"Who says I'm just a rebound?"
Ochako Uraraka has been through it all in the concept of basketball; pride, losses, rejection, and coursing on a ride of her emotions with blood, sweat and tears.
She's finally proved everyone wrong, or so she thinks, after accepting a full-ride scholarship to a division 2 university straight out of high school. She's figured it out, her plan for the next four years until after her first year experience she gets thrown, chewed and spit back with the insult from her coach;
"We're letting you go, you're too weak. Maybe we'll look into it after you, y'know, get a different experience... maybe at a community college. It's not your skill, it's just that your body is too small, we don't want to be responsible for major injuries. You won't play next year, you're more of a rebound kinda player, get it?"
Ochako decides that was the last straw, retiring from her dreams and accepting that the big league wasn't made for her, but after the next year she gets a recruiting offer, and she's not going to let that slip away, not from a university with one of the most historical Basketball programs to exist. Well, at least the men's team.
Maybe she'll change the women's team, but not without meeting a player on the men's team she's watched on TV in the finals before, Katsuki Bakugou.
-Partially based on author's experience
There are three months left of their first year at UA high which has everyone's stomachs in knots; Katsuki Bakugo and Izuku Midoriya have gotten closer than they ever thought possible, between being in the same class and Bakugo finding out about One for All... Is it possible for them to get even closer? Little do they know, it is... and it might just be one of the most confusing times of their lives... together?
Going on a first date causes Midoriya to question his sexuality, and intrusive thoughts cause Bakugo to question his... Will they figure it out?
~ Angst
~ Fluff
~ No smut
---------
"Katsuki, I did have something to ask you though coming here." Izuku brought up as he slipped the pillow under his head next to Katsuki.
"Hm?"
"H-How much longer do you- wanna keep our secret- from the class?"
---------
I do not own the rights of any of the characters from My Hero Academia! None of the art is mine!! This is my first story so please enjoy! You can skip the Introduction if you want you won't miss anything! I'm also writing a second book for this series so if you liked this one be on the lookout for the next one in the near future!