Thread by @EriCheri3

I know I promised fluff all week. But I HAVE to get this out.. don’t read

Warning #mhaspoilers #mcd #angst #bkdk

Shoto ran as fast as he could looking for his friend. He hated that he memorized all of his favorite bars. He hated that Izuku would go to new ones to throw him off.

He was doing better, Shoto thought. He was finding healthier ways to cope. But it was April 20th. Bakugo Katsuki’s birthday. Or..what WOULD have been Bakugo’s birthday. He felt so stupid for forgetting. And he wasn’t the only one. Others forgot too. But of course HE didn’t.

Izuku would never forget such an important date. Shoto only became aware of it because Ochaco called him freaking out.

“I messed up Todoroki-kun! Have you seen Deku?!”

“No. Why?! What happened?!” He questioned.

“Deku-kun came over to ask us to come with him to his grave and Iida and I had a date planned so we told him no…he goes SO often so I tried to encourage him to take a day for himself and that’s when he told me…it’s Bakugo-Kun’s birthday! He got really upset we forgot!!”

She relayed frantically. “I didn’t mean to…to make him think we don’t care. But he realized we ALL forgot. We haven’t been able to get a hold of him since. He hasn’t answered his phone, he’s not home, he’s not at the grave, I’m afraid he’s drinking again!”

Shoto cursed himself for also forgetting. He checked a couple of nearby bars and asked the bartenders if they happened to have seen him. They tried to play dumb like they don’t serve people underage but Shoto KNEW they accepted his fake ID.

He ended up passing by a club that had just opened up. He stared at the balloons in the archway and wondered if Izuku maybe would have gone in there as his way of celebrating. He hoped he was wrong. He shoved himself past the doorman not caring for the rules.

He scanned the club that was filled with university students and up and coming pro heroes off duty, until he saw any shade of green. And that’s when he saw Izuku sitting by the bar taking to an older man with blonde spiky hair. Shoto clicked his tongue befor approaching them.

“Midoriya.” Shoto called him before Izuku turned around swiftly and smiled excitedly.

"Todoroki-kun! What are you doing here?!” He sang as spun on his barstool.

“I’m here to take you home, Midoriya.” Shoto said as calmly as possible.

“Kaien-kun! This is Shoto! Todoroki Shoto! He’s a great friend of mine!” Izuku introduced him to the blonde.

“Oh! You’re Endeavor’s kid!” Kaien said excitedly.

“Oh but he’s a great hero in his own right! I think he’ll surpass him!” Izuku giggled.

“Yeah okay, come on.”

Shoto sighed before grabbing Izuku’s wrist and dragging him off the stool.

“Wait! Me and Kaien are going to karaoke!” Izuku beamed.

“No, you are not.” Shoto snapped.

“I see he’s a total bummer. Let the little guy do what he wants.” Kaien laughed.

“And just what do YOU want with him?!” Shoto seethed. “He’s only 18! Fuck off.”

“Don’t be rude, Todoroki.” Izuku grumbled.

“Come on little guy, I already reserved us a private booth. Got more of those cocktails you love too.”

Kaien wrapped his arms around Izuku’s waist and pulled him onto his lap before kissing him to Shoto’s horror.

“Alright. THIS?! Is over.” Shoto flicked the guys head with enough force to knock him over before grabbing Izuku.

“Stop it, Todoroki! I’m just having fun!”

Izuku snapped before shoving his friend off of him.

“How many drinks have you had?!” Shoto interrogated.

“For your information, I’ve only had ONE! I’m fine! Leave me alone.” Deku seethed.

"Don’t forget those shots, kid.” Kaien pointed out.

“I may have had a few shots too but-”

“And those cocktails!”

“SHUT UP KAIEN-KUN!”

“Midoriya, we’re going home, now.” Shoto ordered.

“You don’t get to tell me how to celebrate Kacchan’s birthday!” Izuku snapped.

“You really think he’d WANT this?!”

“It doesn’t matter what he wants, he’s gone! And nobody cares anymore but me!” Izuku’s lip trembled and Shoto didn’t know how to respond. He wasn’t thinking straight, and this creep was clouding his judgement.

“Dude, just back off. I’m not gonna hurt him.”

Kaien sighed before pulling Izuku away.

“You wanna go have fun?” He whispered sweetly to Izuku.

“Yeah…let’s go.”

Shoto didn’t know how to stop this without resorting to violence so…he resorted to something else he didn’t want to do but HAD to do.

Izuku was guided into the karaoke room. There were drinks waiting and he quickly downed the glass before sitting on Kaien’s lap.

“It’s nice you have friends that care about you.” He cooed.

“Mmhmm…” Izuku laid his head on Kaien’s chest. It was broad and comforting…

“What songs do you like?” Kaien questioned.

“I..kind of like showtunes I guess. Like from TV shows, my favorite is the All Might theme from Hero Adventures volume one..." Izuku began to babble.

"Oh! So you're like a nerd, huh?"

Izuku suddenly perked up. "What did you say?"

"I said youre a nerd?" Kaien repeated and Izuku wrapped his arms around him before sealing their lips together, kissing him with passion.

"Say it again." He whispered.

"Oh, are you in that? Nerd?"

Izuku straddled him with all his reservations out the window.

He kissed him and let the way he tasted, the way he felt, the strong grip of his arms take all the pain away. He let him devour his mouth and grind against him and for the first time, he didn't feel the full ache in his chest. He felt…better somehow until the door flung open.

“Young Midoriya!” All Might burst in the room to Izuku’s horror.

“All…Might?!” Izuku looked at his idol, mortified as he rolled off Kaien’s lap and then at Shoto before cursing under his breath. “YOU CALLED ALL MIGHT?!”

“You left me no choice!” Shoto stressed.

“Woah! It’s All Might! Can I get your autograph?!“ Kaien stood up excitedly.

“You can go home, young man.” All Might glared at him murderously before he got the picture and ran out of the room. There was an awkward silence as Shoto sighed in relief.

“How could you?!”

Izuku whispered under his breath.

“I’m sorry, I-”

“Save it.” Izuku shoulder checked him as he walked out of the room followed by All Might.

All Might and Deku both sat inside Hercules in silence as the older man fiddled with the radio.

“How about you rest at my place, huh?”

Izuku shrugged in agreement as he stared out the window, refusing to look at his teacher.

All Might let him sit in silence as he drove them through the city. He hummed along to the radio, carefully choosing his words.

“Young Todoroki’s a good friend, you know.”

He decided on saying. “You shouldn’t be so hard on him, he just cares.”

“Did you know it’s Kacchan’s birthday?” Izuku questioned.

“Oh my, is it that day already?” All Might raked his hair in horror as Izuku laughed to himself.

“It’s okay…everyone else forgot too.”

Izuku stared at his hands. “Everyone moved on… from the tragedy of the UA student who died in the war. And everyone wants me to move on too. But how am I supposed to just… forget him?!” He burst into tears.

All Might let him cry, he needed a good cry. He hadn’t in awhile.

“Am I just supposed to forget his BIRTHDAY too?! Is April 20th supposed to just be a normal day? Is October 21st??”

“What’s October 21st?” All Might questioned.

“The day he joined us in One for All training. And September 13th is the day we fought at Ground Beta..”

“I understand how painful it is to lose him, Midoriya!”

“NO YOU DON’T!” Izuku cried. “He’s been a part of me since as long as I can REMEMBER! And it’s MY FAULT HES GONE.”

“I do know what it’s like to lose-”

“I LOVED HIM, ALL MIGHT! More than anyone!”

“You don’t know what that’s like since you were smart and pushed everyone away!” Izuku sobbed, before hitting himself. He knew he wasn’t being fair to his mentor. But he was so TIRED of everyone telling him they knew how he felt.

They couldn’t have known how…empty he felt. Incomplete. He had someone that made every day challenging, exciting, worth getting up for and that person was just…gone. He didn’t even get to say goodbye.

“I didn’t push you away…” All Might smiled sheepishly.

“And you are someone who I love a lot. If anything happened to you, I would feel just as empty I’m sure.”

“Kacchan loved you.” Izuku grumbled. “Kacchan loved you just as much as I do. He was just bad at expressing it. But…why didn’t you…why couldn’t you…why couldn’t anyone..”

“Why couldn’t anyone save him? Why did he have to die?” The tears streamed down his face dripping onto his lap.

“I’m sorry, Izuku I’m sorry.” All Might pulled the car into the driveways as he let his protégé cry into his shoulder. “If I could trade his life for mine, I would.”

Izuku couldn’t even protest the trade. He just wanted to hear Katsuki’s voice again, even if it was to call him an idiot.

“Kacchan wouldn’t want that.” He wiped his tears.

“That young man you were with…he looked like him.” Toshinori cleared his throat

“I know…I’m pathetic.”

“Not at all.” All Might rubbed circles on his back. “I’m just glad I found you on time. Young Bakugo would have risen from the grave to choke me if I let you do anything you weren’t ready for.”

Izuku smiled at the thought. “Or choke ME for being so stupid in the first place.”

“He loved you too, you know. It’s as you said. He was just bad at expressing it. But I could see it a mile away. He wanted to be close to you more than anything.” All Might reassured him.

“I don’t know if that makes me feel better or worse.” Izuku sighed.

“I’m sorry, I’m probably not a lot of help.” Toshinori sighed.

“No…you are. Just..talking about him, it helps. No one wants to talk about him anymore. So, thank you.” Izuku smiled.

“Anytime. And..I’m sorry I haven’t been calling. I had no idea you had THIS.”

He pulled out Izuku’s fake ID before ripping it in half with his bare hands.

“Ah-” Izuku sulked. “Amazing…you don’t need scissors….”

“I don’t. Now come on, let’s get you some rest. You’re lucky I have blackout curtains for the morning!”

Izuku smiled gratefully before stumbling out of the car. Toshinori stopped him before his head hit the pavement and carried him the rest of the way inside.

“This is so embarrassing.” Izuku laughed.

“It’s alright. You know you can do no wrong in my eyes.”

All Might helped take off his shoes and get him into comfortable clothing before tucking him in the bed in the guest room.

“I’ll be back.” He said before leaving for a moment.

Izuku wondered where he was going as guilt filled him. He grabbed his phone and texted Shoto.

‘Thank you. You’re a life saver. I’m sorry I was a jerk.’

He waited a few moments before he got a text back.

‘No, I was the jerk. Happy Birthday to Bakugo.’

Izuku smiled at the message before All Might walked in with a cupcake and a candle.

“What’s this?”

Izuku sat up.

“It’s young Bakugo’s birthday, right? We should celebrate his life.” Toshinori smiled.

Izuku teared up as he lit the candle.

“Happy Birthday Kacchan.” He whispered. “I miss you.”

/end thread.

I don’t know what this was. I was sad and thoughts of soft DadMight were the only things that made me feel better.

🧡💚