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Epilogue

Bakugo Ochako was deeply, undeniably, unfathomably in love with Bakugo Katsuki.

She had been for years.

When had been the first time she'd realized it? Probably far later than she should've, that day she'd won the race near the last week of high school.

But she'd definitely felt it even earlier. Maybe that New Year's night he'd confessed his own feelings for her? That time he'd almost kissed her on their last day of summer break? Or maybe it had been even before that. Maybe when he'd cornered her in a kitchenette and had told her he wasn't looking to be a mere distraction for her.

She didn't know exactly when those feelings had become so strong for her. But she knew she loved him now and she knew that would never change.

Ochako stood on stage in front of a crowd of people, all seated around beautifully decorated tables, eyes focused solely on her.

"Hi," she began, swallowing her nerves as she had been trained, "For those of you who don't know, my name is Bakugo Ochako, or Uravity for those who know me as a hero."

She glanced to her right, seeing Katsuki seated at a table near the front along with many of her friends from school, now also heroes she often worked with.

Katsuki raised his eyebrows at her, willing her to continue.

"I've known Nate and Deku for... well, quite a few years now. I was close friends with Deku throughout most of high school and I met Nate when he hired me during my summer internship at a hero agency."

Feeling more confident now that she'd gotten going, her eyes turned to Nate and Deku who were sitting side by side at the table in front of her, their fingers intertwined.

"I am fortunate to consider the both of them my best friends and I feel honored that they asked me to speak here at their wedding reception."

She looked back out over the crowd then, "I introduced Nate and Deku not long after we graduated from high school and I could tell that there was something special between them the moment they laid eyes on each other. And since I knew Deku would be afraid to make any moves, I kinda forced him to give his number to Nate and asked him to come to dinner with us."

A small smile came to her lips as she remembered that moment and the blush that had spread across Deku's cheeks

She breathed deeply, calming herself once more before going on, "I guess the rest is history because they got together not long after that."

Looking back at the couple she spoke directly to them, "You know I love the both of you as if you were my own brothers. You're both such incredibly kind and caring people and deserve every happiness. I can't tell you how ecstatic I am that you found it in each other. I thought so from the very start."

Both men smiled at her and she smiled back, "Thank you, Nate for being there for me through some of the hardest times I've had to deal with and trusting me despite my lack of experience. Thank you, Deku, for inspiring me to be a great hero like you and being my friend through some of the most awkward stages of my life in high school. I wish you two nothing but happiness."

She stepped down from the stage to thunderous applause and took her seat with a smile, the music for the reception starting back up.

"That was nice!" Mina complimented her, "Super sappy. I'm sure their parents like it."

Ochako glanced over at the front table again to find Deku's mom sitting next to All Might, who had also taken up a seat next to her at the ceremony. She guessed it made sense. It was pretty well known All Might was Deku's mentor and somewhat of a father figure. Of course he'd want to be here.