Leave Your Mark | Various!BNHA x Reader

23: Unlikely Confidant

The school day has just come to an end, and once again, Izuku is in a hurry to leave.

Katsuki narrows his eyes. Since he pays far more attention to Izuku than he'll ever admit, he's gotten pretty good at getting a read on his emotions and mannerisms. It's painfully obvious how excited Izuku looks right now, which of course, can only mean one thing.

He must be on his way to meet up with you.

Apart from Izuku, you are easily the person Katsuki thinks about the most-and it frustrates him to no goddamn end. He still can't get over the fact that you would rather spend your time with that Quirkless loser than him. Ever since you stumbled across them that day, your eyes have been glued to Izuku, and rather than acknowledging Katsuki as the best (which is what everyone always does), you seem like you could care less whenever he's there. You've always treated him like an afterthought. Like he's not even worthy of your attention.

It turns out that birds of a feather really do flock together, because that's what you and shitty Deku both have in common.

You assholes are constantly looking down on him.

Katsuki's hatred of others stems from his own insecurity. Most people would never look at him and assume that deep down, he's filled with self-loathing and a desperate need to feel like he's better than others. Everyone always assumes that he's confident, and that's because he refuses to ever let his bravado slip. People like you and Izuku, who make him feel small, are the kind he despises the most.

And yet, all that being said, he isn't a truly horrible person. He can recognize right from wrong, and he's smart enough to know when something serious needs to be addressed.

He may not be perfect, but he still wants to become a hero.

Today, he intends to do the right thing.

"Deku," Katsuki says, and as expected, the freckled boy flinches at the sound of his voice.

"K-Kacchan," Izuku nervously replies. He even takes a step back, visibly wary, because if the past is any indication, this interaction is bound to go poorly.

Izuku is in for one hell of a surprise, though. Instead of being yelled at or bullied, shamed and ridiculed, Katsuki simply stares at him with a calm, neutral expression.

"You're going to see [Name], aren't you?"

Izuku blinks. He isn't sure how exactly Katsuki even knows, but then again, he's always been smarter than most. He must've put two and two together at some point.

"Um... yes," Izuku says, nodding unsurely. He isn't sure what to expect, and part of him wonders if he should have just lied, but he's always had a hard time deceiving Katsuki. He also fears to imagine how angry Katsuki would get if he discovered he was lying.

"You've been spending a lot of time with her lately," Katsuki says. This time, it isn't a question, and once again, Izuku can't bring himself to lie.

"I-I guess so. I need to leave now, though. I don't want her to have to wait around for me-"

"I'm coming, too."

"...what?"

Izuku can't help the way he's gaping right now. He swears he must have heard wrong. After all, this is none other than Bakugou Katsuki. The same boy who's hated him for as long as he can remember, and who can hardly bear to go anywhere near him. Back when they were kids, Katsuki excluded him more times than he can even count. Katsuki isn't shy about voicing his disgust and disapproval, and throughout the years, he has never once gone out of his way to spend time with him.