Sedative (Katsuki Bakugo x Reader)

All Along

Your POV

With a cry, I flew towards Izuku using the puddles of blood under my feet, ready to test out a move I had thought of the other day. It was a combination of two of my quirks, so I wasn't sure what the result would be. "Bloodletting: Bursting Vessels!" I shouted, sending a small blob towards him. I focused the heat in my body on the small amount, waiting for the right moment. It got closer and then... bam! It exploded, just like I had planned it. "Ha! Did you see that?!" I shouted triumphantly with a laugh.

I landed on the ground beside Izuku, pulling him to his feet while Katsuki landed next to us. "Nice job, Y/N! You've only had these powers for a short time, but you've improved so much!" Izuku said.

"Thanks! I've been working really hard on them," I smiled at him. Then, I turned to my boyfriend. "So, what was that move you used on me? It looked new."

He smiled proudly, saying, 'I stored up my power and then fired. Endeavor taught me that. And I'm not talking a single detonation. My improved cluster attack comes from me flinging around beads of sweat, then exploding them together. That upgrade's just the beginning. I'm leveling up all my moves, which means I've gotta start sweating a lot more."

"Oh, that's why you're wearing your winter suit!" Izuku observed.

"Overheating eats up your stamina, though," I pointed out, looking at him questioningly.

He shrugged, "It's one or the other."

"Everyone is improving," Izuku said, looking around at everyone training, "There's definitely something different about Todoroki."

I looked over, seeing him using both his ice and fire at the same time. He mumbled a soft, "I think I'm starting to get the hang of this." After a second, he released both sides, coughing a puff of cold air. "My fire and ice, working in harmony."

The three of us decided to take a short break, I greedily gulped down some cold water to lower my body temperature. I'd definitely need to start taking ice baths in order to strengthen my explosions as well as cool down. But that was a problem for later today.

"I know All Might said this would be a total war or whatever, but the way I see it, the two big bands are, like, super vulnerable now." I turned towards Kaminari with a quirked brow, listening to what he was saying. "Especially since Gigantomachia's taking a long prison nap. I bet we can take All for One and the League down easy when we find them."

"You forgot three things, idiot," Katsuki said, walking towards them with me in tow.

"What? Wait, three? Really?"

"First, we probably won't be able to find them. Think about it. We located the Nomu hangar, Shigaraki's hideout, and the research lab, sure. But since All Might defeated All for One, we haven't been able to track down the boss-man himself. He's the best there is at going underground. Damn nut-sack face." I wanted to laugh at his insult, but talking about All for One really killed my mood. I was still having dreams about him, and they had started to get more aggressive recently. Not just him talking to me or chasing me, but actually fighting with him. Half the time, I woke up drenched in sweat and panicked.

Momo and Jairo joined our conversation now, Momo adding, "Our second problem. We faced an incomplete Shigaraki last time, so his true power is an unknown quantity. And don't forget, we've lost half our numbers since then. At this point, we may be no match for him."

"Exactly," I agreed, deciding to continue, "Third things. They're the ones who get to decide when and where we face each other. All for One stole Ragdoll's 'Search' ability, so he can spot quirks from basically anywhere. With any luck, New Order ate that power up, but we're still at a disadvantage."