Knots in First Year | Bakugo x Deku

Chapter 12

"M-Midoriya-" Todoroki raised his voice a bit as the green-haired boy dragged him down the front steps of their building.

"Todoroki, I need some help." Izuku started, looking at the other boy with intense eyes.

"Oh- what's going on what's wrong." Todoroki grabbed Izuku's shoulders in concern.

"It's okay, it's not that bad. Sorry if I made you worry just now. I just-"

"Oh, okay. Well what's going on?" Todoroki sighed out while releasing his grip on the smaller boy.

"I can't imagine you'd relate to me in any way, but- you're really easy to talk to and- I just think I'm confused." Izuku muttered, Todoroki being heavily confused.

"What are you confused about, Midoriya?" he asked his friend, tilting his head a bit.

"I- I've been feeling really weird things- towards Ka-cchan." He hesitated to say 'Kacchan' over 'Katsuki.' He thought that Katsuki would probably appreciate him saying his first name personally vs to other students. Meanwhile, Todoroki was feeling major deja vu.

"I see... give me an example?" Todoroki was just curious at how Izuku was thinking vs what Katsuki talked about.

"Well, when we were in the baths, I couldn't stop- looking at him. I wanted- to hold his hand..." Izuku fell off of his sentence and widened his eyes as he was fully realizing what this meant for him.

"...You have feelings for Bakugo..." Todoroki suggested in a soft way. He was actually subtly happy for him in this instance, as his friend's feelings were secretly being reciprocated.

Izuku gasped as he stood there for a minute, taking in what his friend just told him... Do I- like guys? But- that doesn't make sense, I think girls are so pretty and- I can definitely imagine- kissing a girl. Should I try imagining... a guy?  Izuku decided to try and think about kissing a guy, but the only guy that popped into his mind was Katsuki. He was embarrassed, but- he wanted to imagine it. He imagined Katsuki grabbing his hand gently, interlocking their fingers. He pictured the blonde moving his green hair out of his face, slowly moving his fingers down to his cheek. Izuku... was happy... he thought about Katsuki leaning in to kiss him, finally letting their soft lips touch in his mind. This feeling... I- I want this... I want his comfort... I want to protect him... I would do anything for him... Izuku grabbed the front of his own shirt and fell to his knees, staring down at the ground with wide eyes and his jaw slightly open.

"MIDORIYA?!" Todoroki said a bit loud as he went to catch the green-haired boy on his way to the ground but was too slow. He grabbed his small shoulders in concern, "Are you okay? What's going on? Does your chest hurt?" Todoroki asked him frantically.

"I- I think I love him." Izuku said quietly under his breath with tears forming. He was overwhelmed with how he felt in this moment.

"L-Love? You love him?" Todoroki asked his hysterical friend in shock.

"I- I think-" Izuku couldn't get the words out as he gasped deeply to get the air he wasn't breathing in.

"Midoriya calm down please!" Todoroki immediately hugged his friend, letting the boy snuggle into his shoulder as he held up his weight. He held the green-haired boy's head in one of his hands as the other arm was wrapped around his back. He just wanted his friend to feel okay. They were there for a few moments before Izuku backed away gently and rubbed his eyes, both of his knees resting on the ground. Todoroki moved the hand that was on his friend's head to his friend's shoulder instead, looking at the boy's face until Izuku looked up and made eye contact. "You need to tell him, Midoriya. He'll listen to you, I promise." Todoroki said as he removed his hand from the boy's shoulder and let it fall back to him.