Paralyze |Bakugou Katsuki x Male!Reader|

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Since I wouldn't fit next to Katsuki, Izuku and Shouto, I sat on the other end of the table. The Todoroki brothers on diagonal to me and directly across from Endeavour.

The table was full of food, all of it smelled and looked delicious.

"I'll introduce myself once more," Fuyumi-san spoke, kneeling on her sit, "I'm Fuyumi, Shouto's older sister. I'm an elementary school teacher," well, that did kind of explain why she seemed so nice and kind, though that may just be her, "This is Natsuo. He's in college."

I glanced at the white-haired male. He seemed a little awkward, but showed us a small smile when he greeted us.

"Shouto, introduce your friends," Fuyumi-san followed up right after.

"Sure. They're my classmates from the Hero Course," he started, signalling toward both males to his left, "Midoriya, Bakugou," Then he turned to me, "And (M/n)."

Well, I was kinda surprised that he introduced me by my name, but I didn't mind it, and I smiled at his siblings.

"Nice to meet you!" Izuku said, snapping into a straighter pose and Katsuki only grunted as a greeting.

"Thank you for inviting us," I said while smiling at Fuyumi-san, she smiled back.

Then... There was a small silence. Endeavour was sitting quietly, eyes closed and Natsuo-kun was frowning at him. Izuku seemed to notice that quiet exchange, and so did Fuyumi-san since she sat back down, "L-let's eat before it gets cold. If there's something you don't like, don't need to force yourself to eat it."

"Thanks for the meal," Izuku said and I whispered it at the same time as he did. Then Shouto and Natsuo-kun did as well, just less enthusiastic as the greenette.

I was hoping nobody heard my stomach growling when I reached for the nearest plate to me. Karaage.

I could feel my soul leave my body at the first bite. This was fucking delicious.

"This fried fish tastes delicious! The meat didn't lose flavor and the breading is crunchy, it was prepared so carefully that-," Oh, he's muttering again. And here I thought he only muttered like that when it came to quirks...

"Don't analyze the food! You're making the mapo tofu taste worse," I pulled my lips in to prevent myself from laughing or even smiling at the exchange between Katsuki and Izuku, thankfully the Todoroki family didn't seem to be put off by it.

Izuku praised the food some more and Natsuo-kun told us that Fuyumi-san had been the one to do the cooking since their chef retired. "Natsu, you cooked every once in a while," she added cheerfully, probably wanting to get the attention off of her for a moment.

"Have I tried your food?" Shouto asked, curious. 

"I don't know, what I cook has a pretty strong flavour. Endeavour wouldn't let you eat something like that," Natsuo-kun responded, side-eyeing his dad and the atmosphere turned tense instantly.

If there was some awkwardness before, it has been now replaced by hostility. I could see Katsuki and Izuku suddenly spotted eating, their movements halting, while, once again, I was left in the dark about the situation. And I wondered; what the fuck is happening in the Todoroki household?

"I didn't even realize," was all Endeavour said, staring at his bowl of food. My sight went back and forth between him and his first son, Natsuo-kun glanced away from his dad, a frown on his brow and a sweatdrop on his cheek, despite it being winter and having the heater turned on.

"What do you eat at school, Shouto?" Fuyumi-san tried to ease the mood by changing the topic, and it seemed to work out, for about a second before Endeavour spoke again.