Heartless | BakuDeku

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86°F - A warm temperature

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~A FEW MONTHS LATER~

The duo finally found a chance to rest and requested a short break from their hero duties. Bakugou was planning on spending his free time sleeping and creating new recipes but he changed his mind instantly when he saw Midoriya come out of his room stark-naked.

"WHAT THE FUCK!" Bakugou's voice rumbled throughout the house. Midoriya had to adjust his hearing sensitivity in order to not become deaf.

"I ran out of clothes, Kacchan."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?!" The blond scolded him, averting his eyes to somewhere else. "Come, you goddamn freckled face!"

He followed Bakugou to his room. He then searched through his wardrobe and a pair of shorts, boxers, and an edgy looking T-shirt landed on top of Midoriya's bushy head.

"Thank you." He simply said before wearing his clothes. Bakugou had to refrain himself from beating up those soft cheeks while he stood in front of his wardrobe for a minute like an idiot.

"Done."

Bakugou released a breath before turning around and seeing Midoriya in his clothes. Not gonna lie, it made the man quite flustered.

"Let's go." The blond pulled the green bush out of the house.

"Where?"

"To the mall, duh. You need more clothes." Bakugou blushed a bit, feeling the robot's cool hand against his. It was nice to have a fridge next to him during the summer.

...

"Um...Kacchan, I don't think this is appropriate?" Midoriya frowned at his attire. The man was forced to wear nerdy looking glasses and a very neat looking suit.

"N-No, it's perfect! HAHAHAHA, " the man burst out laughing. "Now you are a true nerd!"

The robot suddenly felt very offended and even pouted. Throughout the months that passed, he learned many new things from observing different people and recording their expressions down.

"Kacchan, you shouldn't tease me like this!" He crossed his arms before searching the area around him. He then found a headband with kitty ears and placed them on top of the spiky ash-blond hair.

"Look! Kacchan is a cat now!" Midoriya grinned. Bakugou froze when he saw the cheerful expression on his face. It wasn't much but it did seem more genuine than the smile he made in the past.

"Do that again..." He stood and gently grabbed Midoriya's wrist, afraid that he might hurt him. The man tilted his head in confusion.

"Do what?"

"That smile. Smile again for me." Midoriya smiled but it was different than before. It seemed a bit less happy.

"No...I want to see a real smile. The one you did before." Bakugou insisted. He gave him a look before smiling lamely.

"Happy now?" Midoriya carried the shopping bags with a poker face. It was like Bakugou had turned off a switch, causing the boy to become robotic again.

"Fine... let's go." The blond couldn't help but be pissed about his smiles after the genuine one. It looks like the robot can smile decently. But only for that one moment...

They soon went back home and separated into their rooms. Midoriya plopped himself onto the bed as he recalled the previous scenario. It was one of the rare times when he actually felt a surge of happiness. He actually smiled, and it wasn't fake. But how could he know it wasn't fake? He didn't have a heart after all. Not a real heart that pumped warm blood. Just a mechanical heart that pumped cold blue blood.

"Am I becoming more human?"

Meanwhile, Bakugou was taking a hot shower and was also deep in thought. It was the first time he saw Midoriya smile like he meant it. It brought back a wave of nostalgic memories, where his Deku would smile at him and say "let's go," and take him to somewhere fun.

"I wish...you were here." The man shut his eyes, squeezing his hands into fists. He faced the ceiling and let the warm water splash on his face continuously. The water droplets made it hard to guess whether his tears were also within its presence.

...

"Kacchan..."

"What are you doing here?!" Bakugou shouted with wide eyes. He only had a white towel wrapped around his waist and nothing else. After seeing Midoriya on his bed, he felt like he was strangely in danger.

"I...have a question. Would you consider me human as of now?" He tilted his head, his blank yet curious green eyes staring at him in anticipation. The blond's eye twitched a bit before going to the other side of the bed and changing. He knew that Midoriya wouldn't turn since he now knew some human decency.

"You still have a long way to go if you want to become more human. But obviously, in the end, you will never be human. It's impossible." Bakugou stated simply. He then finished changing and approached the robot. "As I always say, don't think too much about it. Just do your job as a robot and it's all good."

Midoriya flinched when he heard those same unsympathetic words. He was sick of it. He didn't know why but his heart stung a bit when he heard those words. He wasn't sure what part hurt him but all he could feel was agony.

"Alright...thanks..." He simply said, not questioning any further and went back to his room to sleep. His mechanical chest feeling heavy as ever, he closed his eyes. His mind was so distracted by Bakugou that he forgot one thing as he rested.

He forgot to charge.