My Hero Academia Imagines/One-Shot Compilation

Fire in the Hole [Bakugo] (Fluff)

Ichijiku (Tigress)

It's a little off-putting to say the least when Dynamight starts acting weird around me. Every time we team up against villains, he seems to get more feral and aggressive towards me. Granted, he's always been feral and aggressive...but he really likes laying into me.

Today he pushes a little too far. I step into his agency to visit a friend and he roars his displeasure.

"WHY THE HELL IS THIS DAMN CAT HERE AGAIN?!" He bellows at me. "YOU'VE GOT SOME NERVE–"

My fist swings around to meet his face and he blocks it with surprisingly quick reflexes. I use the momentum to slam my foot up into his stomach as I scream at top volume, pumping fear into him.

I'm not surprised when he lands a hit into my side, but I remain on my feet with bared teeth.

"Stop treating me like a damn disease, Dynamight!" I hiss. "I came here to visit a friend, not listen to you complain!"

"Who the hell do you think you're talking to?" He grits his teeth with a glare at me.

I try not to admit to myself that he makes me feel warm inside. That despite his abrasive exterior, I appreciate his authenticity and the subtle ways he takes care of others. Even though he hides it.

"Ichan! You made it!" Sayuri chirps from behind. Her face instantly turns into a scowl as she wraps an arm around me and guides me away. "Leave my bestie alone, Dynamight. We'll be back."

"You'd better. I don't pay you to goof off, Phobos." He growls.

"We'll be fifteen minutes, tops, pretty boy." I huff over my shoulder.

"You better make that ten, extra!"

"I'll make it twenty if you piss me off!"

. . . . .

Lunch with Sayuri has become habit at this point. It's friend time carved into the week in order to help me maintain my mental sanity. I recline at the table as we wait for our waitress.

"So, how are you and Kiri doing these days? I miss hearing about my besties!" I giggle, smiling at the waitress as she comes by to take our drinks and orders.

"He's the best! And I'm sorry we haven't been keeping in touch much. You know with the move we've been pretty stressed. And there's been a tick in crime this fall season." She surveys the area as she says it before grinning. "But aside from that, things have been well. It still seems crazy that we've already been married for six months."

"It feels unreal." I agree, before the waitress brings our drinks.

I get quiet as I sip my tea and look at Dynamight's bright sign for his agency next door. Why is he so mean to me anyway? Little brat is asking for a visit from my claws. I don't realize my facial expressions show my thoughts so loudly until Sayuri speaks up.

"Sorry about Dynamight. He's a bitch." She chuckles, sipping her water. "I hope it didn't bother you too much. I know sometimes loud noises are hard for you."

"Is he always like that?" I ask, wondering if maybe I've been exaggerating how he behaves around me. I've always heard he's a hothead, so maybe I've just been walking in at the peak of his tantrums?

"To an extent," Sayuri begins, before looking thoughtful and adding. "He always seems more aggressive towards you now that I think about it. Did you do something to piss him off?"

"I knew it!" I set my chair all the way down just as the waitress comes by and drops off our sushi. I pull out my chopsticks as I sigh. "I don't know what I did to him. All I know is that every time I enter the room, he targets me. I swear it's like he's got a tracker on me."

"Yeah...I'm sorry. I know you like him." She shakes her head and pops some sushi in her mouth.

"It's nothing serious." I shrug, even though it hurts more than I bargain for.

While we both pause to savor the flavor, I start turning over memories of fighting with Dynamight. Even since the first time we worked together, it feels like he's only ever had it out for me. In fact, I barely interacted with him that first time. What the hell is his problem?

We make it back to Dynamight's agency exactly fifteen minutes after we left thanks to quick service at the sushi shop. When we walk in, Dynamight's busy with a group of rookie sidekicks.

"You idiots! You've got to try harder. If you keep making little mistakes like that, they'll pile up and it could mean someone's life instead of a faulty budget. Go fix it!" He hisses, but it lacks the venom he uses with me.

"See?" Sayuri whispers. "I don't get it. The little shit."

When the rookies move away, he notices us and his face twists in anger.

"There you are! I told you you had ten minutes!" He snaps.

"And I told you that we'd be back in fifteen." I stand firm, glaring at him.

"Shove off, Dynamight." Sayuri rolls her eyes and storms past him, looking professional and ready to work. I don't miss that she stops just outside her office to watch us, though. When we don't go for each others' throats, she steps inside.

"I have a question for you, Dynamight." I say with piercing eyes. "What did I ever do to piss you off?"

"Tch. You're wasting my time. I've got an agency to run." He turns and stomps off.

I head towards him for a moment, before I clench my fists and start walking back downstairs to leave. Not worth the energy. Just a stupid crush. I'm rounding the corner of the stairwell when I'm shoved into a dark, empty room.

"Goddamn it...how do you do it?" Dynamight's voice growls in the darkness. When I squirm, he grips my wrists and turns on the light. His red eyes bore into mine, pupils huge. "What made you think you'd pissed me off?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe the fact that you're meaner to me than everyone else." I growl, despite the growing attraction buzzing in my chest. I shield it with anger. "It doesn't matter when I'm here, you always single me out!"

My pulse picks up speed as I struggle to maintain eye contact, but he's a lot stronger than me. At least in this moment. He grips my chin with his hand and gets closer to my face. My eyes flicker to his lips for half a second.

"Don't you understand anything?" His calloused thumb rubs my cheek, making me meet his eyes again. "I'm only more pissy with you because you make me feel like doing this."

His lips capture mine and I could swear his quirk extends to my heart as an explosive force draws my arms around his neck. I tangle my fingers in his hair before pulling my other hand down to rest at his chest until we both pull back, our expressions much softer and uncertain.

"You know...you could have just told me that instead of making me think you hated me." I swallow thickly.

"Whatever." His cheeks tinge the slightest shade pink. "I get off at 7. You like sushi, yeah?"

"I do." I smirk.

"Then your ass better be here by 7:05." His lips ghost my ear before he leaves.

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Endnotes: At the end of each chapter/one-shot/story, I will include the dialogue and/or action prompt that I used, as I have compiled a list over the years and use it as a writing exercise.

Dialogue Prompt: N/A

Action Prompt: [NEW GROUND] - Dynamight and Tigress break new ground.