Heartbreaker | BNHA x Reader

[07] A New Task

You should've known that things wouldn't go smoothly for you. No matter how desperate you were to avoid Katsuki, the system was adamant that you try and win him over. And now that you were officially stuck in the same class as him, you no longer had the option of hiding.

"[Name], there's a free spot over there," the teacher gestured. "Right next to Bakugou."

Oh, come on!

Gritting your teeth, you nodded reluctantly and all but dragged your feet over towards your new desk. It was no wonder the seat was empty. Given the option, you doubted most people would choose to sit next to Katsuki.

Izuku's desk was a bit further towards the back, and you couldn't help but glance over at him with a mildly pleading expression. You really wished you could sit next to him instead. Al least you were in the same class together. Katsuki couldn't seem to stand you, so he would probably prefer to avoid interacting with you altogether, right?

Once again, you were way off the mark.

"I see you decided to stalk me all the way to school too," Katsuki sneered. "For fuck's sake. Get a life."

God, you couldn't even begin to describe how badly you wanted to knee him in the balls.

Still, you chose to ignore his commentary as you sat down. Antagonizing him would just make your points drop even more, and you weren't really in the mood for another trauma-inducing nightmare at the hands of the system. At the end of the day, bullies craved attention. If you didn't give him that attention, he would eventually get bored and give up.

You did your best to focus on the lesson, despite the fact that Katsuki's glare was practically burning a hole through your skull. Although you were trying to avoid eye contact, your curiosity got the best of you a couple of times, and you ended up glancing towards him.

On one instance, your eyes locked with his. Seemingly surprised that you'd caught him staring, Katsuki grew awfully stiff. It had been your intention to not say a single word, but you couldn't help but tilt your head to the side, dropping your voice so that the teacher couldn't hear you.

"Um... is there something on my face?"

Then, something totally unexpected happened.

Katsuki's cheeks turned red.

"I wasn't staring!" he cried out, slamming his palms on his desk and angrily turning away.

He was kicking up a fuss for some reason. All you'd done was ask him if there was something on your face.

STATUS UPDATE:

[Bakugou Katsuki is embarrassed to have been caught staring at you.]

[+10 love points.]

[Current progress: -100/100]

...what?

Did your eyes deceive you, or had your points with Katsuki gone up for the very first time? Not that you were complaining about it, but it was kind of weird. He looked all huffy and annoyed, but his points had changed for the better rather than the worse.

This guy really was a major pain to deal with. You were probably better off not trying to understand him.

By the time the lunch bell chimed, you were just relieved to be free of Katsuki's stifling presence. The first thing you did was rush over to Izuku's desk and break out into a grin. It was actually kind of incredible how quickly your spirits lifted now that you were by his side.

"Hi, [Name]," he greeted shyly. "I know you said you were going to be starting classes here soon, but I wasn't expecting it to be today."

"I wanted it to be a surprise," you hummed. "A good one, I hope."