That would be a good test. Containing ice to a surface and then to itself without it going everywhere else. Yes, I'll take your challenge.
[The "I know" and things like it are compliments enough. Shoto said he was a lot better at something and Bakugo saying he knew is all he needs. Any other "loud opinions" don't really phase him because of it.]
It's alright. I like your opinions. You have a perspective on things I don't think of sometimes.
You think you can fill a fucking plastic jug up, completely, without ice spikes all over the fucking place? Hah, yeah right. You'll pierce it.
[Calling him out on that. But he does know that Shoto's improved on his skills and isn't about to decry that in this situation. Might if they were challenging each other and he'd say he was the more improved of course! Loudly.]
I will likely destroy a couple trying to figure it out, but I think I'm up to the task. We're going to have to drink a lot of milk, though.
[If they were challenging each other, he wouldn't have gotten that compliment. These days, the only challenge Shoto issues is figuring out what side he wants for the appropriate weather or work wise maybe who has more captures that week.]
No. I've had a full physical lately including that, my brain is fine. It's probably because I don't understand some of the nuances still.
We can get empty jugs from the store, dumbass. A lot of places won't mind people collecting their recycle.
[He's not chugging milk for your training sessions. Contrary, Bakugo's over there issuing challenges left and right. Not usually to Shoto, but to plenty of others on his radar, especially during hero work if he feels they're encroaching on him.]
Okay. On my way home I'll stop at a store and ask them for their jugs.
[In before he gets slapped by a cashier.
Bakugo kicking the ass of anyone, including him, who dares to put their toe over the line is one of the sexiest things he can do. Shoto approves and even if he didn't that wouldn't change anything, anyway.]
Proved I have no holes on my brain? Bakugo I would be dead. I'm surprised you don't know this.
[They can have their training session with filling jugs with ice later.
Depends on what 'over the line' is, because last time he yelled at a cop for shooting a sniper before Bakugo could. "I SAW HIM!" But that's not exactly uncommon and the cop was good natured about it.]
IT'S A FUCKING FIGURE OF SPEECH! NOT LITERAL HOLES!!
What else do you want from the store? If I'm going I may as well get something you want, too. We can cook together for dinner tonight if you're going to be on time.
[Please, Bakugo. Don't fucking die in the line of work. He needs a full life of being yelled at for how stupid he is by the only person he lets get away with it.]
[And if he IS going to be late, he texts well ahead of time so there's no worry. As for the groceries, Bakugo dumps their entire list on him. Gonna volunteer, you get stuck with the shopping.]
If you're confused, fucking ask someone. Don't assume you know.
[That's how they ended up with a bottle of lemon juice instead of lemon extract, for example.]
When you're busy or working overtime. I'm not upset, I understand very well.
[List it is! He's going to do this shopping and find other trinkets and things that Bakugo may like.]
Oh. Okay. I will ask for help to avoid any confusion to begin with.
[IT'S STILL LEMON ISN'T IT?]
Yes. It's something that renders me very close to a mortal injury in reference, but not specifically, to my misunderstandings. That's very clever, Bakugo.
When you're busy or working overtime. I'm not upset, I understand very well.
I let you know when I'm gonna be pushed back.
[He tries his damnest not to be off schedule, but when it happens, it's out of his hands. A raid went over, the police report took more time, traffic jam, pissed him off, but he handled it cause he's a damn hero. It's his life.
But still one he shares with Shouto and wants to spend as much of what time he can with him.]
Good. You can text me as well for questions.
[Item comparison and stuff. YES BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME FUCKING THING!!]
STOP BEING SO FUCKING LITERAL ABOUT MY DAMN INSULTS!!
That was my way of asking if you think you're going to be home on time tonight.
[The life of a hero, right? Since Shoto is his biggest fan, he understands the need for a hero like him. Not to mention the sacrifices no matter how much Shoto enjoys that time spent with him, too. Or teamups. He'd do those all day if they could.
Yet again more things that add up to why Shoto chose Bakugo. No matter how frustrating it must be to be with someone like him, Bakugo is dedicated to helping where he can even in their life, too. Who better for Shoto?]
I won't be late unless something fucks up with this drive.
[Transport details. So long as the truck gets to its designated site without an interruption, everything should continue on time. Of course Dynamight worked best with Shoto, but they couldn't always be partnered up for missions, with their respective Quirks and skills needed in different areas or with different partners.
But it's not just in hero work that he stays with him. Outside of that, there'd been no one who Bakugo felt close enough to. Fucking surprised the shit out of him when he realized he found the guy not only attractive, but also somewhat tolerable? Things kind of went from there and now... moved in and living together.]
Yeah. [That works. Somehow. Let him go with that instead of confusing him more.] What do you want to have tonight?
I know you'll do your best on both things. I'll be waiting when you get home, whenever that is.
[Working together is great, but times like this too, even if it's one of them off duty and the other working hard, gives them time to grow in other directions, too. Important enough for Heroes as it is. However, Shoto wouldn't change it even if he had the chance. Not for either of them and not just because of their goals, they do well enough making time for one another.
Dissimilar, but similar in many ways, finding out that Bakugo returned his feelings had been the pinnacle of his life so far anyway. Sometimes much above the todo about their job, too.]
Hmm. What about curry? I won't complain about the spices this time.
[It's annoying that seeing those words on the screen are enough to make the smile appear on his face despite the grumpy words he responds with. No one else is around, so he can show that kind of emotion. A softer thing that's almost always reserved for Shoto alone. Maybe the guy can "hear" it in his text, see past the normal facade and know what's really there. If he can... shut the fuck up and don't mention it.]
We need the powder and meat, but we've got the rest. I'll use the new kind of powder. Not as spicy for your little petal tongue.
[He can hear it. He can hear it from a mile away and he's learned, well before the years in school passed, well before all the things came crashing about, just to shut up and enjoy it. Bakugo shows he cares in other ways, that's all Shoto can ask for. Someone who sincerely cares about him, no matter the method.
...Like knowing that he has a low tolerance for spicy food and taking the hit on things that Bakugo enjoys just so Shoto can enjoy them too.]
Is that a challenge? I think this is one I'll have to bow out of. I'll make sure to get both kinds, then if you make something while I'm not home you can. I'm going to pick up some strawberries, too. We can have them for dessert. I overheard a coworker talking about a recipe that they tried. They were saying to the other coworker just as I walked in they would rather use them as a platter. I think we can just use bowls. It seems strange and maybe lazy when we have dishes we could use and just wash instead of trying to cleanse an entire body enough to eat off of.
[He'll never admit it, but he does care. Shows it in his actions, from taking care of his teammates (rudely) to making sure his boyfriend isn't going to fucking starve on tea and rice. Of course Shoto sees more of that side of him, since he's living with him and is often the main focus of Bakugo's hidden, softer side.
Just because something's not spicy hot doesn't mean he has to skimp on the flavor. And he can always add hot spice to his own serving, so it's not a big hit on his part.
He... has to read that text again a few times because it goes all over the fucking place. From rejecting a spicy food challenge to talking about strawberries as a dessert recipe to not actually given the fucking recipe to--HE THINKS--talking about putting strawberries on someone's body?!]
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF TOPIC TRAIN WAS THAT?! You went from spice dares to human serving platters! Who the fuck talks about that kind of shit at work?!
[While Bakugo's brazenly reminded of more than one instance of when he likened Shoto's nipples to strawberries resting atop the fair-skinned mound of sponge cake called his pectorals.]
[Damn you for knowing him too well. Or at least growing to be close enough to him that you do. It's annoying and he hates it at times, but most of the time finds it irritating-yet-relieving cause he doesn't have to actually SAY IT all the fucking time. Actions for him, not words so much.]
We're not eating fucking strawberries off each other! Don't even think about it!
[And there he goes with his big mouth, putting ideas in Shoto's head that he'll hate that likely weren't even there before to begin with.]
We HAVE spicy chocolate. Didn't you see it in the cupboard?
[Imagine feeling strongly for someone who feels the same for you. What a novelty idea for two people living together and otherwise committed to their relationship.]
I said we'd use bowls. Are you thinking about it, right now?
[Those ideas certainly weren't there moments ago, nope, but they sure are now.]
No, you told me that I was likely to turn the food sour if I tried getting ideas about it. So I don't go in the cupboard because that seems like a waste. Maybe we could put it together with the strawberries? Would you try it?
[He never thought he'd actually have to contend with that during school, figuring he'd be too focused on his schoolwork to bother with such a thing. And yet it obviously happened, with Bakugo falling for Shoto before moving forward into graduating and now living with him. Strange, huh.]
Bowls. Yeah, totally thinking about bowls.
[DODGING THE FUCK OUTTA THAT ONE! Gonna use the literal brain on the other end to his advantage for once.]
Warning still stands. [Food knows the master and the fool. Don't let Shoto near the pears; they will ripen past peaks in a second just to spite him.] If you want chocolate-dipped strawberries, I can make some for you.
[Of course they're "not friends" whenever it comes up! But Bakugou has stated, succinct and rudely, that Shoto's his boyfriend. More like when someone was getting all up and close to him, the blonde shoved an exploding hand between them and warned the guy to "Get away from my boyfriend" without giving a shit it was caught on camera.
So... yeah. (The phone call he got from his mother later was UUUUUGH!!) Anyways.]
I'm thinking of bowls now, dammit!
I'll coat yours thinly. Or just use normal chocolate. You don't have to burn your damn tongue for me, Half-n-Half.
[Therein yet another reason. Shoto sometimes doesn't know when people are hitting on him. He's gotten better at recognizing some of the ones he's already been through in his outofschool years but. Bakugo knows. Plus. That means that Shoto has on video the moment that Bakugo told everyone. It's something he enjoys to keep and watch to this day.
His mother is a sweet lady how dare.]
Alright. I trust you wouldn't lie to me and you have a good idea. I still might try the spicy ones so make one extra from that batch?
[Big surprise there. Bakugo already knew about that one. Shoto's more or less been in the safety of UA while he was growing into the hero he wanted to be. But once out of it, in the real world, with society repairing itself and some, not all, but some of the previous bad habits showing back up (egotistical reporters and shit), it'd only been a matter of time before the unsavory attention was called onto his admittedly-gorgeous boyfriend.
Finally it pissed him off enough he slammed down the proverbial gauntlet and told the rest of the entire fucking world to back the fuck off. Shoto Todoroki is his and y'all can shut the fuck up and die!
DON'T CALL HER 'SWEET'!!]
Spelling it out like that is real suspect, Shoto... I'll make a bunch.
[And adds some things to the list he texted earlier.]
np!
Date: 4/10/22 04:41 (UTC)[They're not preparing for a fucking shut in! FUCK YOU! HE'S NOT!!]
MAYBE YOU SHOULD WORK ON NOT GETTING SO MANY THEN!!
[He doesn't yell his "good" opinions. Then again, hardly compliments.]
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Date: 4/10/22 12:04 (UTC)[The "I know" and things like it are compliments enough. Shoto said he was a lot better at something and Bakugo saying he knew is all he needs. Any other "loud opinions" don't really phase him because of it.]
It's alright. I like your opinions. You have a perspective on things I don't think of sometimes.
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Date: 4/10/22 23:26 (UTC)[Calling him out on that. But he does know that Shoto's improved on his skills and isn't about to decry that in this situation. Might if they were challenging each other and he'd say he was the more improved of course! Loudly.]
That's cause your brain's full of fucking holes.
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Date: 4/11/22 01:17 (UTC)[If they were challenging each other, he wouldn't have gotten that compliment. These days, the only challenge Shoto issues is figuring out what side he wants for the appropriate weather or work wise maybe who has more captures that week.]
No. I've had a full physical lately including that, my brain is fine. It's probably because I don't understand some of the nuances still.
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Date: 4/11/22 01:54 (UTC)[He's not chugging milk for your training sessions. Contrary, Bakugo's over there issuing challenges left and right. Not usually to Shoto, but to plenty of others on his radar, especially during hero work if he feels they're encroaching on him.]
Think you just fucking proved that one.
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Date: 4/11/22 02:42 (UTC)[In before he gets slapped by a cashier.
Bakugo kicking the ass of anyone, including him, who dares to put their toe over the line is one of the sexiest things he can do. Shoto approves and even if he didn't that wouldn't change anything, anyway.]
Proved I have no holes on my brain? Bakugo I would be dead. I'm surprised you don't know this.
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Date: 4/11/22 02:47 (UTC)["heh heh heh" ... jugs.]Do that.
[They can have their training session with filling jugs with ice later.
Depends on what 'over the line' is, because last time he yelled at a cop for shooting a sniper before Bakugo could. "I SAW HIM!" But that's not exactly uncommon and the cop was good natured about it.]
IT'S A FUCKING FIGURE OF SPEECH! NOT LITERAL HOLES!!
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Date: 4/11/22 03:18 (UTC)[Exactly.]What else do you want from the store? If I'm going I may as well get something you want, too. We can cook together for dinner tonight if you're going to be on time.
[Please, Bakugo. Don't fucking die in the line of work. He needs a full life of being yelled at for how stupid he is by the only person he lets get away with it.]
Ohh... I get it now.
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Date: 4/11/22 03:39 (UTC)[And if he IS going to be late, he texts well ahead of time so there's no worry. As for the groceries, Bakugo dumps their entire list on him. Gonna volunteer, you get stuck with the shopping.]
If you're confused, fucking ask someone. Don't assume you know.
[That's how they ended up with a bottle of lemon juice instead of lemon extract, for example.]
Oh do you...
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Date: 4/11/22 03:47 (UTC)[List it is! He's going to do this shopping and find other trinkets and things that Bakugo may like.]
Oh. Okay. I will ask for help to avoid any confusion to begin with.
[IT'S STILL LEMON ISN'T IT?]
Yes. It's something that renders me very close to a mortal injury in reference, but not specifically, to my misunderstandings. That's very clever, Bakugo.
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Date: 4/11/22 04:11 (UTC)I let you know when I'm gonna be pushed back.
[He tries his damnest not to be off schedule, but when it happens, it's out of his hands. A raid went over, the police report took more time, traffic jam, pissed him off, but he handled it cause he's a damn hero. It's his life.
But still one he shares with Shouto and wants to spend as much of what time he can with him.]
Good. You can text me as well for questions.
[Item comparison and stuff. YES BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME FUCKING THING!!]
STOP BEING SO FUCKING LITERAL ABOUT MY DAMN INSULTS!!
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Date: 4/11/22 04:17 (UTC)[The life of a hero, right? Since Shoto is his biggest fan, he understands the need for a hero like him. Not to mention the sacrifices no matter how much Shoto enjoys that time spent with him, too. Or teamups. He'd do those all day if they could.
Yet again more things that add up to why Shoto chose Bakugo. No matter how frustrating it must be to be with someone like him, Bakugo is dedicated to helping where he can even in their life, too. Who better for Shoto?]
Oh. Right. I shouldn't explain the joke.
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Date: 4/11/22 04:39 (UTC)[Transport details. So long as the truck gets to its designated site without an interruption, everything should continue on time. Of course Dynamight worked best with Shoto, but they couldn't always be partnered up for missions, with their respective Quirks and skills needed in different areas or with different partners.
But it's not just in hero work that he stays with him. Outside of that, there'd been no one who Bakugo felt close enough to. Fucking surprised the shit out of him when he realized he found the guy not only attractive, but also somewhat tolerable? Things kind of went from there and now... moved in and living together.]
Yeah. [That works. Somehow. Let him go with that instead of confusing him more.] What do you want to have tonight?
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Date: 4/11/22 14:35 (UTC)[Working together is great, but times like this too, even if it's one of them off duty and the other working hard, gives them time to grow in other directions, too. Important enough for Heroes as it is. However, Shoto wouldn't change it even if he had the chance. Not for either of them and not just because of their goals, they do well enough making time for one another.
Dissimilar, but similar in many ways, finding out that Bakugo returned his feelings had been the pinnacle of his life so far anyway. Sometimes much above the todo about their job, too.]
Hmm. What about curry? I won't complain about the spices this time.
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Date: 4/12/22 01:48 (UTC)[It's annoying that seeing those words on the screen are enough to make the smile appear on his face despite the grumpy words he responds with. No one else is around, so he can show that kind of emotion. A softer thing that's almost always reserved for Shoto alone. Maybe the guy can "hear" it in his text, see past the normal facade and know what's really there. If he can... shut the fuck up and don't mention it.]
We need the powder and meat, but we've got the rest. I'll use the new kind of powder. Not as spicy for your little petal tongue.
[Totally mocking him cause he fucking can.]
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Date: 4/12/22 02:39 (UTC)...Like knowing that he has a low tolerance for spicy food and taking the hit on things that Bakugo enjoys just so Shoto can enjoy them too.]
Is that a challenge? I think this is one I'll have to bow out of. I'll make sure to get both kinds, then if you make something while I'm not home you can. I'm going to pick up some strawberries, too. We can have them for dessert. I overheard a coworker talking about a recipe that they tried. They were saying to the other coworker just as I walked in they would rather use them as a platter. I think we can just use bowls. It seems strange and maybe lazy when we have dishes we could use and just wash instead of trying to cleanse an entire body enough to eat off of.
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Date: 4/12/22 03:49 (UTC)Just because something's not spicy hot doesn't mean he has to skimp on the flavor. And he can always add hot spice to his own serving, so it's not a big hit on his part.
He... has to read that text again a few times because it goes all over the fucking place. From rejecting a spicy food challenge to talking about strawberries as a dessert recipe to not actually given the fucking recipe to--HE THINKS--talking about putting strawberries on someone's body?!]
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF TOPIC TRAIN WAS THAT?! You went from spice dares to human serving platters! Who the fuck talks about that kind of shit at work?!
[While Bakugo's brazenly reminded of more than one instance of when he likened Shoto's nipples to strawberries resting atop the fair-skinned mound of sponge cake called his pectorals.]
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Date: 4/13/22 03:30 (UTC)It's still consideration and something he appreciates, just like this kind of text.]
They were continuous thoughts and it was the new interns. It made me want strawberries so I'm going to pick some up.
[Shoto either doesn't know or doesn't care. But he also has no idea that Bakugo thinks like that about his body either.]
I wonder if there's spicy chocolate. Do you want to try if I ever find there is?
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Date: 4/13/22 04:50 (UTC)We're not eating fucking strawberries off each other! Don't even think about it!
[And there he goes with his big mouth, putting ideas in Shoto's head that he'll hate that likely weren't even there before to begin with.]
We HAVE spicy chocolate. Didn't you see it in the cupboard?
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Date: 4/13/22 05:46 (UTC)I said we'd use bowls. Are you thinking about it, right now?
[Those ideas certainly weren't there moments ago, nope, but they sure are now.]
No, you told me that I was likely to turn the food sour if I tried getting ideas about it. So I don't go in the cupboard because that seems like a waste. Maybe we could put it together with the strawberries? Would you try it?
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Date: 4/13/22 16:47 (UTC)Bowls. Yeah, totally thinking about bowls.
[DODGING THE FUCK OUTTA THAT ONE! Gonna use the literal brain on the other end to his advantage for once.]
Warning still stands. [Food knows the master and the fool. Don't let Shoto near the pears; they will ripen past peaks in a second just to spite him.] If you want chocolate-dipped strawberries, I can make some for you.
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Date: 4/13/22 19:41 (UTC)You're making me feel like you weren't thinking of bowls. Your honesty will get you better results.
I know. I know. I won't go near it. Though, yes. If you try them too. I would try them. The strawberry part might make it easier to eat for me.
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Date: 4/13/22 21:16 (UTC)So... yeah. (The phone call he got from his mother later was UUUUUGH!!) Anyways.]
I'm thinking of bowls now, dammit!
I'll coat yours thinly. Or just use normal chocolate. You don't have to burn your damn tongue for me, Half-n-Half.
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Date: 4/13/22 22:46 (UTC)His mother is a sweet lady how dare.]Alright. I trust you wouldn't lie to me and you have a good idea. I still might try the spicy ones so make one extra from that batch?
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Date: 4/13/22 23:35 (UTC)Finally it pissed him off enough he slammed down the proverbial gauntlet and told the rest of the entire fucking world to back the fuck off. Shoto Todoroki is his and y'all can shut the fuck up and die!
DON'T CALL HER 'SWEET'!!]
Spelling it out like that is real suspect, Shoto... I'll make a bunch.
[And adds some things to the list he texted earlier.]
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