Bakugo x Y/N (reader)

Dream? Hallucination? Or Bakugo...?

You sleep soundly until you randomly wake up at 1am and can't fall back asleep. You toss and turn, but just can seem to find a comfortable position.

Giving up after half an hour of trying to go back to sleep, you slump out of bed groggily and make your way quietly downstairs to the kitchen for a glass of water. And... maybe a tiny snack.

You fill a glass with water in the kitchen and find a small slice of left over banana cake in the fridge. You drink some of the water and pour the rest in the sink. You take your cake and a fork to go sit in the living room. You creep quietly in and softly lower yourself down onto the couch. A shadow moves in front of you and you realize there is a dark silhouette back lit by the moon in front of the window.

"Hello?" you call you quietly. Blonde hair flashes in the light and you think you know who it is.
"Bakugo?" you guess.

The blonde hair is illuminated again as the figure turns, taking a few steps toward you.

"Y/N? Why the hell am I seeing you when I'm not even sleeping?!" Bakugo growls frustratedly and starts to pace, running angry hands through his hair.

You just scrunch your nose and watch him in confusion. You shrug and take several bites of the cake and let out a happy groan because it tastes so good.

Bakugo snaps his head in your direction and stalks rapidly over to hover over your seated figure. "This isn't a dream, so why am I seeing you?" he snaps, irritatedly and looks at you like he's waiting for an answer. Okay... your not really sure what to say to that, but what the hell.

"Because... I really am here?" you give him your best go at an answer.

"Great." Bakugo turns and stalks a few steps away before spinning around and pacing back and forth in front of you. "So, now I'm hallucinating you and you're..." he looks at you more carefully, "Eating that stupid cake?" His frustration momentarily gives way to confusion.

"Yeah, it's really good. Left over from the party. You can grab the extra slice in the fridge if you- ow!"

Bakugo stops in front of you while you are speaking and reaches out to pinch your arm. His eyes widen in surprise.

"Ow," you repeat again and rub your forearm, "What is that for?"

Bakugo startles and he glares at you unhappily, "Y/N? You're not a hallucination!"

"No, you dumb Pomeranian! I am not a hallucination." You look down at your arm, "That's going to bruise! Why did you have to pinch me so hard?" You look up at Bakugo for an explanation.

Bakugo glares down at you in anger now, "Why did you follow me down here? Don't you have anything better to be doing, dammit."

"I came to get a snack because I couldn't sleep. No one followed you down here, that's just your ego talking."

He reads your face for a moment before slouching his shoulders and shoving his hands in his pockets.
"You should go back to bed." Bakugo walks away and you set your empty plate on the couch before grabbing his arm, "Hey, you still didn't tell me why you're down here."

"Why do you care?" he growls.

You scowl at him, "For one, well- because you pinched me!"

"Oh that." He looks at you toughly, "I wanted to see if I was really awake."

"So, you pinch me!" You pause, "And why would I be in your dream anyway? You hate me."

Bakugo stares at you harshly, his expression full of frustration, "You don't know what you're talking about!" He exhales sharply, "Now just go back to bed."

"Alright, sheesh." You stalk back to the couch and grab your plate. "I just came down here for a snack, not to bother you."

Bakugo hesitates, then turns back to face you, but you are already through the kitchen door, rinsing your plate off in the sink, and trudging to bed back up the stairs. It isn't until you are laying back down in bed that you replay Bakugo's words and fall asleep even more confused by the conversation.

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The next morning is your first time being able to sleep in and not worry about being late for school. Momo is the one who wakes you and asks you to meet her downstairs in ten minutes to eat breakfast together.

Uraraka and Tsu are already there, eating at the big dinning table. No one else is around yet, so you decide to tell Uraraka, Momo, and Tsu about the strange confrontation you had with Bakugo earlier in the morning. They are just as confused as you and don't know what to make of it.

Just as you finishing eating and are getting ready to leave, Denki, Sero, and Mina- who you learn whose rooms are all on the same floor- come running down the stairs into the kitchen and burst heaving into the dining room.

"Thank god," Mina puffs, "I thought we were all going to be late."

"Nope," Uraraka informs. "Not if you leave with us right now. We were just about to head out."

"Nuh-uh! I'm not leaving without eating the most important meal of the day, man," Denki complains.

"Fine. If you want a tardy, that's fine." Momo pushes in her chair and clears all the dishes for us. We thank her and wait for Momo by the door to come back.

You hand Momo her bag you held for her and the four of you girls walk out the door.

"Wait for me!" Mina bursts through the door after us, "I don't want to be late."

"Me either!" Sero says and scuttles after us.