Icy? Or hot? ~TodoBaku~

Chapter 11: waiting on the weekend

TW: mentions of attempted rape

Katsuki Bakugo

Well, that was fun. Seeing Pikachu get all sappy was fucking vile, and made me feel a bit sick, but I was also kinda proud of him, though I'd never admit it. See, he'd told me a few weeks back that he always struggled making friends after some loser from university that called himself Pikachu's 'friend' tried raping him in a bathroom stall just two weeks into the first semester.

Pikachu was studying to be a lawyer, but after that incident, he requested to change courses, and, given the circumstances, permission was granted. That's how he wound up studying administrative IT. Something more mundane was what he wanted, and that was fair enough.

He said since then he's never really wanted to talk to anyone as more than an acquaintance or co-worker. I mean, given that was nearly a year ago, he must've been pretty lonely for a long time. Which was why I was secretly glad now, with him gushing over Shinso to me, in the now very quiet café at 7:31pm.

"And OH MY GOD did you see his hair?! I swear it looked like purple cotton candy! And his shirt, I mean he MUST know he's hot to wear something that shows his collarbone, right? And-"

"I GET IT, YOU LIKE HIM, THAT'S ENOUGH!!!" I exploded at him, and he pouted, sticking his tongue out at me. Although, he did stop talking. But, as usual, that was short lived.

"Soooooo, are you gonna talk about *your* hot crush or what?"

I felt my face flush, and I turned away from him, which made him laugh.

"Zip it Pikachu, that's my business and my business ALONE"

"You didn't deny it though. God, Bakugo, you reaaally need to get him tied down. A hottie like him is surely in high demand." Pikachu said. What are you.... "I mean, just think about those piercing eyes, the trendy hair, the textbook pretty boy smirk, the abs he's no doubt concealing-"

"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING PIKACHU, STICK TO YOUR OWN CRUSH!" I screamed out, before clasping a hand over my mouth and sighing. So he played me. "You little fucker" I growled out, and the bitch had the audacity to laugh.

"Yeah, well, I was being serious...mostly. Somebody with those looks doesn't come around often. And if you even *think* you have a chance with him, get fucking started, bro. You ain't crying on my shoulder when he's gone~"

Giving him an annoyed look, I conceded that he was right. Todoroki was....REALLY HOT. Someone like that isn't available for long periods of time, so I need to make the most of the time I have. I decided here and now that Pikachu wasn't actually too bad.

"Well..." I started, getting his attention, "I do have his number, and he told me to 'text him later' when he left earlier on...."

Pikachu's mouth hung open. "Wait, YOU HAVE HIS NUMBER? OH MY GOD BAKUGO YOU SCORED!! Now, we need to get your phone out."

"What, why?!" I gave him a confused look, but he was still reeling, and rushed to the back, probably looking for my phone. Sure enough, he came back through with it just a few seconds later. I unlocked it, and handed it to Pikachu. He keyed Todoroki's number into the message app as I read it aloud, adding him as a contact. I'll probably have to change that later from whatever cringey shit he's put in. Then, Kaminari looked at me, and we began to compose our messages to Todoroki.

Hey Todoroki, this is Bakugo.
You wanted me to text, so....

That's a good way to do it, according to Pikachu. Makes it obvious that I listen to him.

Oh, hi there Bakugo.
Yeah, I had wanted to
message. Is now a
good time?

"Of course it is you idiot or I wouldn't have messaged" was, apparently, not a very good message to send to a crush, so I instead said: