her own set of flushed cheeks). Meanwhile, Katsuki barely reacts, a slight annoyed frown on his face as he looks at them. “Tsk! You idiots made it sound like it’s a big fucking deal. It’s not like you don’t know that we have been fucking ever since—”
“KACCHAN!” Izuku squeaks, hurriedly cutting Katsuki off, with his face flushed beet red as his hand flies to cover his fiancé’s mouth.
“Wait. Why did you bring Izuku to another place to have fun, Bakugou? If you prefer that place, we could have all gone there instead,” Shoto says innocently, totally not realising how his friends have all turned to look deadpan at him.
“You really are a waste of face card.” Denki sighs with mock disappointment, shaking his head as he drops an arm over Shoto’s shoulder.
“You know what, I’m never gonna ride in that car ever again,” Bakugou Mitsuki quips, scrunching her nose to fake a disgusted expression as she looks at her son.
Katsuki turns to glare at his mother, peeling Izuku’s hand off his mouth to shut everyone up. “You guys wanna continue talking shit or do you wanna hear Izuku’s answer to my proposal?! Also, I’ve never wanted you to ride in my car before, Old Hag!”
“Shut up! I don’t care about your car! Now tell me, did you get me my son-in-law or not?” Mitsuki asks, raising an eyebrow as she looks at her son.
“Yeah, Bakugou… It couldn’t be a no, right? I mean you guys did have your celebration…” Denki says as he looks at the couple, who has an ambiguous facial expression on. It’s impossible for it to be a no, but with Katsuki and Izuku, nothing is really impossible.
“Deku-kun, please tell me you said yes. I swear to God, if you say no, I’ll float you and tumble you around until you come to your senses and say yes,” Ochako says with Tsuyu nodding by her side.
“Come on, just tell us already!” Hanta hollers from the side.
Katsuki looks at Izuku, intertwining their fingers before raising their hands up and flipping them to show the engagement ring on Izuku’s finger. “OF FUCKING COURSE IT’S A YES!”
“Oh my God! FINALLY!”
“Congratulations, Bakugou and Midoriya!”
“See! I told you, you can do it, Bakugou! Congratulations, man!”
Loud, excited, happy cheers instantly fill the room, and everyone is in the middle of congratulating the couple when Katsuki quiets them down. “Wait, before we continue with the celebration, Izuku has something to say.”
Izuku nods, his freckled cheeks flushed a sweet red as he looks at everyone. “I… Hero Deku will be joining Dynamight’s agency from next week onwards. I look forward to working with everyone on the field as Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight’s hero partner.”
“OH MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!”
“HELL YEAH! THE WONDER DUO IS BACK!”
“HOLY SHIT! FINALLY! CONGRATULATIONS BAKUGOU! YOU GOT YOUR FIANCÉ AND HERO PARTNER ALL IN ONE DAY, MAN!”
“FUCK YEAH! I’M THE FUCKING WINNER TONIGHT!” Katsuki cheers as he wraps an arm around Izuku’s waist, and Izuku cannot be happier, laughing as he looks at his Kacchan.
They continue the celebration with food, drinks, music and dancing, and the couple stays by each other side as they enjoy the night with their family and friends. They’re the ones getting married, and yet their parents and friends are the excited ones; their parents are already discussing about the suitable dates for them to get married while their friends are already talking about the outfits and decorations.
As the night goes on, the party winds down a little as some start to leave since they have work the next day, while the others begin chatting and dancing among themselves. Katsuki isn’t the type to dance, but with the soft, romantic music playing in the background, he can’t help but ask Izuku to dance with him.
Izuku smiles as he lays his head on Kacchan’s chest, sighing happily as he wraps his arms around Kacchan’s waist and they start moving to the soft music playing. “Kacchan, did you know that our principal and some of our teachers actually placed a bet on who amongst us will give our surprise first?”
“Yeah, I heard about it from Present Mic. He lost the bet and was trying to find out if All Might was lying about us giving our gifts at the same time. They’re old as heck but so damn childish,” Katsuki says, and despite the harshness in his tone and words, the corners of his lips curve up as he looks at his former teachers, who are still chatting and drinking in the other corner of the room.
“I… I’m so happy today, Kacchan. Thank you so much for planning this party,” Izuku says, his voice soft as he looks up at his Kacchan.
“Yeah? I’m glad you enjoyed it, Baby,” Katsuki whispers, leaning down to place a soft kiss on the top of Izuku’s head. He feels the way Izuku tightens his arms around his waist, and he looks down to meet Izuku’s beautiful green eyes gazing lovingly at him.
“When you first said ‘when everyone’s special to you, then no one is’, I didn’t understand what you meant or what you were trying to say. I’ve never… thought about love and all of this before. I only understood what you meant when I realised I have loved you all this while. And then, I knew that I’ll never want to spend the rest of my life with anyone else other than you, Kacchan,” Izuku says, smiling gently as he looks at Katsuki.
“Do you remember when I said I thought we would be chasing each other for the rest of our lives?” Katsuki asks softly, and Izuku nods (he will never forget because it’s the first time that he saw his Kacchan crying for him and for the loss of his quirk). “I think I had already fallen in love with you then because I can never see some fucking extra next to me. Be it as my hero partner or life partner, I have only wanted you to be the one next to me, Izuku.”
“For the rest of our lives, Kacchan?”
“For the rest of our fucking lives, Izuku.”
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