I know this is totally an overused idea in one shots, but I like romance, sue me.

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Bakugou POV

It was almost Valentine's Day and I knew I had to get something good. Kiri was the best gift giver I'd ever met, even better than the shitty nerd. Every time we got gifts for each other, his were always better. Not this time. I was going to be the goddamned king of gifts. He was going to be blown away by the romance I was about to hit him with.

The only problem was that I had no fuckin' clue where to start.

Flowers were obviously going to be part of the gift, as were chocolates. Those were basic, common Valentine's Day gifts, but I wanted my present to be anything but basic. There were so many ways I could go and my brain was starting to hurt doing all this fucking thinking!

Kirishima POV

I bet Bakugou's already started freaking out about getting a gift. He always worries too much about those things, I'm just happy that he wants to spend time with me at all. I know that he doesn't really like people, but he chooses to be with me and that's the best gift he could give me.

I just don't know what to say to him to make him relax a bit. If I tell him I don't need a gift, he'll see it as a personal challenge to give me the most extravagant, unnecessary gift in the universe, which I would really appreciate, but I don't want him spending all that money on me.

I guess it can't be helped. He always wants to be the best. I guess I have no choice but to step up my game too. After all, I hate losing just as much as he does.

Bakugou POV

Alright, gift giving step 1: make a list of Kiri's interests, things he likes, hobbies, his most dominant personality traits, anything that might give ideas.

Ok, my list so far:
Likes: sharks, crocs, meat, working out, the colour red, stupid sappy movies
Hobbies: working out, eating, training, has started cooking
Personality: caring, accepting, competitive, loving, manly

Ok, so the personality bit didn't really do much other than highlight how gay I am, but that's not important. As for the likes, maybe I can get him a shark? Well, a stuffed one I guess. A real one would be cooler, but I don't think that's possible. Ok then, stuffed shark. I'll try to find a red one, he'd like that.

Im not getting him any fucking crocs, so I'm not even gonna acknowledge that. He likes working out and he has his own mini gym in his room, maybe I can get something to add to it? I'm sure there's lots of stuff for that.

Then the final problem is: how do I make any of this shit romantic? I mean, yeah, we can watch one of his stupid romance movies, but that's not me being romantic, that'll just remind him of how not romantic I am. Fuck, why is this so difficult?

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I need some help here. Who should I ask? Maybe round face? No, she'd annoy me too much. Definitely nobody in the bakusquad, they're all dumbasses. The old hag certainly won't help, she's not the romantic one. Wait, maybe dad can help me?
This is going to be a night mare.

I walked from UA's campus to my house and opened the door. "I'm home!" My mom's voice echoed throughout the house, "you could at least say hello you little shit!" I just scoffed and left my shoes by the door as I went into the living room and saw the two of them sitting on the couch. "What the hell are you even doing here? Shouldn't you be at your dorm?"

I rolled my eyes. As much as I liked picking fights with the old hag, I sometimes wish that she'd actually be happy to see me from time to time.

I just walked up to my room, knowing that my dad would follow to come and talk to me. At least one of my parents doesn't hate me. Sure enough, there was a quiet knock on my door, and I said, "come in." Dad opened the door and sat on the edge of by bed where I was lying down.

"Katsuki, is something going on? Why'd you come back here all of a sudden? I thought you liked staying at UA?" I shook my head.

"It's nothing bad, I just wanted to talk to you about something."

"Why didn't you call? Is it important?"

"Yeah. It is." I sighed, mentally preparing myself to sound like a total fucking idiot. "Valentine's Day is coming up and I want to do something romantic for Kiri, but I have no fucking clue what to do. I need some help." I looked down at the floor, scowling. Dad smiled a little bit. It pissed me off, so I glared at him.

"Katsuki, I think it's wonderful that you care so much. Do you have any ideas what you're going to get him, or do the two of you not do gifts?"

"I've already got that, but I want to make it special. I can buy a gift any day of the year, Valentine's is supposed to be memorable."

"Your mother never really cared for romance, so I never had to focus too much on that, but, I found that the gifts she treasured most weren't ones that money could buy. Think about your relationship and what you could do to take it to the next step. In a way that is age appropriate, of course."

"Dad!!"

"I'm just saying, maybe there's a way the two of you can get closer. I'm sure that seeing you take that initiative would mean a lot to him." I thought about what he said for a bit. It was decent advice, I just had to find a way to act on it. "Katsuki, does that help?"

I nodded yes. That was an honest answer, I felt like I at least had some direction now. My dad ruffled my hair, knowing how much I hate that, and walked out, closing the door behind him. I looked up at my ceiling and contemplated what I could do to bring Kiri closer to me.

Kirishima POV

Walking through the mall, I looked for a store that would have good gifts for Bakugou. I had a reputation as a master gift giver to uphold. I'd already ordered a custom bouquet that would match the colours of his hero costume and had gotten his main gift: a chain necklace, the kind that he always thought was really cool. I'd seen him look at them online and he still hasn't bought one for himself, so I figured it would be great.

I got a really high quality one, shiny and silver, just how he wanted it. It was in a red velvet box that the store gave and I'd already put it in a gift bag, along with some chocolates. I'd also planned another surprise for him: I would impress him with my newly developed cooking skills. He showed me a recipe a while ago for crepes, so I would make him a really nice breakfast using the recipe he taught me.

Everything seemed really perfect, but I felt like it was missing one final touch, hence my trip to the mall. If I wanted to be the best at this, it needed a hint of romance. Something to really blow him away.

I wandered around, not looking for anything in particular, but just keeping my eyes open. Usually, the best gifts come to me, not the other way around. I walked through all kinds of stores, until I found a particular item in a particular store that seemed to be calling to me. Right then, I knew I would have the perfect way to end Valentine's Day with the explosive hothead I love so much.

Bakugou POV

Things were starting to fall in place. I'd gotten my floral arrangement picked, for some of those fancy chocolates in a heart shaped box because Kiri loves cheesy shit like that, but I was unfortunately having a problem with the red stuffed shark. Apparently, that was not a common item, but it was the gift I wanted to give him the most. After considering my options, I realized that I would have to make him one myself.

I found some video online that showed how to make a stuffed shark. It was smaller than I would've liked, but I wasn't about to do my own thing and fuck it up, so I just followed the video. I found some soft red fabric from the store and got to work.

It was a lot more difficult than I thought. I stabbed my sled with that needle at least forty fuckin times. This sewing shit looked way easier in the video. I ended up having to make a second one because the first one looked so horribly deformed that I couldn't tell what it was. Embarrassing as my first attempt was, I didn't throw it out. I put it in my drawer because I was a little bit proud of myself for venturing out and trying something new.

Kiri was working on that with me. Trying to get to me see the beauty in the attempt, not just the result. Kept telling me to be proud of trying because he was proud of me. Every time he said something like that, my heart skipped a beat. Knowing that I had someone as amazing as him on my side made me forget how to speak sometimes. There was no denying it; I was so in love with him.

After a second attempt, I ended up with a pretty fucking good shark. It wasn't much bigger than my hand, but it was cute. I'll admit it. The thing was fuckin adorable. I couldn't help but smile as I looked at my work.

I wished that I could get him a real shark still, but this would have to do. Well, actually, maybe I could get a real shark. Not to keep, but, maybe adopt one online in his name or some shit. That's pretty close to having a real shark.

I looked it up online and, sure enough, I could adopt a shark. So, I did. I named it Kirishima Eijirou and printed the certificate, as well as a picture of the shark I'd just adopted. I have to say, sharks are pretty fucking cool.

I added my new items to the gift bag and put some tissue paper on the top (red tissue paper, obviously). All that was left was the special touch that dad was talking about. I lied on my bed at the dorm and thought about it.

I wondered what I could do to bring Kiri and I to the next step in our relationship. The whole day, my brain was all about Kiri, Kiri, Kiri. Then it hit me. I knew what to do. And I hoped he would love it.

Kirishima POV

Valentine's Day was approaching quickly and I couldn't wait. I was ready to give him his gift, but more than that, I couldn't wait to spend the whole day with him and only him. I loved all of our time together and this would be no exception.

I could barely sleep the night before, but soon enough, it was Valentine's Day and I was up in a hurry, looking for my nice outfit that I'd chosen the day before. Then, I went downstairs to the dorm kitchen to start cooking.

I was in such a hurry, I wasn't looking where I was going and ran right into someone. I looked up to see Bakugou, getting stuff from the kitchen to cook. "Kiri? What are you doing up so early?"

"What are you doing?"

"I asked you first!"

"Yeah, true. I was going to make you breakfast."

"Oh. I was going to make you breakfast." We went silent for a second, before bursting into laughter. "What the hell were you going to make me?" Bakugou could barely get the words out between his chuckles. God, I loved his laugh.

"Well, how about this. You stay on that side of the kitchen, I'll stay on this side and we can have a contest to see who makes a better breakfast!"

He smirked and grabbed a pan. "You're on!"

We both went to work, neither of us looking at each other, but focusing on the task at hand. I couldn't afford to get distracted, I was seriously outmatched in this contest and had to give 100% effort.

I mixed my ingredients into the bowl and scooped a cup of the batter into the pan, where I made a perfect crepe on the first try. I made some more until I was out of batter. Then, I used my crepes to make a crepe cake with whipped cream and strawberries. It turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.

Finally, when Bakugou was done too, we both revealed our breakfasts. His was impressive, no denying it. He'd made me heart shaped waffles with fruit surrounding them and chocolate sauce that said "I love you." It was really sweet and I was thoroughly impressed by the fact that he could make heart shaped waffles with a circular waffle maker.

However, he was also impressed by my creation. He recognized it right away and looked kind of proud. It made me beam. He stared at it for a second before I heard his stomach start to growl.

"Alright, forget choosing a winner, in fucking hungry."

I laughed and handed him the plate as I took the one from his hands. We are our breakfasts pretty quickly. We both had a bit leftover because we made too much, but we knew that the rest of the class would appreciate some leftovers because they, especially the bakusquad, will eat literally anything.

We wrapped up what was left and put it on the counter, leaving a note saying that anyone could take it. Then, Bakugou grabbed my hand and said, "do you want to open your gift now?"

I nodded yes, but told him that we needed to go to the roof of UA to open our gifts. He looked at me with a confused look. "Why the fuck do we need to go to the roof? Is my present watching the dorms get lit on fire? Because I wouldn't mind that."

I rolled my eyes. "Nobody is lighting the dorms on fire. Just trust me, you'll like it. C'mon."

Bakugou POV

Shit. Why did his gift require going to the roof. I was about to be outdone. Again. He probably hired a fuckin helicopter to fly by with a message or some shit. He was gonna think my gift was lame.

I had no clue why I cared so much, but I really wanted to make him happy the way he always makes me happy. I had to show him that I cared.

We went up to the roof, hand in hand, and sat down once we'd reached the top. It was the definition of romantic. The sun was still rising and I had a clear view of it. The way the light hit Kiri's face made him look even more like an angel. It was perfect.

We exchanged our gifts and he asked me to open mine first, so I did.

There was a bouquet of flowers sticking out from the top that matched the colours of my hero costume. The tag on them said: "to my hero. Happy Valentine's Day." Then, there was some chocolates. He'd managed to find some spicy ones, which was impressive. I didn't know there was anywhere you could buy them, I usually just made them for myself.

Beneath the chocolates, was a small velvet box. I picked it up and looked at Kiri, who was smiling like an idiot. I opened the box and saw a silver chain.

It was exactly what I'd said I wanted about four months ago. The same size, the silver and I noticed there was a tiny engraving on the side that said 'ground zero.' That was the hero name that he'd come up with and I'd finally submitted it to be my official hero name.

The gift was perfect and he knew it. It was better than what I imagined he'd get me. He always remembered the little things that I said, even if it was only once and a long time ago, he remembered.

It was clearly real silver and the jewelry store on the name of the box was very famous, and not for making cheap jewelry. They made really expensive stuff and I didn't even want to think about how much he spent on this.

"Well, do you like it?"

I reached forward and grabbed him, pulling him into a tight hug, which resulted in him falling on top of me. The two of us laid there, me on my back with him on my chest, holding onto each other for a while, before I kissed him softly. "It's perfect. Thank you."

He pushed himself off me and sat back up. "There's actually one more thing in the bag, but look at that after I've opened your gift, ok?" I nodded. I took a peek into the bag and noticed that there was one more thing laying flat on the bottom, but I left it for the time being and turned to him, to see him pulling the tissue paper off the top of his gift bag.

Kirishima POV

I was glad Bakugou liked what I'd given him and was really excited to see what he got. The bright red roses on the top of the bag were beautiful and I laid them on my lap gently. I also grabbed the heart shaped chocolate box from the top and opened it, eating a couple of the chocolates. "Hey, stop eating so much and open the gift!"

I laughed. "Alright, alright, I'm getting there!" When I looked into the bag again, there was something soft and red. I picked it up and looked at it. It was a cute little shark plushy! It was so cute!!

I smiled from ear to ear as I held the soft shark and gave it a squish. "You like it?" Bakugou questioned, almost hesitating to ask.

"Are you kidding? I love it! I've been trying to find one like this but I could never find a red shark! Where'd you get it?" His face went red, almost as much as the shark. "Bakugou? Why are you blushing?"

He looked down, as if he was shy. He muttered something, but I couldn't hear it. "What?"

"I made it," he said, a bit louder. I looked at the adorable shark and back at him. I noticed that there were little scratches on his hand, probably from the needle.

I couldn't believe that he made me a stuffed shark.

I actually started crying. Right there and then. His face when he saw me cry was hilarious and he tried to tell me to stop, but I couldn't. "Jesus, if you don't like it you could just say so."

"What?!? I love it! It's so amazing and the fact that you made this for me is so sweet and I'm so happy I don't even know what I'm saying I love you so much!" I kissed him, wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him close to me. He kissed me back, but eventually pulled away. "There's still more in the bag. Hurry up and get to it."

I nodded, wiping away the rest of my tears. There was a sheet of paper. I read it. It was certification of adopting a shark from the aquarium near here. Holy shit he adopted a shark in my name!! "There's now a shark named Kirishima Eijirou?? Holy crap that's so cool!!"

He smiled at me and gestures to the bag one more time. "Bakugou, you got me something else? You shouldn't have spent so much!"

"Says you, buying an expensive ass necklace that costs more than all the stuff in that bag put together! Besides, this last one didn't cost anything."

The last thing in the bag was an envelope. I opened it up and looked at what was inside. At first, it looked like a ticket to an amusement park or something, but then I read the words right in the middle of it.

'One ticket, redeemable for life.
The recipient of this ticket has permission to refer to the creator of the ticket by their given name forever.'

Bakugou POV

Goddamit, this was so fuckin cheesy. I hate this I can't believe I actually thought this was a good idea. What the fuck is wrong with me.

I looked at the floor, regretting my choice, when I heard his voice. "Katsuki." I froze. I'd imagined him calling me that for a while, but hearing him actually say it was something else entirely. He crawled into my lap and started kissing my face. Between kisses, I could hear him say, "Katsuki" or "I love you" and occasionally, I'd even hear him saying, "my Katsuki."

I just held him close, not wanting him to ever stop kissing me or stop calling me Katsuki. It was therapeutic, the way my name rolled off his tongue. If it was possible to put a sound in a jar and keep it, I would've done it.

"Katsuki, this is so perfect. Thank you." He was about to start crying again. "If I'm calling you Katsuki, can you call me Eijirou?"

I kissed his cheek gently. "I would love that... Eijirou."

After a little bit more of him clinging onto me like a koala, he got off and handed me my gift bag, telling me to get the last item in it. "It's nowhere near as good as your gift, but I figured this would be something you'd really like."

"And does this explain why we're on the roof?"

"Yes it does." I grabbed the item from the bottom of the bag and immediately, a huge grin spread across my face. He smiled at me. "I figured you'd like it."

In my hand was two of those firework type things that you could hold and it would launch a bunch of fireworks without you having to stand back. There was also one huge firework that we could launch. I immediately lit the small fireworks both up and handed one to Kir- Eijirou. We stood on the roof, setting them off, shooting them towards the warm colours of the sky. Mine was a nice purple and his was yellow.

With a loud pop each time, the colours shot out. It was magical. When the small ones stopped going, he grabbed the big one. He set it down on the far corner of the roof. "Alright, after you light this thing, run to the other end of the roof, got it?"

"Yeah, yeah, I know." I used my quirk to light it up and ran to Eijirou, who was waiting for me. The fireworks shot up and went off with a loud boom. The colours exploded in the air, making a circle of red and yellow lights in the sky.

There were multiple bursts of colour until it finally stopped.

Then the sparks from it came back down.

One of them landed right in front of us on the roof and started a small fire. Eijirou and I looked at each other and laughed.

"We should probably stop laughing and fix that before Aizawa sensei kicks our asses."

"Yup."

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Word count: 3,976

Holy shit that's the longest one shot I've ever written. If you actually made it all the way through that one, congrats.