Heartbreaker | BNHA x Reader

[08] First Kiss

"I can't just kiss one of them!" you protested. "They barely even know me yet!"

["Well, it's ultimately your call, but you should know that refusing to complete a daily task counts as being uncooperative. I shouldn't have to spell the rest out for you."]

Great. Fucking perfect. You were being threatened once again. Sure, having to work out every day got a bit tedious at times, but you would easily take physical exertion over initiating a kiss with someone. It was just way too soon. They didn't even have romantic feelings for you yet, and you were expected to pull something like that off?

Not to mention that the thought of going around kissing people downright mortified you. Since you had practically no memories, you had no way of knowing if you'd ever kissed someone before. You were only fourteen, so in all likelihood, you probably hadn't. On top of how nervous you felt imagining how the other person would react, your face was also burning up with embarrassment.

You pressed your palms against your scalding cheeks. "D-Does it have to be on the lips?" you mumbled.

["No, a forehead or cheek kiss will count too. That makes the whole thing a lot easier, right?"]

Hardly. But you supposed you would take any silver lining you could get. A kiss on the cheek was manageable, at least. Even though your stomach was clenched uncomfortably tight, and it felt as though butterflies were fluttering around inside, you tried to convince yourself that you could pull this off.

Probably. Hopefully. Fuck, you didn't even know what to think anymore.

As you walked to school, you contemplated your options. Based on the sound of things, there were probably more love interests that you had yet to meet, but so far, you only had three-Izuku, Katsuki, and Shouto.

Katsuki was obviously out of the question, so that left the other two. Between Izuku and Shouto, you felt like you had the best chance at kissing Izuku. It was a struggle to get a hold of Shouto on a good day. Even when you did, he hardly bothered to carry a conversation with you. Your love points had been completely static since the day you'd met at the mall. Given his stoic demeanor, it was entirely possible that he wouldn't even be fazed if you kissed him, but you didn't want to risk ruining things.

Out of everyone you'd met so far, Izuku was the best option. He was kind and understanding. Granted, he got embarrassed extremely easily, but you hoped that a kiss on the cheek wouldn't be enough to upset him. You wanted to believe that your friendship could survive a bit of awkwardness.

With these dizzying thoughts running through your mind, classes seemed to drag on and on. It felt like time was moving in slow motion. You also weren't exactly being subtle about your apprehensions, because you kept on glancing skittishly towards Izuku every few minutes. Thankfully, he didn't look skeptical. He just blushed and flashed you a timid little smile every time your eyes met.

There was someone, however, who did take notice. To him, it was woefully apparent that something was going on between you and Izuku.

Katsuki frowned. He couldn't seem to understand what your deal was. Why did you keep making googly eyes at Deku, of all people? It was starting to leave a bad taste in his mouth. No one had ever given a crap about that stupid nerd before.

She must not be all there in the head, Katsuki couldn't help but think. Her standards are so low I almost feel bad for her.

Katsuki didn't realize this himself, but ever since the day you'd gotten in his way and protected Izuku, he was letting his thoughts dwell on you for a lot longer than he would've liked.