Me, circa August 9th and September 6th, introducing the concept of Kariage and the Katsucrew in Bunny’s server for the first time <33
me making all of my friends look at my new favourite character
WOW, so I finally got around to rereading this and lemme tell you,, it is just as painful as the first time you talked about this concept on Discord. Like?? Wow, Gab, really tearing my heart to shreds here.
ANYways, yeah this is just?? So supremely sad, to be honest. There’s just something so depressing about reading stories and concepts where characters dying preventable deaths, and all I can think of is the build up to this, you know? How many times Katsuki must’ve asked, told, pleaded for Kari to give up his habit, only to have Kari laugh and tell him it’s not that serious as he lights up another cigarette, as his voice gets deep and scratchy, as he gains a cough that never really goes away, until he can barely breathe after a few steps and can’t laugh unless he wants to pass out.
Then, Kari gets the diagnosis and there’s,, there’s nothing they can do. No medicine is working, it’s too far along, they’re not given hope - they’re given a time limit. Maybe Katsuki’s mad, at first. After all, he told Kari time after time after time, looking out the corner of his eye as Kari smoked, breath raspy and fingers shaking: That’s gonna be the death of you.
He wished he wasn’t right, for once in his fucking life.
Kari dies and takes some part of Katsuki with him, some integral, important part of Katsuki that lets him feel, lets him live. It’s buried alongside Kari in a casket that won’t ever open, and Katsuki maybe feels a little like he, too, died.
But his heart still beats and his lungs still breathe and his stomach still grumbles, and Katsuki feels like his body has betrayed him. Because how can he still be alive, when the one person who actually saw him is gone, buried six feet under, never to be seen again, never to laugh or cry or love again?
Katsuki’s alive, but it doesn’t feel like it. Not when the colors he sees are dull, and he feels rooted to solid ground. Even when he becomes the Number One Hero, people cheering out all around him, he can’t muster up a smile, can barely mutter through a scripted speech before he’s beating it. He sits a home, dressed in his half-done up Hero Costume, and thinks about how he’d give it all up for Kari. He’d stop being a Hero, leave the people who call themselves his friends and family, shed his name and every aspect of his identity just to have a chance to talk to Kari even once.
But the real world doesn’t work that way, and he wakes the next day and continues the constant cycle of sorrow.
Anyways, yeah this broke my heart, hehe </3
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Kariage dies from lung cancer due to his smoking habits during Bakugou’s 2nd year and fuck, Bakugou knew this was coming, knew that it’ll be sooner that later but he still can’t wrap his mind around loosing one of the people that cared about him. (Bakugou cares about a lot of people, though they seldom care about him too).
Sometimes when he sees a cigarette bud on the street, he can’t help think about how they’re the reason he lost the one person in his life he truly loved. When he smells smoke, they bring tears in his eyes and his throat instantly gets tight because it smells so much like Kariage, it’s like he’s there beside him again. But that’s just it right? That smoke is the reason he’s gone. Funny how that works.
He can’t bring himself to wear the color black anymore because it reminded him of their high school sweetheart days and suddenly he feels numb, feels nothing because the love of his life isn’t there to watch him grow as a hero and as a person (like Kariage said he would). Can’t bring himself to sneak out of U.A. no matter how much he wants to because that used to be their secret thing. When he becomes number one hero, sure he’s proud he’s made it, he worked and bled for this. But the one person that supported him since day one wasn’t there to watch the stars with him until sunrise that night. He thought the day he’ll reach number one will be the best day of his life, but it’s not. Not without him, the only person that mattered. He realizes after everything that his greatest goal in life wasn’t victory, because he was already a winner with Kariage.
And now he isn’t.
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Okay, can I just say that I freaking love outsider POV, especially when it comes to secret relationship fics?? Something about is just so chef’s kiss, I don’t know why, but it is.
Kariage and Katsuki’s secret meetings to get pierced and no one knowing where Katsuki’s going, who he’s going with, and why he’s going? Perfect, I love it. Plus, I adore the idea of 1A seeing the two of them interact and having no idea what to do or how to react. I mean, Kariage positively radiates Big Bad Boy energy - he’s wearing ripped jeans and leather, got painted nails and a shit ton of piercings, and it’s obvious he’s a smoker. And the fact that he gets away with calling Katsuki his given name and some cutesy petname?? The class is confused and livid.
asdfghjkl I LOVE obviously possessive Kariage who smugly shows off his boyfriend to a simultaneously jealous and enraged 1A - it’s amazing. Also, you own my heart for having Katsuki get nipple piercings, that’s one of my favorite HCs and I feel like it’d 100% happen at some point with Kariage knowing influence.
📁 look I'm a slut for pov outsider, bakubowl and Baku with piercing sooo I wanted to know what do you think about class 1-A finding out katsuki x undercut-kun. I'm a weak woman with else can I do except beg for more of my favorite content😭😭
Ok I just gotta say that pov outsider is highkey one of my fav things too.
No one really knows about how close they are and their little tradition with the piercings, not even Izuku. No one knows that they call each other and straight away they go to some shady location and get something pierced. All they know is that every once in a while Katsuki will disappear and when he comes back his clothes is all ruffled, his lips are red and there’s a new piercing somewhere on his body.
They find out about it when the class is out at the mall one day. They’d just gotten dropped off and so they’re still all together in one location. But just as they’re about to separate and go off in different directions they hear a deep and raspy voice calling out Katsuki’s name.
At first they think Katsuki will blow up, explode and yell cause no one calls him by his first name, but then they look at him and he’s fucking smiling and he’s walking towards someone before they... hug? What the fuck?!
They’re watching as Katsuki holds onto this damn... delinquent. This stranger with his stupid messy hair and shitty undercut and his leather jacket and ripped jeans and the cigarette behind his ear and all they can think about is how much of a cliche bad boy he is but he still somehow makes it look good.
They also notice all the piercings covering his ear and his face, as well as the black nail polish he has on. They don’t know if they have a crush on the dude or if they want to punch him cause he’s so damn close to Katsuki.
They accidentally overhear them talking, the Undercut dude speaking in low tones, “wanna go get something else done, kitty Kat?”
And first of all, how dare he? None of them are allowed to call him sweet nicknames! How come he gets to call him that? And second of all... What the fuck is he even talking about?
But they don’t even have time to think about it cause before they know it Katsuki is nodding excitedly and waving back at them as he walks off.
To make matters worse Undercut turns towards them and winks as he throws his arm over Katsuki’s shoulders.
And when Katsuki comes back and tells them he got another piercing which they can fucking see on his damn nipple through the stupid tight tank-top he’s wearing all they can think about is how they hate the undercut guy.
I read that nsfw KariBaku fic, did you write it? Aren't you a minor?
Oh my god, first it was Gab, now it’s me 😭 Look, I know exactly what fic you’re talking about - kinda hard not to when there’s so little KariBaku content out there at the moment - and I didn’t write it. NSFW is not something I see myself writing, since, as you said, I’m an entire child. I don’t know who wrote it, and, frankly, I don’t actually care. Please don’t ask this again, thank you!! <33
Dude is that your art??? Holy shit it is so good!!!
Thank you so much!! And, yup yup!! I actually drew it awhile ago - about three months ago, I think!!
It’s the concept art for one of the fics I have on the backburner for now, since I’ve very currently obsessed with KariBaku and the Katsucrew: it’s basically a retelling of BNHA, if Katsuki was the biological child of Miruko, Burnin’, and Endeavor through some various Quirk shenanigans. Pretty major themes included Bunny Katsuki and all that entails, Endeavor being a decent dad way before canon with a side of chaotic Katsuki + Todoroki siblings interactions, and just general Quirk and fanfiction fuckery, to be honest!! gdshjsdfhgfhdj
I’m happy you liked my Bunkugou!! <33
haha not me near to crying tears of joy because one of my favorite content creators acknowledged me im,,, i need some time to recover, my cheeks hurt from smiling so much and so wide and i am just so happy!!! asdfghjkl <33
hi uhm!!! before i get too shy, i just wanted to pop in and say i really really REALLY love your karibaku content and i appreciate so much, especially when it shows up on my dash because!!! it just!!! makes me so happy!!! :D so thanks you a lot for your contributions to our little rarepair, they always make me smile real big <33
Oh my god hi!!!! Thank you so so much, you’re such a sweetheart !! <3 I really love writing for those two idiots, it’s such a fun ship! And I love all the stuff you’ve created for them too, it’s so good!! <3 <3 <3
HITHER I DIDNT KNOW YOU HAD A TUMBLR SHBJKAHBSKI <3
asdfghjkl!!!! PICHU <33 I barely made it a few days ago, but I was compiling the stuff I needed for the info post, so it took a while to post!!! Also, hey, just so you know - you’re an honest to God angel for listening to my 3 AM rambles about all my random fics and HCs and contributing to my nonsense, so I hope you know that you own like, a quarter of my heart and soul <33
Do u have any special headcannons about Katsuki and kariage’s relationship?? R they a clingy couple, do they have a date night every Friday etc etc???
I absolutely have special headcanons for the boys!!
So, first of all, physical affection is a big part of their relationship. Kariage is a possessive boy, so he loves showing his love of Katsuki out in public. He kisses and hugs him, holds his hand or waist, even pulls him onto his lap when he knows he’ll get away with it. Katsuki pretends to hate it, but he loves when Kariage does those little things. He might scream and shout otherwise, but he also adores the fact that his boyfriend can and will just pick him up whenever, just because he wants to.
Sometimes, though, Katsuki will accept the affection without even grumbling, and even initiate affection. Kariage loves those moments more than most things.
As for dates, because they are both so busy with Hero school, they go on official dates once every three weeks. Their dates usually consist of eating at new places, attending festivals, going hiking, or going on double dates with Mito and Seika. Between dates, though, they do still hang out, often studying together and trading Heroics lesson notes, going to the arcade with the crew, and training together.
They also have little traditions in their relationship. Katsuki often prepares bentos to last a week for both Kariage and Kanji so they don’t have to go without food at home. He also carries around lollipops and other hard candies for when Kariage starts itching for a cigarette. Kariage always greets Katsuki by pushing his bangs up and kissing his forehead, and the two of them have a tradition of going on a week long camping trip with Kanji once a year to relax and take in the beauty of nature. The two also have a habit of doing the three squeezes when holding hands to nonverbally tell the other “I Love You.”
All in all, they’re a very cute couple and I love them lots!! <33
Pablo, Pablo, oh my God, Pablo. How’s it feel to own my entire heart just by drawing this? I freaking love them and I adore you from drawing this, you talented, amazing, astounding person. I just?? Kari’s half-lidded eyes and pierced ears? Immaculate, and I am absolutely envious of the way you draw proportions. Yasushi, with his absolutely amazing hair, slanted eyes, and smile? Bye, I’m in actual love. And, Seika? Pablo, Pablo, she’s beautiful. Her cute lil nose and fluffy hair and big eyes? Once again, I say this with as much feeling as possible: I love you from the bottom of my actual heart from drawing them so perfectly.
mmmmmm Katsucrew go brrrrrrrr
Here’s my first artwork for the Undercut-verse!! It took awhile only because of the sheer complexity of Seika’s character design (i.e. the patterns and her facial features), so hopefully I’ll be able to design the rest of the Katsucrew girls faster!
It might take me a bit to draw Kariage and Yasushi, mainly because I have difficulty drawing males, but the whole crew will be done eventually! Seika’s character profile is also going to be the next one I’m going to post!!
In comparison to how she was drawn in the anime:
i can’t stop thinking of your analysis of “i don’t care” and bakugou/kariage😭 it was so good!!! and i wanna draw smth for it! thank you so much for blessing us with it!!!!💖💖💖
asdFGHJKL omg that analysis was so fun to do, I really loved doing it, to be honest!! but?? OMG, if you draw something for it, Id literally die with happiness, and that’s not an exaggeration <33