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meeko-mar · 2 years

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Bakudeku idea:

They're adults now, both Pro Heroes, and in a long-term Committed relationship. They've been boyfriends for a while now. Honestly, their friends are wondering when they're actually going to take the next step and get married.

The thought admittedly makes Izuku's heart flutter, the idea of actually, really, being Katsuki Bakugou's HUSBAND? Stars in his eyes.

But maybe he is still kind of awkward about expressing his own feelings and wants. He still internalizes his feelings sometimes, he doesn't want to come off as too "fixated" on the idea of marriage, doesn't want to come on too strongly to Katsuki, or apply pressure of an expectation.

Maybe part of him, with lingering feelings of self-doubt and imposter syndrome, still has denial about Katsuki being SO INTO HIM that he would say yes if proposed to.

Besides, they are still very young, and this lot in life has suited the two of them very well, he's content right now.

Not to say, that he hadn't run a few late night searches of "Engagement Ring designs" to test the waters of what was trending, what was traditional, more niche or "themed" sets, and then agonizing about what his Kacchan would even gravitate towards.

Ultimately he tries not to get too worked up over the details...If it happens, it happens. If it comes up, they'll talk about it. He doesn't feel the need to force it, or pop any question yet.

One day, however, they're both on patrol, assigned to different parts of the city.

Shit goes down, and word quickly spreads on the comms that Dynamight is pursuing a dangerous villain who'd already taken several casualties and was out for more.

"I'm on my way!"

Deku yells into his comm, as he sprints over the city with OFA. He asks for details on the situation. Katsuki occasionally screams back between explosions and cursing.

But suddenly, at some point, the comm cuts off, in mid-sentence.

"We must not've gotten all the Trigger outta the streets--This goddamn maniac won't fuckin'-- Stay---"

"DynaMight? DynaMight!" Deku stops cold, holding his earpiece, trying to hear any trace. "... Kacchan!!?"

Static.

Deku curses and bolts, heading to where Katsuki had last placed his coordinates.

He finds a smoking crater of an alleyway, and clear signs of a massive struggle. There's no sign of Katsuki or the Villain themselves, only their aftermath, and some heroes who had gotten there sooner, saying Katsuki had been taken. Caught somehow by the Villains powerful Quirk and dragged up and out of the alley as they tried to beat a retreat.

Izuku stalks into the mess, cautiously, trying to read the situation. His heart hammers as he finds splatters of blood. He feels nauseous, dizzy, frantic at the thought that it's Katsuki's.

He traces the tracks of explosions and gashes from strong blades into concrete and brick, reading the pattern of attacks, attempted defense, and capture to find the trajectory of the villain.

Izuku's about to take off once more, when something unusual catches his eye, a glint of bright gold. It's the trim of a small, velvet box.

He picks it up. God knows why, at this moment.

The velvet is already stained with a few drops of blood.

With a small creak, Izuku opens the box, and inside, he finds the most pristine set of bands, each with a faceted, gleaming stone. One a rich green, and the other a fiery orange.

Izuku's gloved hand clamps over his mouth, his jaw hanging in a silent exclamation. His heart beats impossibly faster as he cycles through emotions; shock, elation, and then blinding rage.

Katsuki Bakugou, his boyfriend, had been planning on proposing, for who knew how long. And this villain, This villain had TAKEN HIM.

This villain had HURT HIM.

OFA ignites in Deku as he crouches, lightning shooting dangerously around him, teary eyes gone white, and hair waving around wildly.

A small Velvet box clutched tightly in his fist.

The other Pro Heroes flinch and draw away, as the alley lights up in green light. Some of the more seasoned Pros know to stay away from the young man in this state.

"I'm finding them," comes Izuku's feral growl.

A thunderclap of sound overtakes them all as OFA launches Izuku upwards, out into the sky. Leaving nothing but another crater in his wake.

When Katsuki comes to, all he sees is the sunset illuminated sky, and a streak of green light heading directly for him. The multiple hands of the villain, some behemoth with four muscular, bladed arms, suddenly release with the heavy shockwave of an impact, and Katsuki feels himself plummet.

Explosions. He had to make some explosions!

He doesn't know who or what was under him, though, how high he was falling from; his consciousness is nebulous at best. The villain had caught him one too many times with the blades, knocked him into a few too many walls. Battling both concussions and blood loss, his concentration was absolutely shot.

"s-shit" Katsuki slurs out, trying to save himself to no avail, falling in what may have been an endless void, for all he knew.

Suddenly, an outside force careens into him. But it isn't the villain, he feels much smaller arms wrapping around him, under his knee, around his back... Familiar arms.

Green light and a sort of warmth overtakes his senses as his fall is cut short. The world still spins and the flashes begin to overwhelm him, but Katsuki could open his eyes now and find the outline of a very familiar face.

"'s about fuckin' Time, Deku..." Katsuki grunts.

"Kaccha---DynaMight! I've got you!!" Izuku's voice is as shaky as it was when he was a teenage boy, but brimming with relief. They set safely down on a brand new street, directing some Heroes that had been drawn to the sound and lightshow of the battle to give Katsuki some medical care.

"I think I knocked him out cold with OFA, but I've got to go make sure the villain is properly apprehended, Kacchan, I'll be right back, I love you!" He says urgently. Katsuki grunts angrily behind the Hero that was dabbing at his facial wounds, but doesn't struggle, Since now that he's seated on a random bench, every limb feels like lead and it's enough of a fight to just keep his eyes open.

"Get back here, Deku," He weakly yells, with no real meaning behind it; he just hates seeing his nerd run into battle alone. "-- Love you too...dumbass nerd..."

Everything becomes quiet, it seems that the villain really was down for the count. Apparently one massive, steamrolling Detroit Smash was all it took to knock the villain out long enough to put him under arrest. The Heroes around Katsuki said it had been like a huge light show in a matter of seconds, Green light splintering in the sky over buildings as Izuku had shot through the air and laid waste to the Villain carrying Katsuki away as some sort of hostage. That must have been the moment that Katsuki had felt he was falling in a void.

He allows himself to breathe, sitting there waiting for the ambulance blaring in the distance to draw closer, so they could take him to get some real medical attention. He pointedly avoids chit-chat or eye contact with the unknown hero that was standing over him, making sure he wouldn't fall asleep until proper help arrived.

He just silently waits for Izuku to return.

Suddenly, he recalls something, and his hands shoot to his hips, feeling around in his pockets. With a few pats, he finds it; a small, rectangular shape in his right side pocket.

He immediately sighs in relief...So it hadn't been lost in the fight.

He takes it out, and looks it over...Strange, there was a bit of his blood on it. Maybe it had soaked through the outside of his pants? Opens it up, and both rings are safe and secure.

Thank God. They were fucking expensive. Even for a Hero salary.

But one thing bothered Katsuki, as he softly snapped the box shut, and slid it back into his pocket as the ambulance pulled up.

Red eyes shone thoughtfully as he catches sight of Izuku jogging breathlessly back to him. He could, from there, see Izuku's large, green eyes gleaming with worry.

Katsuki could have sworn that he had stuck the rings in his left pocket before Patrol.

Later, Katsuki had been given a clean bill of health, left only with a resounding headache, some leftover bruising. Rubbing at the back of his neck, tired eyes blink as Izuku re-enters the room, a black bag with Dynamight's signature orange X in his hands.

"Here, I grabbed your stuff from your locker," Izuku chirps, setting it next to Katsuki on the bed.

"Thank god, all this shit's bloody and gross," Katsuki complains, immediately grabbing his street clothes out from the bag, shoving his trashed costume and certain other personal items inside the bag in their place. As he sheds the hospital issued pair of pants and shirt to get dressed, he can't help but notice an odd little look on Izuku's face. Glancing at the bag, but not too long as to be able to arouse Katsuki's suspicion. Or so he thinks.

Izuku seems to get a hold of himself and turns from the bag, taking an aggressive slurp of some iced coffee. He must have picked it up while he was out, literally running across the city to take care of things at the agency, and grab Katsuki's things.

Katsuki grimaced as he buckled his pants up; Izuku was awkward as always, and really did have a shitty poker face. There was definitely something up.

As he pulls his shirt over his head, he decides to have a little fun with his boyfriend.

"Izu. I need to ask you something." He says it in a low, serious thrum, red eyes blazing.

Izuku coughs a bit on his coffee. "Y-you do??"

Admittedly amused by how spooked Izuku looks, Katsuki doesn't drop his own composure, as he steps closer to Izuku.

"I may have dropped something out there...Did you see anything?"

"Eh---What?" Izuku gazes up at him, and seeing the peculiar look in his boyfriend's eyes, and there is an electric charge in the air, an unspoken understanding between them.

He knows this jig is up. "I um... Well...." Izuku stammers, and just can't bring himself to confirm it, nor lie to his boyfriend.

"So that's a definite 'yes'...Shit." Katsuki growls. He leans against the side of the empty hospital bed, crimson eyes smoldering with annoyance over his secret being unceremoniously outed. "You guessed the wrong pocket, by the way, you nerd." Izuku immediately flushes with embarrassment.

"Kacchan, I found them in the alley and I figured you'd dropped them, I'm so, so sorry I didn't say anything!" Izuku sets his drink down and closes the gap between them, tenderly taking one of Katsuki's hands in his own. Softly, imploringly, he squeezes and rubs little circles with his thumbs.

"I didn't know if I should say anything, I mean, you must have been planning something and working so hard, and I didn't want to ruin the surprise, I just thought, if I could sneak it back to you you wouldn't have known and then...You could still surprise me like you planned?! I-I guess it kinda sounds bad, it's basically lying, but I'll admit I was a little...Emotional? And panicked?? So I--"

"Izuku. Quit muttering." Katsuki interrupts, and Izuku looks down at the linoleum floor, blushing furiously. Katsuki looks at the fretful young man in front of him and cocks a pleased grin at him. "It made you emotional, huh?"

"Well...Yes? Kacchan, it was bad enough that he hurt you and took you," Katsuki doesn't miss for a second the flash of that protective and slightly unhinged fury that took Izuku's expressive eyes for just a moment-- "--and then I found out that you were going to...You'd already bought rings...Of course I was emotional!" Izuku splutters, tears bubbling up in his eyes again.

"You went feral again, didn't you. I was half blacked out at that point, but I saw you charging after that bastard when he had me. Just a big ball of raging OFA energy."

Izuku shrugs, and Katsuki leans forward, placing a hand at the nape of Izuku's neck. He brings their foreheads together, and looks deeply at his boyfriend's eyes.

"How many times I gotta tell you, stop losing your shit like that. You get reckless." Katsuki scolds. "That piece of crap was a weakling anyway, I would've had him no problem in a minute. I woulda come around and made him eat dirt."

Izuku laughs, this time sporting his own cocky grin.

"That's such a Kacchan thing to say." He closes his eyes and leans against Katsuki. "So... Do you....Want an answer now?" He asks hesitantly.

Izuku's bright green doe eyes that stare so intently at him still make Katsuki furious sometimes. The hands he's treasured for so long clinging to his own so sweetly, don't help. He still can't deal with how flustered he feels in these soft moments, and it always dulls his annoyance into soft compliance.

Katsuki withdraws entirely, and grabs up his bag. Looking resolutely at his boyfriend, he seems just a little sullen.

"Hell no. Forget you saw the rings, Izuku." Izuku blinks in surprise, a bit surprised, and Katsuki heaves a sigh.

"Don't freak out, I'm gonna ask you. But I'm gonna do it properly. Like I was planning to in the first place, before those bastards at HQ rearranged our routes today!" He scowls, tired and embarrassed, thinking all over again about how his entire plan for the day had been ruined by meddling extras. "No fuckin' way is the Great Explosion Murder God DynaMight proposing in a friggin' hospital room in a damn rush." He grabs the top of Izuku's head and furiously musses up his green curls.

"Just get the entire thing outta that head of yours, got it?!"

Izuku laughs softly under his hand, and finally understands; Katsuki was waiting for a more meaningful opportunity. No doubt, his original plan might have entailed a breathless, adrenaline-filled proposal after they saved and won the day, together.

Kind of romantic, when he thinks about it, and their history together. Their lives and relationship had intertwined so tightly around their heroics, that it made total sense, for Katsuki to have been carrying the rings on patrol in the first place. If they hadn't split up, maybe it would have gone the way he'd intended, and they would have been officially engaged that night. There might have been a perfect moment of victory that Katsuki would have used to pop the question.

Not to mention it would exceedingly boost their ratings which were already performing incredibly well now that the public was really catching on to their relationship--Not that he thought Katsuki gave even the slightest shit about that aspect.

Izuku nods in agreement. "I'll leave it to you, then, DynaMight." He says, just so sweetly.

"Damn right you will." Katsuki smirks. "Now grab your drink and let's go home already. I'm fuckin' beat." His voice rasps with his fatigue. He sneaks one kiss on Izuku's cheek and heads out the door.

The two Heroes leave the hospital hand in hand.

#I had forgotten about this one or thought that I had posted it already??#but I guess not #SO HERE WE GO #BKDK BRAINROT #Bakudeku #Just a cute little brainworm #BKDK fluff #Bkdk engagement fluff #I guess for the occasion of Bakugou KAtsuki: Rising coming up this weeken #I CANT WAIT #Bakugou secretly buying complimentary engagement rings #slay me now #wanting the BEST MOMENT to propse #tell me he wouldn't be absolutely the pickiest about when he proposes #It has to be PERFECT

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