He Brushes His Knuckles Against Your Cheek, Smiling Ruefully. “i’m Not A Good Man.”

★﹒₊‧mm kinda embarrassing things they do when they're down bad bad,,

< honestly... i don't think many of these are embarrassing but they're definitely not smooth or anything >

midoryia writes love letters and poetry to you but GOD FORBID THEY EVERT SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. it's not that they aren't good, they are REALLY good actually, he just tends to be a tad dramatic, and the emotions described and words used kinda boarder on obsession...

denki unintentionally stalks you. he's so drawn to you and your personality that he finds himself kind of d following you out the cafeteria and in the halls. he doesn't think you notice, and he kinda snaps out of his trance after all minute and just turns around ( 😭 )

bakugou stares at you. it's super embarrassing to him ESPECIALLY when he gets caught. he really can't help it, it'll be in a middle of class and his eyes will just fixate into you or in the gym (but not in a creepy way!!) he watched you and your form to make sure everything is good and he doesn't need to swoop in and save you. (lolz)

sero brings you up whenever he can. in conversations he WILL somehow find a way to make you the center of the convo. yeah training was hard...did y'all see y/n's new kick attack though?.... yeah she's really good at combat... her active wear is always so cute too! it's always matching.... and now everyone's talking about your style and how you're always coordinated. even if you aren't hell kinda manipulate everyone into believing you are.

i'm done for

i wanna go when the haikyuu & mha fandom went through that smau phase. where every writer was doing a smau and i loved them.

shouto always facetimes you when he's wearing a suit even if he has nothing to actually say, so one afternoon when you answer his incoming call and are greeted by the sight of his buttoned-down and lapelled chest, your face immediately feels hot.

"shouto?" you ask, your voice infuriatingly flustered even though you had tried your very best to choke it back. "what's up?"

and then he tilts the camera back up to its usual position—a little too high, so really it's just the bridge of his nose, his eyes, and the top of his head left at the very bottom of the screen. and simply he goes: "i'm wearing a suit."

"i can see that," you reply, resisting the urge to drag your hand down your face—equal parts frustrated and horrifically endeared to your boyfriend's familiar antics. "is that the reason you called?"

"i know you like when i wear them so i wanted to call and show you."

love this boy

third year! bakugou katsuki thinks it's pathetic how everyone tries to ask you to be their valentine while you stand absolutely awkwardly and oblivious to their advances.

he rolls his eyes, scoffing at how you tilt your head and ask 'what do you mean?' when a new second-year tries to confess through a heartfelt letter a week before valentines day. he's sitting in the cafeteria, a few tables away from you where you stand with your tray. his friends catch his line of sight and begin to watch too as you awkwardly take the letter and mention how it's your favourite colour, what a coincidence.

"man, poor y/n." kaminari sighs, "been getting bombarded with valentine's day proposals."

"acting like you werent one last year." sero snickers, elbowing the blonde, who replies with 'shut up!'.

"y/n, todoroki and momo have to be the most popular third years. i saw todoroki carrying a fruit arrangement yesterday with 'be my valentine' on some flags." mina states, drinking her orange juice.

jirou retorts, poking her food, "did you see y/n's shoe locker when they opened it? they were basically drowning in all those letters. and their desk was full of teddy bears and hearts and flowers."

"yaoyorozu told me that she felt so bad because she rejected someone who choreographed a flash mob for her." kirishima inputs, "but seriously, so many people have tried getting with y/n, it's insane."

katsuki only rolls his eyes again as you thank the person, who runs away giddily. you're so uninterested in the person that you just pocket it in your blazer for later. katsuki chuckles at the action before returning to his food.

he thinks it's so funny that everyone is fawning over you. he understood todoroki and yaoyorozu, they've been popular since day one. but you? what did anyone see in you?

"hey, bakugou, are you alright?" you ask, standing in front of him on the porch of the dormitory. it's now five days later and he blinks himself back to reality and swallows the lump in his throat. "you were kinda' just staring at me and that girl just then..."

it's true, he was. a first year, some lovesick teen girl, came to confess to you just then. you hold some chocolates in your hand and a bouquet of roses in another. your third this week, he tallies.

"i—i wasn't." he stammers, looking away. he was leaning against the pillar, watching you as he took in some fresh air. it was pure coincidence, he says. "what... did you tell 'em?"

"i felt a bit sorry, she cried a little when i said i'm not a fan of this kind of chocolate." you express, showing him the box. katsuki smirks. you were so blunt. "i still accepted it though, to make her feel better. i don't even know her, though."

"strange." he responds, staring at you, "so what now then?"

"do you want it?"

"i don't want your fucking confession candy." he scoffs, furrowed brows. he's irritated at the offer and you just tuck the chocolates underneath your arm. "why'd you say 'no'?"

"i... don't know her." you state as if it was obvious. he blinks and looks away. "i dunno', i've been getting asked a lot recently."

"that so?" it's so pathetic, how anyone would trip and fall at your feet at the slight chance to share valentine's day with you. he could think of a thousand things better to do tomorrow than spend it with you—

"how come you haven't asked me yet?" you inquire, pursing your lips, "to be your valentine?"

"hah?" he huffs out, making the most outraged expression on his face, "what the hell did you just say to me?"

you sigh, opening the entrance door with your new gifts, "nevermind."

he stares at you as you leave him alone on the porch. questions swirl in his mind, making him think about you even more. is this how you made so many admirers? you just... made them think about you? you were absolutely crazy.

that's got to me the most pathetic thing about valentine's day, right?

wrong.

katsuki annoyedly drops the chocolates that he knows for sure you love. and as he passes the flower section, oh god, the amount of time he spent trying to figure out which ones were the perfect ones. the cashier looks at him knowingly, wishing him 'goof luck' on his endeavour. katsuki scoffs and tells them to shut his mouth.

what's pathetic is that katsuki readies himself for asking you. now that he's got confirmation that you were expecting him to, he would do it. he is standing in front of your dorm door, holding the flowers and chocolates and teddy bear in his arms. he knows you have hundreds in your room right now, but... he's pathetic.

when his hand goes up to knock on your door, the elevator reaches the floor and opens to reveal you in the sports uniform.

you walk up, typing on your phone when you look up to your dorm to see him. "oh, hey."

"hey." he mumbles, trying his best to hide the presents behind his back, "went on a run?"

"no, quirk training, actually." you respond, unlockong your dorm. you walk in and turn your head. "did you need to talk to me?"

"well... i—"

"are those for valentine's day?" you point to the flowers that are badly hiden behind him.

katsuki grunts, finally revealing them, "y—yeah... i don't know how to do this."

"come in." you say, inviting him into your dorm. he nervously enters and closes the door behind him. you sit at our desk, leg over your knee, almost like you're inspecting him thoroughly. "so, who is it for?"

he stops. "huh?"

"i mean, who are you asking?" you mumble out. he doesn't know what to say. do you not remember asking him to ask you yesterday? "you're looking for advice, aren't you?"

suddenly, he's on the fire. he's in the position that he made fun of those other people for being in. and it fucking sucks.

it takes all his courage to sigh out, "no... no, you idiot. i'm asking you."

"wha—? me?" you point at yourself.

"yes! here!" he practically shoves them into your hands and steps away away. "i... want you to be my valentine tomorrow. please."

his harsh tone makes you rethink his statement. but katsuki sees a smile dawn on your face regardless, something the others who have asked you haven't seen.

"thank you, bakugou. i love them."

he knows damn well you do.

"i'd be happy to be your valentine." you confirm, standing up and placing the flowers on your desk. you put the chocolates and teddy on your bed, smiling the whole time. he gulps in anticipation, despite you already saying 'yes'. "thank you, truly. it's perfect."

katsuki clears his throat, hands in his pockets and he looks away, "'s nothin'."

you chuckle and step towards him, hand on his shoulder as you give him a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"whatever you say. where did you wann' go tomorrow?"

he thinks it's pathetic how on valentine's day, you drag him to all the couple stalls and events, and even do a hand-reading (katsuki lets out a sigh of relief when they said that you two are quite the perfect match), but when it's with you, it's a lot less embarrassing to do it. in fact, he'd relive this whole day again if he could.

what's pathetic is how all those people thought they could have this time with you, when all you ever wanted was bakugou katsuki himself.

thinking about sero going home for break and the girl he had a BIGGEST crush on in elementary & middle school is now working at his dads dinner.

<c/w: mmm one mention of reader being tall but doesn't compte their height to seros. also i think gn!reader ?? not 100% sure tho. alludes to him having a big family which you can read my hc in that here >

he's definitely the childhood friends to lovers trope... fight me on that. you were the only kid that didn't ask him intrusive questions about his "weird" quirk as a kid, and that made him feel really comfortable and safe around you. you guys were super close up until he left for UA. he promised he would meet up with you everywhere weekend and call you almost every day to stay in contact but, as training and villain attacks got more and more frequent for him, waiting by the phone until you pass out at 2am become more frequent for you. so you stopped waiting. it was hard but you soon surrounded yourself with new people, school work and your job busied you enough to keep sero out of your mind until thinking of him only made your heart squeeze a little. you started working at his dads dinner because even though you guys sorta fell out, that doesn't mean you have to with his family! plus they love you!! especially the twins. you work every saturday & sundays and occasionally go after school if you aren't too busy with school. since sero doesn't get to talk to his dad a lot about the dinner, imagine his surprise when one late night he brings in bakugou, mina, denki, kirishima and jirou and you're there taking and running out orders. literally STAR STRUCK BC damn, 16 year told you looks a lot different than 14 you. and he's definitely not complaining.

you grew into your taller stature and without thinking he just shouts "oh my god! y/n?" you turn around kinda confused bc who tf it shouting at you at 11:30 at night. but your confusion soon melts into excitement when you see your sero hanta. 5'9 now, built, and sporting some skinny black jeans with a heavky oversized beige t shirt. y'all hug, him holding on a little tighter than you were, and you talk while walking them to their table. take their orders, run them back to the chef and walk back over to continue. he invites you to sit down and looking at his friends for any hunt they don't want you there, you're met with wide and exited eyes, except bakugou, welcoming you. you answer their questions about sero before UA, answer his questions about your life now, you asking him about hero training, etc etc.

it's 12:30 when theyre all done with their food, and are walking back to the station to get to their hotel room. but sero doesn't want the night to end. he hadn't notice how much he's missed you over the years until now. he offers to walk you home, saying how it's dangerous, blah blah, it's late and dark out blah blah. he walks with you the half mile it is from your house to the dinner, and when he sees the familiar walk up to the front door, he wishes he could walk with you some more. he doesn't want to leave you. it's like all those years ago when you were his safe spot and he wouldn't dare venture outside of your comfort. he walks up the steps with you and hugs and kisses your forehead goodnight. he can feel your body tense and heat but at his action but he doesn't care, all he cares about right now is easing his way back into your life. where he belongs.

☆ — 📁 ﹕ folklore & evermore collection!

these will not be published in this order.

the stories will be written the way i interpret the songs and some stories will have alternate endings otherwise it will all be angst; so i apologize if something is not 100% accurate.

just like these albums, some stories are connected, continuations, some being the same story told from different perspectives!

— folklore.

the 1; izuku midoriya x reader (part 1)

izuku took a long time to get over the breakup of your relationship. he says he got over it, building a new life with a new person but deep down, deep down, he could feel the remnants of his love for you, and it all came back when he saw you again.

cardigan; hitoshi shinso x reader (part 2 of right here where you left me)

you couldn't remember what it was like to live without shinsou; he gave you so many reasons to live, he filled your world with color and life and you felt on top of the world beside him, like he was holding you there, promising never to leave you, but he left you. something in your heart was begging for him, and begging him to feel what you were feeling, and he did.

the last great american dynasty; mr compress x reader

after the love of your life is murdered, you live a glorious life full of partying and passing passions, but everyone is left wondering what would have happened to you if you hadn't lost yourself.

exile; katsuki bakugou x reader

bakugou has always loved you more than anything in the world; your happiness was always his priority, and to demonstrate that, he had to leave you. he hated it, but that was the only solution for you to be truly happy and free; but his heart ached and his blood burned in his veins when he saw you with izuku midoriya because you don't know midoriya as well as bakugou.

my tears ricochet; toji fushiguro x reader

toji loves you with all his heart, but after a tiring and stressful week he couldn't help but push the right buttons that he knows will break you. and he only realizes he's crossed the line when he's gone too far.

mirrorball; kaminari denki x reader

you wanted denki to notice you, to look at you the way he looks at jirou. so you came to the conclusion that maybe who is wrong is you. you needed to change to fit his patterns, and even with sharp chest pain, you do.

seven; amajiki tamaki x reader

feelings that you and tamaki planted together years ago began to blossom in an indescribable way that it's impossible for both of you to ignore like you did for so long.

august; suna rintaro x reader

you know he was never yours, but you can't help but yearn for him. but little do you know that he feels the same way about you, even the fear of not being able to be yours.

this is me trying; shouta aizawa x reader

aizawa taught you many things during your relationship, but he didn't teach you how to live without him; but you're trying, you swear you are.

illicit affairs; dabi x reader

you know it's wrong, but you can't stop. you feel guilty about dabi's girlfriend but you can't help but fall in love with him; for every detail of him. you love him. you hate him.

invisible string; eren jaeger x reader

you and eren were always inseparable, which always made everyone think the two of you were dating - even though you doubted his feelings for you. then he lets you know how he feels about you during one of his regular smoke sessions

epiphany; nanami kento x reader

a failed mission results in so much pain that nanami didn't know he could feel; so he eagerly looks for you, because you're the only one who can mend his broken heart.

betty; geto suguru x reader

geto wasn't known as the best man ever, however, after everything he's been through the last few years, he was determined to change everything just for you.

peace; tomura shigaraki x reader

you didn't know you could love someone this much until shigaraki came into your life and you are more than ready to show it to him.

hoax; dabi x reader (part 2 of illict affairs)

you were willing to move on and bury the past. however, dabi just wanted to keep pushing because he can't get over you.

the lake; shoto todoroki x reader

todoroki always felt like he was in heaven by your side, but when you left, hell took over his life; family problems, insecurities, mental problems... everything he tried to fight back came back when you were away. so he wondered, what would it be like to bring this paradise into reality?

— evermore.

willow; hanta sero x reader

you feel insecure staying in the same city that is about to collapse because of the war that starts; the question now is, will sero follow you or fulfill his job as a hero?

champagne problems; kei tsukishima x reader

tsukishima can't feel or think about anything else; just think about that fateful night and how broken you left him. now all he has is an empty heart and champagne problems.

gold rush; miya atsumu x reader

you always knew that everyone at school loved miya atsumu; it was impossible not to love him when he is a ray of sunshine in the lives of all those close to him; and you wish with all your heart to be one of those people, but you thought it was impossible for him to look at you, little did you know...

tis the damn season; jean kirstein x reader

it took you a year to get over jean and heal all the wounds he left open in you, but it only took a minute to get you into that trap again.

tolerate it; levi ackerman x reader

your relationship with levi was fading, as if it had no more flames. but you tried to hold him in your life because you thought you would just be happy with him; but in the end, you two were both getting hurt from holding something already broken.

no body, no crime; mikasa ackerman x reader

the relationship you used to say was perfect starts to prove to be a nightmare. your husband is not who he appeared to be at the beginning of your relationship and mikasa can't see you crying or being hurt by him.

happiness; nanami kento x reader

you know happiness isn't just in nanami, you know you can find true happiness without him, but you don't want to.

dorothea; satoru gojou

you were childhood best friends and you have a lot of affinity with each other, but when you least expect it, he gets a girlfriend and has to stop treating you the same way he used to, but that's when he realizes how much he misses and loves you

coney island; megumi fushiguro x reader

megumi is lost in genuine and wistful memories when he returns to coney island years later, in the same place the two of you met. but little did he know that you were also in the same situation.

ivy; kiyoko x reader

you always hated kiyoko because you thought she was interested in your husband since they were close friends in high school, but to your surprise, she was interested in you.

cowboy like me; tooru oikawa x reader

forever is the sweetest blow, you always knew it so you never stayed. then oikawa appeared; the two of you were very similar and knew that nothing good could come of it.

long short story; koutaro bokuto x reader

bokuto has been in love with you for so long that he can't even remember when you were just friends, but the universe was never really on his side.

marjorie; hawks x reader

people say hawks got crazy and he better give it up, but he knows you're alive because he still feels you.

closure; eijirou kirishima x reader

you and kirishima broke up after the war because you decided not to let your feelings get in the way at such a delicate and serious time like that, but years later you get a letter about closure.

evermore; osamu x reader x atsumu

you just broke up with your fiance later after he reveals a dark secret; with no home to run to, you pack your bags and head for the only person you can think of; atsumu. but as you stays with him, you can feel something sleeping stir between the two of you.

right here where you left me; hitoshi shinso x reader (part 1 of cardigan)

shinso promised he would never leave you, but he lied when you least expected it; you waited for him in the same place every day, looking forward to his arrival and the apologies you so wanted to hear. but one day you get tired, and accept that he won't come back to you anymore.

it's time to go; kozume kenma x reader

the day was perfect for kenma; he finally met someone new and he swore she was even better than you, but then you show up and he realizes how wrong he was - about the person he was meeting and about lying that he didn't miss you.

— bonus:

all too well; hawks x reader

keigo was so madly in love with you that you felt on top of the world, but when you least expected it, he knocked you down.

PRETTY BOY.

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