Thread by @sweet_n_fiction

#bkdk #rodydeku You know what I want? Sad cheating angst with Rody x Deku. Like…Rody starts to get introduced to more healthy and positive company, and doesn’t struggle to make ends meet. He’s recognized for his skills, and starts making a name for himself.

He loves Izuku so much, for speaking words of encouragement and always believing in him. The thing is though, people who would’ve never even glanced Rody’s way…are starting to look at him.
He likes it, being worth looking at. Flirted with.

One night though, things go too far and he sleeps with someone from a bar. He wakes up panicked, almost throwing up. Knowing Izuku is waiting for a good morning text, always lovingly trusting.
He promises himself it’ll never happen again. He loves Izuku, wants to marry him.

Only it does happen again. Then again, then again and again. Rody starts being distant because he ‘knows Izuku will understand’. They don’t mean anything. They never mean anything. Rody just loves not being a disgusting street rat anymore. Loves being a desirable pilot.

It comes to a terrible climax as he’s tonguing some curly redhead with green eyes at a bar that he looks up…and sees Katsuki Bakugou.
Izuku’s childhood best friend. Then man who obviously adores Izuku more than life itself. The man Rody was always jealous of.

Oh fuck, he thinks. Icy cold panic drenching him. Reminding him that was he’s been doing is fucking horrible because Izuku trusted him.
Before he can think, he’s making his way through the crowd. Trying desperately to reach Katsuki. To give some sort of explanation.

The blond is quick though, and out the door in the blink of an eye. Rody stumbles out, spotting him practically booking it down the street.
“W-wait! Wait!” He screams, running to catch up.

Right as he does, Katuski whirls around and pins him to a wall. His eyes are like the burning fires of hell. Face morphed into fury.
“Izuku fucking trusted you…I fucking trusted you to LOVE HIM!” Katsuki screams. “If it couldn’t be me I was fucking glad it was you!”

Rody cries, because holy fuck he’s right. “P-please…please don’t tell him.”
“How long?”
He bites his lip.
“HOW FUCKING LONG RORY?”
Rody sobs, not correcting him. “Since last September!”
Katsuki pales, stumbling back. Eyes wide with horror and disgust.

“The month of your anniversary?” He whispers. “Are…are you fucking serious?”
Rody cries. How did this all go wrong? He loved Izuku! He just…he was so addicted to being someone desirable.
“Please…” he begs.

Katsuki shakes his head. “Tell him, or I fucking will.”
Then he left Rody slumped on the ground in regret.
He’ll forgive me, Rody thought. Izuku is so wonderful like that.

Izuku didn’t forgive him. Which in hindsight, being cheated on for six months wasn’t very forgivable. He cried and screamed, threw everything within reach at Rody. Yelled himself hoarse and gave the most gut wrenching heart broken sobs.

Rody hated himself. He had something so precious…and he gave it up because he wanted to feel important.
“Get out.” Izuku said numbly, staring at the floor. “Don’t come back.”
Rody did as he was told.

It was a two years later that he saw the news. He was getting breakfast ready for the two precious people left in his life, when the news shifted over into something celebratory.

“In lighter news! The Wonder Duo seals the deal with a proposal to rock the world!” The news anchor woman says with barely contained excitement. “DynaMight did a wonderfully romantic proposal in the middle of main-street…and our beacon of hope, said yes.”

Rody regrets so much, but as he sniffles and cries silently…he wondered if it was better off this way.