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Your eye's wandered around the classroom. You were a student in U.A.'s one and only class 1-A which basically made your heart flip to even think about it. Your quirk was a Quill quirk, being able to produce porcupine-like spikes from anywhere on your body. You could even make them a projectile if you wanted. But for the most part, you were amazed you even stood a chance in this class seeing as your fitness level was so much lower. There were so many talented and stronger future-heros all around you! From Todoroki to Mineta you felt out-matched in so many ways.
But one thing you were good at was written exams, your wits and smarts balanced out the fact you were rounder and heavier than literally anyone in your class. This fact of being chubby, unsurprisingly, caused lots of rumors and insults to surround you whenever you were out and about.
"I wonder how they even allow her in class, I hear she couldn't even keep up in the Sports Festival! She was so out of breath...."
"Her quirk isn't the strongest, I don't even understand how she got passed the entrance exam, let alone with her fatness."
You'd normally huff and shove your way around while outside of class when these murmurs began when you'd hang around. To be honest, you felt like there needed to be a hero like you! Never once has there been a hero that openly shows their weight if they were 'out of shape'. Midnight was a busty lady and Mt. Lady was just the same! Why can't there be a chubby hero lady for once! Show everyone that being thin or muscular doesn't make a hero!
Your thoughts snapped and crumbled as you noticed Aizawa-sensei must have called on you.
"Sorry can-can you repeat that sir?" You timidly asked, the tired man sighed and repeated the unheard question."What did you choose for your code name?"
Your eyes widened, RIGHT, that's what was happening right now. Right. You slowly got up, scribbling the last few details onto your white board. You cleared your throat and placed the whiteboard facing your classmates. "Pincushion!" You nervously grinned.
Mina and Ochako instantly loved it, squealing over how cute it was while Iida nodded in approval along with Midoria and a few of the other classmates. Bakugou though, as always, seemed annoyed.
Your face brightened to a pink when you noticed his red eye's locked onto you with annoyance, already whispering something to Kirishima who only rolled his eye's and said something about 'insulting', 'girl', 'unmanly'.
A soft hand plopped onto your shoulder, "That's an adorable code name (Y/n)! I think it fits your quirk and style nicely!" You smiled sweetly at Midnight, she was after all the one guiding the class on the names. You shuffled your way back to your seat, taking one more glance at Bakugou who's eyes were still tracking you before he let out a huff and returned his attention to the front.
To be honest. Despite him relentlessly teasing you and calling you names, you felt a sort of attraction to the blond. He was actually very powerful and smart with his quirk. Despite having an explosive temper (literally) you often wondered if there is something gentler deep down in him. Maybe... Really deep. And behind about 20 feet of dynamite but, down there it could be soft and sweet. It was also different when he'd call you names.
"Fat-ass" was one that he called you the most, but each time, if Kirishima was around, he'd snicker but not at you, rather at Bakugou, who'd promptly yell at Kirishima to shut up. Your mind wandered once again, so much so you basically zoned out for the rest of class thinking about why Kirishima could be snickering about?
Maybe he knew something you didn't... You'd have to ask him later.
Once the school day was over, you began walking out of school, sending a quick text to Kirishima for him to meet you by the gates. He replied quickly.
Hard Boy #1- Sure! Be there in 3, 'King Explosion Murder' is going to tag along. Hope you don't mind.
You gulped
You- Actually could it be just a private talk? I need to ask you some questions. Bro to...Bro-ette?
Hard Boy #1- Oh sure, no worries Pin!
You snorted at the nickname, you knew everyone was going to start calling each other their code names for fun. You tapped your foot as you leaned on the gate to UA, beaming a big smile as the familiar red-head came jogging up. "Better make it fast before Bakugou catches up to me!" He seemed out of breath and a little scratched up from a possible Bakugou explosion. You wondered for a second why he was running from him.
"So, when Kac-Bakugou, uh Bakugou calls me 'fat ass' you snicker and he gets upset and i was curious if there's a reason why you keep laughing when he says it?"
Kirishima blinked for a second, caught of guard it seemed, then his eye's sparked with something you could say was chaotic. "You really wanna know?"
You slowly nodded, Kirishima looked around, checking for the ash-blond boy before leaning down to your ear.
"He likes your bu-"
"SHITTY HAIR!!! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER!"
It took your mind to process what happened. Apparently Bakugou straight up dive kicked Kirishima's poor face and sent him flying out of the school grounds. Bakugou exploded his hands for a second to steady himself and stop his trajectory to settle a for feet from you. His face snapped over his shoulder, "What the fuck were you doing Fat-Ass?!" He growled at you. Your face turned pink, thinking about what Kirishima had said about that name. Surely he was just joking.
"I said what the fuck were you doing!" He spun on his heels, voice louder and more demanding.
You squeaked and dashed away before Bakugou could shout at you anymore.
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Over the next few days and week you talked with Kirishima, it started with asking if what he said was really true and he replied that 'It would be unmanly to lie to a nice girl like you', slowly your suspicions of Kirishima lying to you melted away, realizing he was very truthful and whenever he brought 'manliness' into something he was dead serious. The thought that Bakugou actually liked you, or at least your body like that, make you very flustered. Kirishima would try to get you to talk to Bakugou but every time he'd even look at you you'd burn up into a weak-kneed mess who's muttering put Midoria's to shame.
So you'd opt to hang out with Kirishima, becoming an unlikely friendly duo.
He was literally your opposite, his quirk was to make him sharp and hardened and you were a soft and round baby face. You actually would even train with him, that is until bakugou showed up and you'd turn beet red and run out the door as you hid your work out tank tops that always seemed a little too tight when he showed up.
One weekend though, you were feeling a bit confident. You had decided to make a group gathering down at the mall to have some fun with everyone, but you switched your causal attire to something that clinged slightly.
You smiled warmly as your friends greeted you, Ochako instantly commenting on how you weren't wearing baggy clothes like normal. You nervously laughed, "Y-yea well I... I wanted to look nice and pretty y'know?"
Kirishima, Bakugou, Sero, and Midoria showed up after a minute. Midoria smiling like always at you, "You look wonderful (Y/n)!" he complimented, Sero let out a supportive 'Yea!' as Kirishima jogged up to you. "Hey squish!" "Hey sharp" You chuckled as the red-head wrapped an arm around your shoulder, your head leaning onto his shoulder in a slight show of affection. Kirishima was actually really supportive about your body image surprisingly.
He knew people often made fun of you for it but after he heard your reasoning for not going on an insane work out schedule to lose all the weight he thought it was an admiral thing of you to do. And he'd even speak up for you when the spiteful words would get too harmful and actually bother you.
He was honestly a great friend.
But that information of 'friendship' wasn't disclosed to Bakugou apparently because he was 100% sure Kirishima was dating you, he had been really pissed that he 'stole his girl' though he knew he never made you his. He wouldn't admit it out loud but he was extremely jealous of how much time you'd spend with Kirishima. No doubt because of that day at the gate you asked him out or something.
Bakugou was quiet which was really weird, normally he'd be shouting and yelling at everyone to shut up within two seconds of a conversation but he just sulked behind the group as they moseyed around the mall and it's many stores. You had decided to separate from the group for a moment to shop in a plus sized clothing store for some new hero gear (and maybe a dress or two). Mina clung to your arm, "Awe well you shouldnt go alone! You could get kidnapped or something! Kirishima would you stay with (Y/n-"
Bakugou stepped forward, yanking Mina away from you. "I'll stay." He huffed as he shoved his hands back into his pockets.
Kishima paused then looked at you, you had a spark of determination to not be flustered around Bakugou and Kirishima saw it clearly, he often would give you pep talks about going over and talking to the loud boy. It seemed they all came circling back to you in this moment where you smiled, "That's nice of you Bakugou! I'd appreciate it."
He scoffed and walked passed you into the store, flipping through a few racks of clothing already mindlessly.
You waved off your friends as you slowly scooted up next to the boy, you raised an eyebrow as you noticed he actually had a few shirts and things plucked off the racks and hung on his arm.
"What are those?" You questioned, he seemed annoyed, but when wasn't he?
"For you, moron. I thought you were looking for outfits?" His response made you blush slightly, you fought back a squeak as he shoved a dress at you, looking you up and down before 'tsk'ing and putting it back. You slowly began to inch closer, pushing clothes on their hangers as you fidgeted through them all.
You grinned as you pulled a long black dress off the metal rack. You studded it for a second realizing it had a little tag on the inside that said "Sports Festival Special First Place Design"
You took another look before you realized the entire thing was inspired by Bakugou's hero costume. A red 'X' that laced from the front to the back. The bottom laced with another red stripe. You wondered if there was a whole outfit to go with this. You excuse yourself for a moment and talked to a lady at the front desk who showed you to a aisle with dresses themed after each of the three winners of this years Sports Festival. You found a green jacket-like thing that had a collar that was silver with three black studs going down the sides. A purse themed like a grenade, and red and black heels. You were losing your mind as you scooped each item in your hand and shouted for Bakugou to meet you in the dressing rooms.
You scampered to the locked doors, swinging one open to only close it behind you and swiftly change into the form fitting dress along with the accessories.
"What do you want to show me Fat-ass-"
You opened the door to see Bakugou freeze. His eye's wide and drinking your image in. The dress hugged your curves just right, just enough to show your thickness and how soft you were. "Is that..."
"Based off your hero costume? Yeah. They also have one for Half-n-half and Tokoyami." You spun a bit before you felt two arms grab you and shove you back into the changing room you were in. You squeaked for a second before Bakugou shoved you up on a wall.
"Are you trying to cheat on Kirishima?!" He hissed. You blinked, "Cheat? On him? Bakugou what do you mean I'm not cheating on-" "Are you sure? Because you wearing something like... This..." He motioned with one hand to your dress, "Is..."
"Wait, do you think me and Kiri are..Dating?!" You held back a laugh, as Bakugou seemed to blank. "Think? What do you mean 'do i think', you are, right? That's why you hang around him so much and pay him so much attention-"
"Bakugou we're just friends!" You reassured with a smile, still holding in a laugh.
"But.. What about the gate when he leaned down to you and you were blushing?!" Bakugou huffed, your eye's widened, "w-well he.. Uh... I had asked him why he found it so funny when you'd call me uhm. 'Fat ass' and such and he said it was because you liked my butt but to be honest I actually don't know if I believe that hahah cause you know why would someone like you like me?" Your laughter wasn't a happy laugh now as it escaped, more of a self-depreciating laugh
Bakugou was frozen for a moment, making you nervous that you said the wrong thing but your thoughts where shattered as two lips smashed onto yours forcefully, catching you off guard and making you gasp. Your lips moved against his as your heart melted. After a second he pulled back, face warm and red. "Because someone like me thinks soft is amazing!" He aggressively commented. It was the nicest thing anyone has said to you in such a angry tone. You felt him loop his arms around you, "And I think you should get this dress. You look hot in it." He grumbled.
You smiled, "Sounds good."
After purchasing the items for basically all of your chore-money you and Bakugou caught up to the group of teens. Hand in hand.
Instantly causing a commotion with class 1-A. Mina was shouting how she 'knew it'd happen' and Kirishima gave you a hardly slap on the back with a big toothy grin.
Bakugous face was extremely red while yours, for once wasn't. You smiled happily as you pecked the boy on the cheek, who in reply, wrapped his arm around your shoulder. Tugging you closer to him.