Romance after rejection

A/N: So the concept for this was Bakugou rejecting the reader, who's had a crush on him for years and then Izuku comforting the reader afterwards, and they ended up dating. Bakugou ends up being jealous and regretting that he rejected the reader

You had had a crush on Bakugou ever since you were in UA together, and even now that Bakugou, you and Midoriya were working at the same agency, your feelings hadn't changed.

You had been friends with the two for years even before coming to UA. You'd develop a crush on Bakugou, but he never seemed to notice, no matter how obviously you tried to express your feelings. Sure you'd never outright said it to his face, but you didn't think he was that willfully ignorant about it.

You were going to go for some drinks to a bar with Midoriya and Bakugou that night and you were pretty nervous. You had decided you would finally tell Bakugou how you felt about him. You'd been putting it off for so long, for reasons you weren't even really sure about.

Midoriya was the first one at the bar, you were second and Bakugou arrived a bit later.

"Hey (Name)!" Midoriya greeted you excitedly and the two of you sat down at the booth.

"You seem a bit nervous, is everything okay?" he asked when you started fiddling with your thumbs.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a bit nervous about tonight" you sighed, looking down at the table.

"What's so special about tonight?" Midoriya inquired.

"Well nothing, at least not yet"

"Hey extras" Bakugou greeted with his usual, aggressive tone.

"Kacchan, you're late" Midoriya chastised your friend.

"Hi" you muttered.

Bakugou sat next to Midoriya, opposite you. The evening went well, you had a lot of fun and at the end of the night you were a bit buzzed. Not drunk by any means, but feeling pleasantly warm and fuzzy.

Midoriya went to pay the bill for all of your drinks and food, while you and Bakugou stepped outside. The alcohol had given you the courage to say what you wanted to say, and since the night was coming to an end now was your last chance.

"Hey Bakugou?" you asked.

"Yeah?" he said, looking at the stream of people passing in front of you on the street.

"I don't know if you knew this, but... I have a huge crush on you. I've had one ever since we were at UA together, and I just really wanna know if you feel the same"

"Tsk" Bakugou scoffed. "You're a friend, but I really don't like you like that"

You felt crushed, but you kept your composure and said: "Oh okay"

Midoriya came outside just seconds later and the two of you said goodbye to Bakugou, since he lived in a different direction to the two of you.

"Are you okay? You seem upset" Midoriya asked after a while of walking.

"Yeah, I'm fine" you sniffled and tried to walk ahead of Midoriya.

He grabbed your hand, which made you stop on your tracks.

"I know you have a crush on Kacchan, is that what this is about? Did he turn you down?"

"Ha" you scoffed with a sad tone. "More like shot me down"

"I'm sorry if he was harsh"

"Why are you sorry, it's not like any of this is your fault. I'm the one who's sorry, sorry for ever thinking he could like me back. Maybe I'm an idiot, I don't know" you sniffled, trying to keep yourself together.

"You know what? We're gonna go to my place and we're gonna talk until you feel at least a little bit better" Midoriya said and started walking, pulling you along with him.

You complied, because that sounded like a good idea, a really good idea.

You talked for hours, about your days at UA, about all the stuff that had gone down back then and everything that had led you to this point in your lives. You also drank a bit more, again, enough to get a bit drunk. Which probably contributed to what you ended up doing.

"Hey Izuku?" you asked.

"Hmm?"

"Do you like me?" you asked, taking another sip of your drink.

"Why-why would you ask me that?" he questioned awkwardly.

"I don't know, I guess I just want to know if there's something wrong with me for people not to like me"

"Truth be told (Name)... I've had a crush on you for years, but I knew you liked Kacchan, so I never said anything"

"Do you want to kiss me?" you asked with a smirk, leaning forward towards him on the couch.

"Kiss-kiss you?!" Midoriya asked, growing increasingly redder.

"Yes kiss me" you said and leaned even closer.

Midoriya could feel your breath on his cheek and he really wanted to kiss you, he really did, but he felt like you weren't sober enough to make sound decisions. He didn't want you to do anything you would regret later.

"(Name), if you still feel like you want me to kiss you tomorrow, after you've sobered up, I will. For right now though, I'm gonna take this away from you" he said and took the cider can off your hands.

"Come on, Izuku" you purred, but he didn't give in.

"I think it's time for both of us to get some rest, you can sleep in my bed, I'll take the couch" Midoriya said.

"At least carry me to bed?" you smirked tiredly.

Midoriya sighed, but complied with your request anyway. He picked you up and you interlocked your fingers behind his neck, leaning your head against his chest. He set you down on the bed and you snuggled your face into the pillow, while Midoriya pulled the covers over you.

"Smells nice" you muttered. "Smells like Izu"

Midoriya couldn't help but blush a little. He grabbed himself a blanket and a pillow and went to sleep on the couch.

He did indeed get to kiss you the next day, and the day after that and the day after that. You and Midoriya started dating, and you realized he was just what you needed. You didn't really see Bakugou outside of work for a while, but after a few months of dating, you and Midoriya decided to set up a meeting at the same bar you went to last time.

Bakugou had been a bit peeved after your confession. He wasn't really sure why, he just knew that there was something bothering him. He saw how happy you and Midoriya were together, and it irritated him. Not the fact that you were happy, but that you were happy together. Bakugou felt like he had missed out on something by not reciprocating your feelings when you had made them known to him. So when he met the two of you at the bar, he was annoyed and snappy the whole evening.

"What's up with you today?" you asked Bakugou, when Midoriya went to go to the bathroom.

"What the fuck does that mean?" Bakugou asked.

"That, you've been snappy all evening, even more so than normal" you said with an eye roll.

"It's none of your business" Bakugou scoffed.

"I'm still your friend, you can talk to me" you said.

"That's just fuckin it. I don't want you to be my friend, I want something more" Bakugou growled and slammed his hand on the table.

You were stunned into silence. Now he wanted to date you? When you were happy with someone else?

"You're a bit too late with that" you said, not really believing what you were hearing. "I'm happy with Izuku, I'm not gonna leave him just because you changed your mind"

"But-" Bakugou started.

"No buts, you had your chance, and you shot me down, so you don't get to tell me what you want. I don't owe you anything"

"Is everything okay?" Midoriya asked as he came back to the booth.

"Yeah, everything's fine, I just remembered I have somewhere to be" Bakugou said and got up.

"Oh, well, see you later then" Midoriya said as Bakugou walked past him to the counter to pay.

"Is he okay?" Midoriya asked.

"He will be, eventually" you muttered.

You grabbed Midoriya's hand and kissed the back of his palm. You felt a bit weird about what Bakugou had told you, but like you had told him, you were happy with Izuku, and you didn't want that to ever change.

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