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Chapter 18

Masterlist

⛔️Trigger warnings: Sex, manipulation, toxic relationships, yandere, romanticized abuse, verbal abuse, degradation, Narcissistic family, mental illness/instability, delusional thinking, drug use leading to inevitable abuse, hallucinations, gas lighting, fractured psyche, co-dependency, enabling

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“This is so exciting! I can’t believe we’re here! That I’m here! That you guys really brought me with you!”

Your arms are spread out as you twirl around, marveling at your new surroundings. The Bakugou’s observe you with amusement as you look around. Katsuki grabs hold of your hand to drag you inside the hotel you guys were staying at. Mitsuki hands each of you a key card, “You two are on floor six and we are on floor three-“ “Okay bye” Katsuki replied, heading towards the elevator. “Meet us down here at 7 so we can go to dinner, ungrateful brat!” “We will!” You call out with a wave as the elevator doors slide shut. “I was worried our room’s would share a wall, but with three floors between us we’re free to fuck as much as we want” You find yourself being pressed against the wall of the elevator, caged in by a muscular arm on either side of your head, as Katsuki continues whispering a tirade of dirty things in your ear.

By the time the beep announces your floor being reached, you can feel your face burning from embarrassment. You slip out from beneath his arm and begin a brisk walk down the hallway. “Hey! Come back!” You don’t, you break out into a sprint instead. “Y/N! Don’t ignore me!” You turn the corner and hurry to unlock the door, squealing once he comes into view and once inside, try to shut the door on him. He’s able to get his foot in and you know your in trouble now. So you start backing away as he stalks towards you, only to end up getting body slammed onto the soft bed in the center of the room. “Got cha now”

“It’s our first night here, why do we have to go to some stupid party?” Katsuki complains as the two of you follow his parents inside some upscale venue. “You didn’t have to come! I told you that you could go back to the hotel after we finished dinner!” Mitsuki snaps back at him. “Hell no I wasn’t going back alone and letting you take my girlfriend somewhere without me!” “You guys-“ Masaru tries to intervene but his wife whips around surprising the bespectacled man as she starts in on their son, “Knock it off Katsuki, we’re here on vacation, Im not interested in hearing you bitch and moan the entire time, so either suck it up or I’ll make sure you sit your ass in the room by yourself for the rest of the week, understand?”.

The anger burning inside her crimson stare wasn’t even directed towards you, but that didn’t mean it was any less frightening. You’d heard and witnessed her getting onto Katsuki many a time but this time was different…The aura surrounding the older woman had began to effect the atmosphere of the entryway; The light hearted, jubilant buzz of the gathering out on the veranda was silenced by the growing tension, was that your heart beating loudly in your ears? Your mouth had gone dry, you thought better of attempting to fan yourself as you broke out in a sudden sweat. It was as if the surrounding air had adapted to that crimson hell fire and rose from its once cool temperature to mimic the stagnant inferno. You feel bad for your boyfriend as he mumbles a quiet “Yes”, you attempt awkwardly rubbing his back, but he’s quick to shrug you off as the two of you follow behind his parents once more.

Of course you hadn’t been too thrilled to come out either, jet lag combined with getting drilled by Katsuki for an hour was enough to put you out. Thankfully you were able to sneak one of your pep pills before dinner, without them you wouldn’t have managed to keep a smiling face on while you were forced to meet so many industry people. Unfortunately, they seemed to have given you an increased feeling of anxiety along with that energy boost. Standing in a group of well dressed people much older than you, you couldn’t help but think; Who would have known the Bakugou’s were so well connected outside Japan?

“Mitsuki you never mentioned you had a daughter!” a voice exclaims from behind you. An eccentric old man in a paisley suit seems to materialize out of nowhere as he hugs the blonde woman. “She might as well be! This is y/n, my prodigy and Katsuki’s girlfriend, c’mere sweetheart” the warmth radiating from “mom” was welcoming as she reached out to pull you closer to her side. A stark contrast to the terrifying display you’d witnessed earlier…God forbid you ever disappoint or anger her. After introductions were made and Masaru had reappeared with a drink for his wife, you seized the opportunity to slip away into the crowd.

So many people were crowded together around the large veranda; Too many conversations abuzz in your ears, the muscles in your cheeks were cramped from the continuous smile you wore. Your pulse sped up with each step you took, sweat begins to form on your brow. You need to keep yourself grounded, you could not have a freak out right now! That’s when you realized something was amiss, or rather…someone.

Where was Katsuki?

Wide eyes shift back and forth as they scan your surroundings in search of a familiar slouched figure, that brooding expression, but neither were anywhere to be found. Seeing a passing waitress you quickly stopped her to ask which way to the bathroom? She directed you with a gentle smile and a quiet voice. Re-enterting the building you walk quickly down a short hallway, make a left turn, and just as you are about to make a right, you hear it, the gruff snarling and crackling pops that could only come from one person.

“-The fuck you followed me here for?! I’m not interested you weird bitch, get your hands off me!”

The shift from fear to fury had come so easily it was like flipping a light switch. You made your presence known as soon as you realized what was happening.,”You have two seconds to get the fuck away from him”. Seeing Katsuki against the wall being felt up by some middle aged stranger had you seeing red. Your heels echoed as they struck the tiles below your feet as you reached the duo in a few short steps. The women turns to face you, keeping your lover hidden from your sight as she sneers at you, “Mind your own business you foul mouthed little tramp, I’ve known blondie here since he was a little boy, we’re just catching up”. Flashing what was supposed to be a seductive wink over her shoulder, Katsuki let’s out a growl of disgust as he shoves her aside to pull you into his arms.

“Get lost, before I tell Mitsuki that you were groping and propositioning her son in an empty hall way like some disgusting back alley predator” you spit vehemently, narrowed eyes locked on the mystery woman as her’s widen upon mention of the Bakugou matriarch. You aren’t able to see the smirk Katsuki wears behind you but you can pick up on his growing arousal as he squeezes your hips, “You heard her, take a Fuckin hike you nasty broad”. The furious female scoffs at the two of you, her gaze briefly falling to the hands on your hips. Teetering on her chunky heels when you stomp your foot, faking a lunge forward. She nearly falls on her face as she stumbles around the corner, muttering curses under her breath.

“I could of dealt with her myself Y’know…” The words have you rolling your eyes, the spike in adrenaline you’d felt was quick to cycle through and send you crashing back into elevated anxiousness. “Gotta say, it’s a hell of a lot sexier how you did it though” you allow Katsuki to turn you around to look at him but his smug smile immediately falters “Hey, what’s wrong?”. Seeing your hands trembling as they clutch at his dress shirt, he’s quick to usher you into the bathroom and lock the door. It’s fancy, with marble floors and a granite countertop, a plush chair is stationed near the door and as he sits down you’re pulled along onto his lap.

“Shhh it’s okay, I’ve got you now princess”

A pathetic whimper escapes you as your head rests on his shoulder, one hand coming to rest atop his chest. Katsuki was here now, you can relax, you aren’t in charge of yourself anymore. The mindless feeling of being controlled had become comfortable now, it just eased the stress that comes along with living in your head. The sugary musk of his scent had become like aroma therapy as you feel the anxiety begin ebbing away. The steady beat of his heart beneath your palm and softly reaching your ear gave you something to focus on. Your breathing soon evens out and you realize how easy it would be to fall asleep like this.

“Who was she?”

Curiosity got the better of you and soon your shifting around in his lap to get a better look at his face. “Nothing you ever need to worry about, I assure you of that” The reassurance was kind, but it wasn’t what you wanted to hear right now, and it was evident by the sudden frown on your face. “Just some model that was at a lot of the shows my parents dragged me to as a kid….she was 18 back then and I was only six” Katsuki pauses, but only for a moment as apparent disgust and disdain for that woman began to sink in, “She’d try to get me to sit in her lap and always make comments about how I was so handsome for such a little kid, it pissed me off to no Fuckin’ end”.

“It’s been years since I’d last seen her, I’d never have noticed her if she hadn’t of clung to my arm squealing like she did, I kept trying to shake her and get back over to you and I’d thought I did when I came to take a piss, but lucky for me you showed up before I had to experience anything too heinous” The two of you share a chaste kiss at the end of his explanation. Your eye lids growing heavy as you go in for another, repeating the action for a few more minutes. Reluctantly the two of you know you need to leave your little safe haven and rejoin the gathering, you are more worried about possibly upsetting his mother than he is.

When you spot the two adults still caught up in conversation, Katsuki squeezes your hand muttering a soft “Fuck this”. You allow him to lead you out of the venue, noticing him typing something on his phone quickly, before returning it to his pocket. The two of you venture off into the night, your hand clasped in his much bigger one. Eventually you find yourselves near a large waterway and mutually decided this was a nice place to sit. The silence is comfortable and your normally agitated lover seems to be at ease.

Who knows when you might get another opportunity like this?

“Would you be disappointed in me if…if I said I don’t think I want to become a hero after graduation?”

You don’t look at him when you ask this, the fear of seeing disappointment reflected in his crimson eyes is too great, “At least not right away I don’t…Now that Ive had the opportunity to explore what I’m truly passionate about, and I realized that I’m no longer limited to pursuing what my parents forced me into”.

The weight he’s been carrying with him since you battled that villain evaporated instantly, Katsuki was elated. He wasn’t going to have to come up with a plan that involved forcing you to quit hero work, you were willingly doing it yourself! “I could never be disappointed in you over pursuing your ambitions princess, you have to promise me two things though…” he pauses and finally you’re looking at him again, eyes expectant, lips parted slightly, urging him to continue. “You do your best at whatever you choose to do and be willing to admit if things get to be too much for you to handle, I won’t have you overworking yourself, got it?” He was being stern but you could see it was just out of love, so you agreed and gave him your word.

It truly was a beautiful night; The city lights were dimmed, bathing the streets in a romantic orange glow, it was all so perfect. Staring out at the calm waves and letting the breeze caress your face, you became lost in the sea of your own thoughts. You hadn’t noticed the way that your lover stares you down; Memorizing every inch of your beautiful face and cementing this moment into his memory for the rest of his days. Katsuki’s positive he’s worked up enough courage now, one hand gripped the box carefully hidden in his pocket. It’s now or never.

“Y/n” You instantly look his way, suprised by how close he is to you. The look in his eyes has you wanting to shy away, all you can see in his expanded pupils is a reflection of your face. Why did it feel like this one moment in time would forever change your fate? It’s as if time stops, the world has ceased its rotation and all the living beings around you are holding their breath as they wait for…what exactly? This is exciting, how thrilling it is to be forced to face the great unknown!

“I’m shit with words, you know that already so…just let me try and get out what I need to say…I love you, from the moment you came into my life you slowly became the center of my entire world…You mean everything to me, I want to treasure you like a most Prized Posession I hold onto and cherish for the rest of my life…So…will you marry me?”

My entire world… For the rest of my life…

“I want someone to come sweep me off my feet and spoil me so much I wouldn’t ever have to even lift a pinkie again!”

“I’d rather meet someone and we both instantly fall head over heels for each other! They would shower me with all the love and devotion in the world!”

The other young girls in your class are so quick to agree with the two air heads voicing their childish fantasies. You sat at your pint size desk contemplating; Would I want someone to take care of me? If true love is involved, than it technically couldn’t be considered giving someone “Ownership” over my mind, body, and soul right?

Thoughts far to complex to be on the mind of a child…

Even though it had only been mere seconds that it took you to answer him; Katsuki was sweating profusely, terror had gripped his very soul, and doubts forced any sort of confidence from the forefront of his mind.

She’s going to say no… She’ll reject me and then probably want to break up afterwards… I fucked everything up, I-

“Katsuki…you.. I…YES! A thousand times yes!” At a loss for words you begin to blink back tears. The man at your feet wasted no time in placing the ring on your finger, refusing to let go of your hand as he stood back up. “Geez shitty woman take some more fucking years off my life why don’t you?!” The aggressive blonde snaps as he pulls you against his chest. You smile as you look up at him, and he couldn’t possibly scowl, not with you grinning so wide flashing your pearly whites at him, “C’mere and Gimme a kiss pretty girl”.

As your lips meet both of your mouths open, intent on deepening the meaningful lip lock but then- “Oh you two are just too damn adorable!” “Honey, let’s not intrude upon their special moment-“ You felt Katsuki stiffen in your arms, while your body went rigid against his muscular frame. Having heard them before actually seeing them, it was no surprise that your now soon to be in-laws come out from behind one of the large pillars holding up the over head walk way.. “How the hell did you even know where to find us? Dammit!” Your irate lover shouts, gripping you a bit too tightly before letting go. “You left your location on, anyway we recorded the entire thing so we’ll be able to share it with everyone back home! Your grandmother’s are going to cry!Both of them never thought you would settle down with someone”Mitsuki replies dismissively as she approaches both of you, immediately pulling you both into an awkward hug.

“Oh no, I hope I don’t look stupid just standing there gawking like I did for a bit…” you laugh nervously, rubbing one of your sleeves once the teary eyed woman releases you two. “No not at all, you both looked great…I’m so happy for you two” Masaru says coming to stand beside his wife, pulling out a handkerchief and dabbing his streaming eyes beneath his glasses. “Okay we’ll get out of your hair now, go enjoy the rest of your night kids” Mitsuki smiles at you and Katsuki once more before dragging her sobbing husband back the way they came.

“That reminds me, turn around baby, got one more present for ya” You do so immediately, feeling something rest on your neck, the Weight of what undoubtedly was some kind of charm, rests right above the valley between your breasts. Figuring out what the gift is has you instinctively lifting your hair up and out of the way. “There we go” now that the chain is fastened, the blonde comes to stand infront of you again “Looks Fuckin perfect, knew it would…but still”. Using the front facing camera on your phone you were able to see the jewelry adorning your neck; Instead of one large charm there was two, a golden gernade, and a heart shaped lock with KB elegantly etched into it. The chain was small and thin but it had to be gold, rubies made up the inside of the heart and it had to be emeralds that sparkle around the gernade. “Katsuki…this had to of cost a fortune…I can’t-“ “Well turns out that accidentally stopping a jewelry store robbery has it perks, you’re mine and now everyone’s gonna know it”

As if they didn’t already.

While you two continued your stroll around the city, you realized that the weight around your neck, and especially weighing down your ring finger, were something you’d have to get used to…A constant reminder.

A most prized possession.

When you found yourself outside the door of your hotel room, you couldn’t decipher these jittery feelings in your gut. It was easier to express yourself to Katsuki when he was all you could see; While he was looking down at you, demanding all your attention, all of your affection, and never ending devotion. You followed his commands and occasionally interjected your own, he was always open to your requests. When you could see your own reflection staring back at you in his enlarged pupils, you knew that you were all he could see too. “I dont fuckin’ get it…” Confusion is evident on your face as you stare up at the man knelt between your legs. Clothes had been shed and lay on the floor in a trail towards the big bed in the room, “How one girl came into my life and fucked up all my plans, I’d had for years…I never thought I’d fall victim to any of that mushy love stuff and just Fuckin look at me…Actually, look at you…Yeah, I didn’t stand an ice cube’s chance in hell”. His hands outline your curves, stopping to squeeze at your hips, “So beautiful, you’re perfect…” he breathes, slowly leaning his face down towards your’s. Just as you think he’s about to devour you whole, lips so close they touch when he lets slip a whispered confession, “M’fuckin obsessed with you baby, tried resisting it at first, but I couldn’t get over you even if I tried”.

“I guess it’s a good thing I agreed to marrying you then isn’t it?” You tease, returning the sneer he gave you with a bop to his nose, “I love you Katsuki”. “You too princess” he replies as the tip of his cock breeches your clenching hole “- and this tight Fuckin pussy, tell me who it belongs to again, I must have forgot”. With a heavy sigh you play along “It’s your’s Suki, only yours”. “Damn right it is”

The rest of your time on vacation passed much too fast for your liking. By the time you boarded the flight home your suitcase was much heavier with all the new clothes and other things you’d gotten. Once in the air you couldn’t help but stare at the ring on your finger. It gave you butterflies to think about what your classmates and friends would say. As if reading your mind, Katsuki leans over to whisper “All those harpies back home are going to be jealous of you princess, I’m going to get a good laugh at the looks on each of their faces”. You laugh quietly, turning to kiss him, “That makes two of us”. Lifting the arm rest up and out of the way you Cuddle into your fiancé’s side, snuggling against him until you’re both comfortable enough to get some shut eye on the long ride home.

#katsuki bakugou #katsuki bakugo #bakugou x reader #katsuki bakugo x reader #bakugou smut #bakugo x reader #yandere #bnha yandere #yandere family #yandere katsuki bakugo #prized

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blurryfacetweet · 2 years

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two happy boys

kars' prized pilots possessions: 11/?

#ø #prized #2011 #gif #original #gif set #twenty one pilots #top #tøp #joshler #tyler joseph #josh dun #the icy tour #icy tour #scaled and icy #nashville #21p #skeleton clique

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This might be the only time I am showing you the double-boiled Bird’s Nest (燕窝) sweet soup. These edible nests are created by edible-nest swiftlets, Indian swiftlets, and other swiftlets using solidified saliva, which are harvested for human consumption. They are particularly prized in Chinese culture due to their rarity, high protein content and rich flavour. Edible bird's nests are among the most expensive animal products consumed by humans.

#Bird's Nest #燕窝 #Sweet Soup #甜汤 #Double-Boiled #Red Date #Ginseng #Rock sugar #Edible-Nest Swiftlets #Indian Swiftlets #Prized #Expensive #Delicacy #Nutritious #Asian #Chinese #Dessert #Food #Buffetlicious

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don-lichterman · 2 years

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Russia’s invasion could cause long-term harm to Ukraine’s prized soil

By now, wheat planted late last year waves in fields across Ukraine. Spring crops of sunflowers and barley are turning swaths of dark earth into a fuzz of bright green. But with Russia’s war being waged in some of the most fertile regions of Ukraine, uncertainty looms over summer harvesting. Ukrainian farmers braved a war zone to carry out close to 80 percent of spring planting, covering roughly…

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#harm #invasion #Longterm #prized #Russias #Soil #Ukraines

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lowpolyanimals · 4 months

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Prized Walking Fish from Tap Tap Fish Abyssrium

#Prized Walking Fish #axolotl #fish #Tap Tap Fish Abyssrium #thank you for your submission!

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kieran-granola · 4 months

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Let's-give-Bruce-a-heart-attack plan, in which all the Bats team up to get their identities "exposed"

As in, they go out in civvies with suits underneath their clothes, Clark Kent-style, except all of the suits are obviously wrong.

Tim gets exposed as Spoiler. Jason is spotted changing into Black Bat's uniform. Cass blinks innocently when someone points out the Robin top peeking out from underneath her clothes. Damian gets recorded, voice deadpan in a Batman suit size 14 yo like, "It's hard work being the Protector of Gotham, especially for as long as I've been doing it, but someone has to be there for the people."

Bruce is in Hell.

And he doesn't know what he's done to deserve this, but thankfully, he has an idea to get them to stop.

...Turns out Wonder Woman's skirt and boots make his calves look fantastic.

#play stupid games win stupid prizes children #batfam #jason todd #tim drake #bruce wayne #damian wayne #cassandra cain #kieran writes

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lotus-pear · 27 days

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"dazai would princess carry chuuya" "dazai would hold chuuya bridal style" no shutup dazai would pick chuuya up like he's a sopping wet kitten or a sack of potatoes

#its his love language to sling chuuya across his shoulder like a prized trout he just caught #skk height difference comin in clutch when dazai can hoist chuuya off the ground and dangle him in the air #and chuuya can bite and hiss and scream like a cat but his feet won't touch the ground #also sorry for not posting for the past month i got depression🥰#dw i'm back now #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #osamu dazai #dazai osamu #chuuya nakahara #nakahara chuuya #soukoku #skk #lotus draws

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Supporters of Masha Gessen, who is Jewish, and whose grandfather and great-grandfather were among family members murdered by the Nazis, have been quick to point out the irony of suspending a prize awarded in memory of Arendt, the German-born Jewish-American historian, philosopher and antitotalitarian political theorist who coined the phrase “the banality of evil”, in connection with the trial of leading Nazi Adolf Eichmann, which she covered as a journalist for the New Yorker.

#Masha Gessen #Heinrich Böll Foundation #german fear and guilty #german awards journalist canceled 2023 #Palestine #Gaza genocide #Germany's Hannah Arendt Prize 2023

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the h in nhl stands for homoerotic

bonus intricate rituals:

#this is my new fave live game :')#chiarot tried to scruff sid and my precious gigantic baby son drew said: NO!!!!!!#also it is my duty as a crazy sid/ek fan to say that after sid was freed from the box and was later back on the bench #ek who was still on ice circled back and skated towards him #and tenderly held him by the chin and said something to him (sweet dirty nothings i'm sure)... sid giggled like a schoolgirl about it #anyway. again a very good game for me sid/ek-wise #ek with his arms open waiting for his victory prize aka sid barrelling into him after the otgwg and keeping his face pressed close...#if they don't simply fuck dirty on ice during the er1k celebration...#sidney crosby #pittsburgh penguins #ben chiarot #detroit red wings #again #long post

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Turns out our game host isn’t the only one who craves love and fame… 🌙 ⚠️

I was NOT expecting for my Sun to blow up so quickly. More will be coming soon!

#fnaf daycare attendant #Fnaf dca #fnaf sun #daycare attendant #fnaf au #Game show host #game show au #Fnaf moon #moon coming soon #Where is he?#what happened to him?#AU in the works #Dca au #dca sun #dca moon #Sight on the Prize #sotp #sotp au

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ssplague · 2 years

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Chapter 9

Masterlist

❗️Mature audiences only❗️

‼️Trigger warnings‼️Sex, manipulation, toxic relationships, yandere, verbal abuse, degradation, mental illness, delusional thinking, gas lighting, brief mention of suicidal ideation, fragile psyche, co-dependency, enabling

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@angie-1306 @wolfunderthetree @marifujioka @im1nobody @atmyhet @elaineplayz @girlwithnokatsuki @rainstorm22 @bi-polar-pandas @itadakimasu @ss-akii @winchescumberholland @po3ticb3auty @lizethecookie01 @maggiecc @lordmypantsaresocool @shoslutt @presidentmonica @venussakura @villaness-noble-girl @comfycozy @lilmad13 @lunamoonbby

Dedicating this chapter to @lunamoonbby because she’s my favorite and too sweet! 🍭😘 Thank you for all your kind words!

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The weekend went by far too fast for your liking.

You take your time saying goodbye to Katsuki’s parents, and to no one’s surprise the moody boy remains silent. Tired of the idle chit chat, he begins trudging up the path towards Heights Alliance.

“-and I’d better get a move on before he starts complaining, hopefully we’ll see you guys again soon!” You smile and shut the door, turning to start after your significant other. You’be only have taken a handful of steps before Mitsuki calls after you;

“Y/N, If you ever want to come home for the weekend and Katsuki doesn’t want to…you’re more than welcome to, just call me and I’ll come get you, understand?”.

A wide grin appears on your face as you nod happily, “Got it! Have a safe drive home!”. You give them a final wave, before walking up the pathway towards the dorms, you savor the few moments of silence. The moonlight shining down on you seems brighter than usual; You smile as you trot along, seeing no menacing shadows laying in wait to ensnare you. You’d figured Katsuki had went inside already, so when he suddenly stepped out onto the path from behind a hedge, it scared you half to death. “Don’t do that! You jerk!” You shouted as he laughs at you.

“Why were you hiding out here like some creep anyway?!”

“What? I can’t enjoy one last quiet moment with my girl before we have to go inside and deal with all those idiots?”

The way his hands run down your sides to grab at your plush hips has you melting into his embrace. You look up at him through heavily lidded eyes and he smiles down at you, “My pretty girl, my perfect girl, my prize-“, before he could continue singing your praises the door opens.

Both of your heads snap to the side as the stream of light spilled out from the now open door way, bathing you, Katsuki, and the walkway in its orange glow. You look suprised, Katsuki looked murderous, even more so once he’d seen just who it was standing there.

“Ah! Y/N-Chan, Kaachan! Your back! I-I-Im S-Sorry I didn’t mean to interrupt! It’s just that the trash needed taking out and-“ Izuku’s stuttering explanation is halted by Katsuki’s screaming “Fuckin’ Deku SHUT UP!!! Get the hell out of the way!”.

-🛣-

Now that it’s just the two them, the ride home is rather quiet for Masaru and Mitsuki. Sneaking a glance at his normally talkative wife, he notices her blankly staring out the window.

“Something wrong honey?”

The woman sighs before replying; “Not really…I’m just still pissed off about what Haori said….I’m not necessarily angry with her, but I don’t appreciate the implications”.

Uh-oh, this was a dangerous topic of conversation…Masaru knows he has to tread lightly here, lest he set off his wife and have a terrible rest of their night. “She was the same way when it came to our relationship, but once she saw how happy we were together she changed her mind, remember? It just took a little time”.

Mitsuki had immediately relayed the entire argument to him as soon as you guys had gotten home. Her yelling made it easy for you and Katsuki to head upstairs without any impediment. The sad look you’d given him as you followed after Katsuki was the best form of apology you could offer. He slightly shook his head, letting you know with his own half smile that it was okay, before you disappeared from his sight.

“Yes, it did…You know how protective I am over you and Katsuki, now y/n too…I don’t like anyone even hinting that she isn’t part of our family, or trying to say how things are forced between her and our son….He loves her, she loves him, only an idiot wouldn’t be able to see it” she smiles and laces her fingers through his hand not on the steering wheel, “She brings out the best in our boy, just like you bring out the best in me, my love”.

“I couldnt agree more dear”.

Mitsuki rewards the simple reply with a peck on his cheek.

After that Masaru silently sighs in relief, looks like tonight will remain pleasant after all.

Grabbing your bags in one hand, your angry boyfriend drags you along with him as he heads inside. You smile at the nervous green haired boy as he jumps out of the way. Entering the common area Kirishima immediately (and embarrassingly) announces your return; “Hey the love birds are back!”.

As annoyed as he pretends to be Katsuki pulls you over towards where your friends are seated.

After sharing stories from your individual activities that weekend, the group continues its normal chatter.

Then you remembered something;

“Ah that’s right, your presents!”.

“You got us Presents?!” Mina exclaims, excitedly extending her hand as you pull something out of your bag.

“I love them!!!!” She’s all smiles at the cute new top and sweater you gave her. Before you can nicely hand over the boy’s stuff, Katsuki grabs it from you and throws each shirt at Kirishima, Denki, and Serro, following it up with “You aren’t welcome”.

They thank you anyway.

“I wanna see all your new stuff y/n! You have to show me!” Mina says as she drapes herself over the back of the arm chair you and Katsuki always share. “I didnt bring everything along with me, a lot of its hanging up at home but I did bring some” you reply, attempting to stand up but the huff from beside you freezes you in your tracks. Settling back down beside Katsuki he tugs you closer towards him, “Tomorrow you can see her stuff raccoon eyes, you’ll keep her awake blabbering for hours, we’re going to bed now”.

Mina blows a raspberry in his direction, and you quietly apologize as you are now allowed to stand up.

“Good night everyone” you say with a wave as the annoyed blonde holds the elevator for you. Once the door slides shut, the pinkette throws herself down on the couch with a forlorn look on her normally excited face.

“You’ll get to have your girl time tomorrow Mina, you know how BakuBro is about his sleep schedule” Kirishima says in attempt to cheer her up.

“Yeah, I know” she offers him a smile and now reassured she’s okay, the red head goes back to his conversation with the other two boys.

If only that’s what was really troubling her, but unfortunately what was, wasn’t so simple at all…

- 🥊 -

For three weeks after your visit to Katsuki’s parents everything seemed to be going smoothly, until one day something, or rather someone fucked that up.

“Meet me in my room in an hour, yeah? I got new face masks for us to try!” Mina tells you after class. You agree, since Katsuki was going to be in the weight room with Kirishima for awhile.

So you went back to your room and started on your homework, that’s what you would have done in the past right?

You weren’t used to being alone and it was embarrassing…it had only been ten minutes since class let out.

You picked up your phone and started texting Katsuki:

I don’t know what to do without you around haha 🙈😅

You cringed at that and quickly erased it, he wouldn’t be looking at his phone now anyway…

Twenty minutes had passed; You’d only answered one question and barely read a paragraph in your history book.

Katsuki always does homework with me; What if I get everything wrong without him here to check my work?

Anxiety began to prickle at the back of your skull.

I’ll just go over to Mina’s now, she won’t care if I’m early…

*(Y/bf/n=Your best friends name)*

“You really think this is a good idea?” Y/bf/n asks as she enters the pink haired girl’s dorm room, “She might just flip out on us both, and then she’s going to have problems with you too, I should just go”.

“No way!” Mina blocks her exit and steers her towards the chair infront of her vanity, on the far side of the room.

“Everything is going to work out, I know it will, you two need to work things out and I’ll be the mediator”.

“But what if HE comes? Then that’s going to be all bad” y/bf/n replies nervously.

“I asked Kirishima to let me know when they were coming back, so we’ll have a heads up, nothing can ruin this!”

A sudden loud knock on the door startles both girls.

“Hey it’s me! I was getting bored waiting around and thought I’d just come by now…if you aren’t busy?” Your voice is muffled through the door.

Without a second glance at y/bf/n, Mina opens the door and you walk in.

“So I was-“ you stop talking as soon as you see who’s infront of you.

The two of you just stare at each other and a wave from your ex best friend sets you off, “The fuck is she doing here?”. The cold tone of your voice makes the room’s other two occupants shiver.

“Y/N I invited her here so the two of you could talk…” Mina tries to explain.

“There is nothing for us to talk about, not until she can learn how to be a supportive friend and accept my relationship” your anxiety from earlier begins to creep back up, making your heart rate increase, the room feels like it’s closing in on you.

“Y/n I’m sorry I hurt you with what I said about Bakugou, I just don’t think he’s good for you! Listen, your mom called me a few days ago and told me she read the note you left and got worried about you-“ you cut her off, unleashing your frustrations out on the unexpecting female.

“HA! Worried?! That’s a load of shit. My family up and abandoned me, that triggered the worst mental breakdown I’ve ever had in my life! I might not even be here anymore if it weren’t for Katsuki and his parents taking me in! You should be thankful to them that I’m here talking to you, because I-“ you don’t elaborate, it’s not safe.

Dont revisit that time; You don’t want to remember those terrible thoughts that plagued you while being stuck, alone in that house. The whispers, voices telling you to do horrible things, how convincing it was that no one would miss you if you did them. The repeated ping of your phone is the furthest thing from your mind as you start in on her again; “Don’t you fucking dare try to tell me Im not better off now than I was before! I have a family now, I have a home, people want me around, and they don’t make me feel like I’m some outsider or failure! I’ve never felt as good about myself as I do now!”.

“It’s not normal y/n, can’t you see that?! Something weird is going on! How can you just forgive everything he did to you before?! Everything he did was unforgivable and you just up and forgot about all that? He violated-“

“Shut your fucking mouth, say one more thing about him and you’ll regret it”

Mina felt like she should intervene here, she’d never seen you this worked up before, let alone this angry. She’d completely forgotten to keep an eye on her phone, which lay discarded on the bed. If she had she would of seen that the boys were on their way back now.

“Slow down man, where’s the fire?” Kirishima calls after his fast walking friend. “Y/n’s not replying to my texts, something’s wrong, she always replies to me right away” Katsuki explains once Kirishima falls into step beside him. “Maybe she fell asleep or something? Or maybe she left her phone in her room?” Despite the attempts of calming him down, Katsuki brushes him off.

Once the two boys are inside the elevator Kirishima really takes a good look at his friend. He’s breathing heavily, his eyes are narrowed and nostrils flared, sparks emit at random intervals from his shaking hands.

“Hey Bakugou…Maybe you should calm down a little before you see her, she’s gonna get scared if you approach her acting like this” Kirishima says nervously. As soon as the doors slide open Katsuki’s already hurrying down the hall and that’s when both of them hear unintelligible shouting.

“Isn’t that-“

“Y/n”

That is the first time he’s ever seen Bakugou look worried, even if it was only for a fleeting second.

“You guys just calm down, you used to be best friends!” Mina says as she stands between you and y/bf/n.

You feel like everything around you has just descended into chaos, you don’t know what to do. It’s like you’re being backed into a corner. You can’t even hear the other’s voices over your own chaotic thoughts.

“Just stop! Please just stop” you cry, hands covering your ears “Leave me alone! I don’t wanna hear anymore!”.

The other two girls look completely baffled by your sudden change in behavior. One second you were furious and snarling, the next you look like you’re about to fall apart at the seams.

“Y/n…I’m s-“ y/bf/n starts to apologize and reach out to you, but is cut off when the door to Mina’s room flys open and an angry voice shouts “What in the fuck is going on in here?!”.

Katsuki looks from Mina, to y/bf/n, and then he sees you, sitting on the floor with your hands over your ears.

You look up at him and tears start to spill down your face, “Suki” you reach for him with grabby hands. He’s quick to pick you up, much to your relief, “You okay princess?”. You nod before hiding your face in his shirt “Lets go, C’mon”.

Carrying you out of the room he gives the girls a death glare, he is beyond furious and wants to rage at them for however they’d hurt you.

However; You need all his attention right now. He doesn’t fight the smirk on his face as he starts walking down the hallway. You cling to him like he’s your life line, mumbling soft thanks for coming to your rescue, and how much you needed him. You have become such a good girl in record time; It makes Katsuki proud to know that you still rejected to accept apologies from that girl who’s already convinced you to leave him once. You refused to hear a bad word spoken about him at all.

Handing you the key to his room you open the door and after entering he kicks it shut.

Moving towards the bed he sets you down, “Gonna take a shower princess, then I’ll come lay-“

“No! Please don’t leave me alone”

“I’ll just be right there in the bathroom baby I’m not leaving you”

“Can I take a shower with you then? Please?”

Suprised but absolutely pleased with your request he picks you up again. Setting you on the bathroom counter as he turns the lights on. Starting the water, Katsuki takes off his sweaty clothes and tosses them in a pile on the floor. He then checks the water temperature and deeming it perfect he turns towards you and his mouth falls open in suprise. There you are sitting on the counter, kicking your legs back and forth, completely naked and slightly shivering as you cover yourself with your hands. He understands your trepidation, he has to let you know you’re wanted.

“Coming?” extending his hand for you to take the invitation. This perks you up right away and you smile at him through your sniffles. Under the warm spray of the shower you cling to him again, savoring the moment of peace after spiraling out of control.

“You okay?” Katsuki asks, tilting your head up to make you look at him.

“Only because of you…Always because of you” you whispered, standing on your tip toes to kiss him “I love you”.

“You too…You Gonna tell me what all that was about earlier?” He doesn’t like being kept in the dark when it comes to you, he has to know, needs to know.

“I know Mina meant well, but things got out of hand…She invited y/bf/n to come out with the girls to Karoke, and Im assuming she was told how much y/bf/n missed having me around and made it sound like some petty, small time argument, was why we stopped being friends…Not the real reason; That she’s a liar that almost cost me to lose you, that convinced me to hurt you and believe you were bad for me”.

You shook with rage even now, you only remember Katsuki saving you and treating you with adoration and kindness…He never did anything bad to you. Sure he’s gotten onto you…but only to make you a better person, a better lover for him. Everything he’s done for you has always been for the best.

You don’t even see it, do you?!

That sudden shout made you jump, what the fuck was that?!

“Babe? What’s wrong??” Katsuki asks in concern.

He didn’t hear it…

“Just felt a little bit of a chill that’s all”

He turns the temperature up a little higher on the taps and then the two of you take turns soaping each other up.

“That girl is delusional, I’m glad you can fully see it now…You don’t need people like that in your life” rubbing the soap down the valley between your breasts as he continues, “People are always going to be jealous of us, because they want what we have and they know they’ll never get it”.

You moan softly as he squeezes your breasts, enjoying the feel of their weight on his palms, “So perfect…”.

“I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with me being a cry baby so often…I’m sure it’s getting tiresome” you mumble, using your wet hair to hide your eyes from view. The depressive actions don’t go unnoticed by the ruby eyes constantly surveying your every move,

“You’re my girl, you mean the world to me, idiot…So what if you cry sometimes? Even if you completely break down, shatter into thousands of pieces, I’ll be there to pick ‘em up and rebuild you”. Katsuki doesn’t have to tilt your head up, you do it yourself this time and it warms his heart. Incapable of shutting up he prattles on; “I blew apart every obstacle in my way, I chased after you, I fought for you, and I won you over, you’re my prize for being a winner in life…”.

“How can someone that swears he’s terrible with words constantly make me weak in the knees?” You ask, batting your big beautiful eyes as you get lost in his. “What can I say? My girl brings out the best in me” Katsuki smirks back at you. “I Wanna be the best for you Suki, wanna be perfect, so you’ll never leave me alone…” you really mean it.

“You will be, I’ll see to that angel” you two seal this promise with a kiss.

Kirishima was absolutely floored by the entirety of this situation. He’d stayed behind when Katsuki took you away earlier, he would have been more of a hindrance than a help in that instance.

So he listened as Mina went over what had led up to the blow up that happened between you and your once best friend.

Once she was finished, the normally cheerful red head made it a point to wrap an arm around her shoulders and comfort the remorseful pinkette, “Kiri…I think that you need to know some things, they’re going to be difficult for you to hear but you still need to know…”. Kirishima looks confused when Mina looks at y/bf/n as she speaks, and giving an affirmative nod once she’s done.

So y/bf/n proceeded to once again relay all the awful memories, speculations, and accusations she’d first shared with Mina at the Karoke bar. Kirishima felt a heavy weight settle in his stomach, and he was ashamed to admit that he was torn on how he should feel about all this.

It took a lot of effort to befriend the explosive blonde, and to hear that his best friend was a monster in the worse kind of way…Just doesn’t sit well with him. So he was polite while listening to the girl speak her piece and even offered to walk her back to the general studies dorms.

Always the gentleman.

Y/bf/n refuses the offer, claiming she’s caused them enough trouble for one day and thanks Mina for trying to help repair the destroyed friendship. After any more small talk would have become awkward, she bid them good night and accepted a hug from both soon to be heroes.

“So what happens now?” Mina asks, looking utterly lost for the first time.

“I think we need to just put all of this aside until it can be proven, I’m not willing to destroy my friendship over someone else’s possibly baseless accusations, where’s the proof? What if this is all just a big misunderstanding?” Kirishima’s voice has a spiteful bite to it, a serious difference from his usually happy go lucky attitude.

“I think I agree…” Mina comes to sit on the floor beside him once more, laying her head on his sturdy shoulder as her eyes well up with tears.

After that nice hot shower, and bouncing you off his dick for a couple hours, Katsuki finally put you to sleep.

The sound of your even breathing was comforting to him; He’d gotten so used to you sleeping beside him at home (Even though he spent many nights laying awake to stare at you). That first night back in the dorms when he’d went to bed without you, he didn’t sleep a wink. That’s why you go to bed at the same time he does every night now. At least it’s not difficult to sneak you into his room, or him into your’s.

Brushing your hair out of your face, he marveled at this angelic radiance your skin seemed to produce in the dim glow of the moonlight peeking through his curtains. Katsuki won’t lose you again, you were everything to him. That’s why he’d been relentlessly beaten himself up since you’d fallen asleep; He’d failed you today.

You depend on him so much now…

You shouldn’t have been alone in the first place, he all but threw you to the wolves. Seeing you sobbing on Mina’s floor; Looking so small, so vunerable, in front of anyone other than him. About to break, and in turn destroy all the progress he’s made with you, all because of that bitch….Couldn’t she just give up already?

He’d been so happy you dropped her, then seeing the two of you even occupying the same space, breathing the same air earlier…It did more than infuriate him. Although, the way you’d reached out to Katsuki and let him sweep you up into his arms, had him feeling smug.

You can’t get rid of me, she’s all mine now.

He knew y/bf/n got the message loud and clear, he didn’t need to vocalize it.

If the girl thought she had a chance to be apart of your life again, she was sorely mistaken. Then he remembered something else you’d said earlier;

“She said my mom is worried about me”.

Your family hadn’t even crossed his mind lately, as far as he was concerned those people were nothing to you. You were a Bakugou now, not a L/N! Well legally you weren’t…but as soon as you both were adults, you would be Y/N Bakugou, wife of the #1 hero Ground Zero! “I think it’s got a real nice ring to it” he whispers, caressing your cheek “Don’t you agree, princess?”. You unconsciously lean into his touch, a breathy sigh follows the adorable action. “Just a few more adjustments need to be made, and once you break entirely…Then I’ll be able to build you back up into my perfect companion, the greatest prize for the greatest hero” he kisses your forehead before carefully getting out of bed.

Looking at his phone it reads “10:15 pm”, surely the old hag would still be awake…Ensuring the door is locked behind him he walks down the hallway.

Putting his phone to his ear he waits until the familiar “The hell do you want now, you know what time it is!!?” Sounds in his ear.

Ignoring the less than polite greeting, Katsuki gives his mother a condensed version of what happened to you earlier that day, before getting to what’s actually worrying him;

“That stupid girl told y/n her mom had called saying she’s been worried about her…”.

Mitsuki quietly shuts the door to the bedroom, ensuring she doesn’t interrupt Masaru’s peaceful slumber. Now that she was downstairs she audibly scoffs; “Oh she’s worried about her daughter now? Not when she had abandoned her for three months?!”. Hearing her sons shaken tone, riddled with uncertainty, agitated her inner “Momma bear”.

“Mom, what if they try and make her go back with them? We can’t let that happen, she needs to stay with us, with me, we’re her real family, not those assholes!”.

“Don’t worry, that’s not going to happen son…Y/N isn’t going anywhere, I promise” hearing his mother sound so self assured did manage to put his anxieties at ease.

The room is pitch black when you wake, emitting a quiet whimper. You roll towards where you expect to find the warm body beside you, but finding only a cold, empty, space. “Suki?”

No response. Where could he have gone? You curl up beneath his blankets, trying to remain calm. It would be embarrassing for him to come back to find you losing your mind in the dark…He took such good care of you today, didn’t he? He always does.

You feel bad for how you reacted towards y/bf/n, and Mina; Both girls had just wanted what’s best for you, and you totally freaked out on them…

After deciding you were going to apologize to both of them, you’d grabbed your phone from the night stand. you create a group message adding both of them to it and typing:

I just want to say that I’m really sorry about today…I’ve been through a lot recently. Once I get overwhelmed, I shut down and I know it was probably frightening to witness. I’m okay now though and um hopefully each of you will forgive me for my behavior.

You sent the message, silenced alerts and set your phone face down on the nightstand. Both of them would definitely understand, you were just having a hard time, that’s all.

Not long had passed when you heard the click of the door unlocking, it opens quietly, and closes silently. You hear the lock set, and a few seconds later the mattress on your side dips. Katsuki joins you in bed again and you eagerly snuggle up to him, hands immediately caressing his skin and eagerly grabbing at his muscular biceps.

“M’sorry baby, you been up for long?”

He wraps you up in his arms before laying back on his pillow, despite having your own, you come to lay under his chin on the same one, “No, just a few minutes”. You don’t need to tell him you were scared, or how much you hate waking up to find him gone.

“Tomorrow after class lets out, me and shitty hair are gonna hit the weight room again since we only got an hour in today” you wonder why he’s telling you this now, as his hand begins to rub your lower back “You’re gonna come with us, you don’t have to lift if you don’t want to, but I’m not leaving you alone again…Today, it was my fault you got cornered like that…It’s not happening again”.

Thinking back on the thirty or fourty minutes you’d sat by yourself earlier today had you agreeing to his order happily, “Sounds good”.

After one more good night kiss, you both relaxed and got some much needed rest.

A/N: You guys like the new banner? I feel like it needs more done to it, but I couldn’t keep putting off this update all for the sake of my perfectionist attitude towards customizing “cover art” so to speak. Chapter ten is going to be about as long as this one, it’s almost done…I think.

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Steve Harrington was wearing a Hellfire t-shirt.

It was far too tight on him, the name of the club stretched wide over his chest. The sleeves dug into his biceps, making them pop even more than they usually did, and that was before he crossed his arms.

Worse?

It was short.

Which meant the damn shirt was constantly riding up to give everyone a nice show of the smattering of hair that trailed down past the band of Harrington's jeans.

The same hair that Eddie was determinedly not looking at.

“Henderson, a moment?” He crooked a finger, a smile on his face that was more feral than welcoming.

Rather than cower or even acknowledge that Eddie was two seconds away from murder, Dustin just gave him a gummy grin, all too pleased with himself and his scheme.

“Sure Eddie. Steve, don't just stand there, go help set the booth up!” Dustin gestured to Hellfire’s sad little table, crammed all the way in the back of the gym.

Jeff and Gareth both reacted to the suggestion like a rabid squirrel had been set upon them, nervously inching towards the other side of the booth as Harrington sighed and--shockingly--did as he was told.

‘What,’ Eddie thought angrily, ‘in the everloving fuck.’

“Do you guys mind if I set this down on the table?” Eddie heard Harrington ask as he stormed away, Dustin on his heel.

They wandered just around the corner, out of sight and hopefully, out of the fallen king’s hearing range.

Eddie wasn't sure if Harrington would try and white knight the very much deserved dressing down he was about to give.

Didn’t want to chance it, considering the downright weird relationship he had with Hellfire's freshmen.

(While he’d heard many a tale at his table regarding King Steve since the newest recruits had joined Hellfire, most of them dissolved into arguments without ever really going anywhere.

Best anyone could figure out was that Dustin and Lucas had a bad case of hero worship, while Mike owned a begrudging amount of respect that hailed from a series of misadventures.

The very same misadventures that, despite all protests to the contrary, was clearly some sort of babysitting gig for Harrington.)

Either way, plenty of the King’s court would have loved to take this opportunity to fuck with Hellfire.

Given that Henderson was absolutely too old to require a babysitter at fourteen, Eddie would bet his lunch money that was what Steve was here to do.

Something the club couldn’t afford since they were forever and always two seconds away from being stripped of club status and banned from school grounds.

“I would love to know what went through that all A’s brain of yours when I said,” Eddie whirled on Dustin when they were firmly in the clear, voice low and furious. “no Henderson, do not invite King Steve to help, he is an invading force and would ruin our peaceful kingdom!?”

He clasped his hands behind his back before leaning into Dustin’s face. “Because clearly whatever you heard wasn’t that.”

To Eddie’s continued frustration and confusion, Dustin did not treat this like the threat it was.

None of the freshmen had ever truly treated Eddie like a threat--had somehow skipped that part of the usual onboarding ritual entirely.

Eddie, town freak and drug dealer, who had cultivated his looks and craziness to such a degree that most everyone steered clear, wasn’t used to it.

Everyone had been afraid of him at some point in this shitty school. Jeff, Gareth, hell even half the staff--and that the dorky trio of fourteen year old's clearly thought this all was play-acting made his eye twitch.

Even if it was--maybe, sometimes--welcome.

“I know what you said, but I’m telling you I’m right.” Dustin argued immediately, and oh God, he was using that tone again.

A hand went up into the space between them and Eddie groaned aloud, knowing what was coming.

“First,” Dustin ticked a finger up, “Hellfire really needs the money. Even thirty dollars would get us new figures, but more than that, if we don’t fundraise, we can’t go to Gen Con!”

Dustin's eyes bored into Eddie’s, full of fire and conviction

“Yes,” Eddie said through gritted teeth, “but--”

“Second!” Dustin cut him off, and God the little shit even threw him a look while he did it, like Eddie was the one being ridiculous here!

“We had to fight just to get our table! Principal Higgins was in algebra today practically begging the mathletes to show up, but then tried to tell us we couldn't be here? That’s messed up!”

As if denying them a spot to fundraise was the worst thing that asshole had ever done.

Eddie sighed, breath blasting out of his mouth like a dragon’s.

“Because people think we’re freaks and satanists, Henderson. You don’t typically invite freaks and satanists to the school’s annual Holiday Bazaar. Especially not when all the local moms are paying to hawk their bullshit crafts and tupperware!”

It was more than that of course. The Hawkins High Holiday Bazaar was a tradition spanning several years now. Starting in the gym and spilling clear into the parking lot, everyone from local artists to even some local shops came to host a small table for the day, thus growing the event from a small school fundraiser to a Hawkins' “must-do.”

Half the fucking town was here to sell, and the other half was here to shop, which meant Principle Higgins had wanted Hellfire banned from the fucking premise.

Eddie had been forced to pull out one of his trump cards he’d been saving--blackmail on Higgins that related to the man’s not--so--legal addiction to Percocet that he relied on Reefer Rick for.

(And bless Rick, that hadn’t been the only tidbit he’d shared with Eddie about Higgins. That information, however, Eddie needed just so the asshat wouldn’t give him the boot from school entirely.)

The only reason Eddie had pulled it out to secure their rightful spot, was because of Gen Con.

It was Hellfire's White Whale, their grand adventure, and this was going to be his year to take his friends on one last epic quest to make memories of a lifetime surrounded by people who understood them.

Come hell or high water, Eddie was going to Gen Con--but being able to fundraise by selling wares and baked goods at the stupid Holiday Bazaar would go a long way to help.

Even if he had to listen to the band repeatedly play ear-bleeding renditions of Christmas songs.

“All the clubs get to have a table, and we’re a club!” Dustin continued, like it was that simple. “But you know, I get it. We look scary.”

He gestured down to his own Hellfire shirt, before gesturing towards Eddie’s entire outfit.

Like Eddie didn't know what he looked like, let alone that he'd made this outfit specifically to scare people away from him.

(And maybe add some rockstar flair to this dinky little hick town.)

“You know who doesn’t look scary?”

Dustin held out his hands and swiveled his body like he was presenting a prize instead of gesturing in the vague direction of;

“Steve!”

Eddie’s left eye twitched.

‘You can't kill him, you need his character for the campaign.’ He told himself firmly, even if he envisioned strangling Dustin like a chicken.

Cartoon squawking and all.

“The King isn’t going to help us fundraise, Dustin.” Eddie said, in an effort to break down why Harrington couldn't be here. “He's just going to cause us problems that we can’t afford to have.”

So many problems, half of which Eddie couldn't think of because if he did, he'd start spiraling.

“Really? Because as you keep saying, Steve used to be the King. People love him, Eddie! Mom’s love him.”

Eddie had pulled himself black up to his proper height a while ago, and now rocked back on his heels while he ran a hand down his face.

There was no getting through to Henderson when he was like this.

Not unless Eddie really lost it, and it was practically club lore that he only lost it when someone missed an important game.

One cannot keep a herd of sheep if their flock is terrified of them, after all.

(“Perhaps you’re just a giant fucking softie.” Tiff, one of Hellfire’s graduating members, told him once. “Honestly dude, I bet you throw up stuffing.”

“Shut up Tiffany, your choker is on backwards again.” He'd spat back, completely offended and not at all trying to distract from how true that was.)

“We can’t be satanic if Steve’s the one selling cookies!” Dustin finished doggedly.

“We’re not even selling cookies--that’s not the point!”” Eddie shook his head, hair flying. He was not going to be sidetracked, he wasn’t!

“Harrington is going to end up siding with all the moms about how we’re all wasting time with D&D, if he even spends the whole time at the table. Is that what you want?”

He stuck out a ringed finger, poking at Dustin’s chest.

“Every single person who comes by our table has to be convinced D&D is a writing and math based game. Good for the mind and souls of growing, impressionable children. A game that got a bad rep because of a few silly images.”

A pitch he and Tiff had come up with during the third or fourth time they had to convince an adult that no, just because their shirts had a dragon on it, didn’t mean they were summoning demons in the drama room.

“Harrington can’t do that because Harrington doesn’t even know how to play!”

This Eddie punctuated by throwing his hands in the air.

Given the startled look of the mother-daughter duo passing him by, clearly was louder than he’d intended--but screw it!

He was right!

Hellfire was in a precarious position to both fundraise and do a little damage control among the slightly smarter members of this shithole small town, and Harrington rolling his eyes and gossiping about how stupid it was would hinder that.

“Okay, first of all, Steve’s played D&D with me and he didn’t even kill his character.” Dustin said it like he was unveiling a smoking gun and not lying through his ass--which Eddie would absolutely be calling him on the second he was done talking.

Because King Steve? Play D&D?

'Ha!'

“And he’s not gonna say shit because we--me, and Lucas and even Mike!--asked him to help, and he helps when its serious. I know you have some weird grudge with him, but I’m telling you Eddie he’s our golden ticket to Gen Con!”

“You’re killing me. You are standing here, acting as a friend, when you are bringing a-- a dark force into the midst our of mission--” Eddie hissed, because he was losing the fucking fight and he knew it.

Dustin Henderson was not a man easily swayed.

Had never been, even when the odds were stacked against him (and Grant and Gareth were howling in his ear.)

The set of his shoulders and the glint of the little shithead’s eye meant Eddie wouldn’t be able to use him to oust Harrington--if he even could get him out without the dick causing a massive scene anyway.

As always when outgunned, Eddie flipped to dramatics.

“Betrayed! By my own chosen heir no less!” He moaned, pressing the back of his hand over his eyes as Dustin scoffed.

"Don’t be so dramatic! Steve will help, I promise! Just don’t be a dick to him.”

Conversation apparently over, Dustin turned around to head back to the table

Snidely, he added over his shoulder: “Plus we’ve all caught on to the heir thing Eddie. You tell everyone that so they do what you want.”

The dick.

“You’re too fucking smart for your own good. I’m gonna start feeding you paint chips to bring that IQ down.” Eddie muttered angrily as Dustin went back to their little table.

He gave himself a moment to get his shit together and stomp a foot like a child when Dustin was around the corner and thus couldn’t witness it, before following his wayward sheep back.

Could only pray to any deity listening that Henderson’s meddling didn’t blow up in Hellfire’s face.

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