Chapter 23

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Izuku <3: be safe we'll be home when you get back!

You: fuck yeah

A cup was set down on the table across from Bakugou, and he looked up to see that All Might had returned with his coffee.

"You look happy!" he commented proudly, taking a seat. Bakugou scoffed slightly.

"I've told you a million times that I am," he protested, and All Might laughed.

"Yes, but it's good to see it in person," he said. "You look like you feel better."

"I do," Bakugou admitted.

After discovering that All Might had been at the hospital the day Bakugou ran away because he'd been going through chemo, Bakugou had actually helped encourage the man to come clean to the world about his battle with cancer. His sudden disappearance from the spotlight and his change in appearance made a lot more sense then. It wasn't long before he was finished, however, and the MMA champion had regained his iconic form and headed back to the ring. After a few months abroad, he'd finally returned and asked Bakugou to meet up for coffee.

It had been nice to help the older man in return. He'd done a lot for Bakugou, helping him get in touch with the resources he needed to get better and encouraging him through the process. He'd had a pretty major relapse during the time All Might was gone, but his friends and boyfriends had helped him survive it. All Might had been pretty concerned, but Bakugou had promised to get through it. And he had. Despite that and some smaller relapses here and there, Bakugou felt he was finally truly making progress in a tangible way.

"How are the boyfriends?" All Might asked with a teasing glint in his eye.

"Good but busy," Bakugou said. "Shouto made it into the program he wanted but he's been pretty swamped since then. Izuku is still codependent as fuck with his mom, but I go visit her with him sometimes. She adores Shouto as well."

"Ah yes, Inko Midoriya," All Might said contemplatively.

Bakugou narrowed his eyes at him. "Why do you sound like you know her," he said, staring suspiciously.

"No reason!" All Might laughed. "I've been in touch with your boyfriends, just checking in on you."

"And their moms, apparently," Bakugou griped, sipping his coffee and pouting.

"I saw that young Amajiki has a match coming up soon!" All Might said, switching the subject. "Maybe we should go."

"You gonna invite Izuku's mom?" Bakugou muttered. All Might pretended he couldn't hear him.

"So what have you been up to?" He asked, and Bakugou rolled his eyes.

He was completely unsurprised to see Kaminari, Shinsou, and Kirishima sitting on his couch and messing with his Xbox when he got home, the door to the apartment not even locked when he tried the handle.

"I'm charging you all rent," he complained.

"Yeah, yeah, we've heard it before", Kaminari waved him off before cussing out Shinsou for knocking his character out of the way.

Bakugou pulled out his phone to send them all a Venmo request titled "stop freeloading."

"Kacchan!" Izuku greeted from the kitchen, setting down a cup and heading over to where Bakugou was removing his shoes. He gave him a soft kiss and then pushed his face into his neck, and Bakugou wrapped an arm around him, fighting off a smile.

"Well hello to you too," he teased.

Shouto shuffled out of the bedroom, glaring at his phone. "My father is not only an asshole, he is an idiot," he said. "Hello."

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