Bitter

“KATSUKI!” After answering his phone, he was met with his girlfriend’s loud, cheer voice on the other line. 

“WHAT! I’m at work you’re not supposed to call me.” he grumbled talking in a low voice. Tonight was his last night in America before he got to go back home to Japan and his loud girlfriend. 

“I know I know, but I just had the best day ever,” he rolled his eyes. Sora said she had the best day ever at least once a week, it annoyed the hell out of him. Katsuki learned in high school that he actually preferred to surround himself with annoyingly happy, cheerful, sunshine people. 

Before he just hated everyone and he was happy too. Enter Bakusquad. That band of idiots forced their ways into his life where he even had to admit he cared about them. Only to himself of course, not to the idiots. 

“You say that all the time, Long Legs. Just tell me what happened.” he demanded without edge. She never got the hint of his anger anyways. 

“Haha long legs, good one add it to the list. Anyways, I took one of Kai’s classes this evening,” Katsuki growled at the name. He had met Kai before, all muscle and strength but no substance. He might be a pretty face, but as far as the explosion hero was concerned he was as dull as a rock. No offense Ei. 

“And I met the most amazing girl. She was so sweet and nice and I spent all night talking to her. Ahh she’s my new role model, even more so now.” He heard her gasp. “Haha I mean that doesn’t make sense, I just met her duh.”

Katsuki was confused. Sora was bubbly and a little bit of an airhead, but she didn’t normally get flustered. 

“WHY THE HELL ARE YOU RAMBLING?” Katsuki had become frustrated at her idiotic mumbling. She was normally so loud and expressive, it was weird to hear her talk quietly like she was shy.

“WHHAA it’s nothing. I just miss you is all,” she covered, “cant wait for you to come home tomorrow. I miss you so much...and I can’t wait to show you just how much.” Sora let a soft gasp leave her lips.

Katsuki smirked into his phone. “YEAH alright I guess I miss you too. See you tomorrow. Bye Long Legs.”

Sora responded, “Goodbye love.” Katsuki quickly hung up the phone as he saw red hair enter his office.

“Hey bro, who was that?” Eijiro asked with a sly smile. 

“You know better than to ask me that Shitty Hair.”

“I know man. I just do it to see you all riled up. I know you would never let it slip, you’re too careful.”

Katsuki laughed, “Yeah unlike you and fuckin Alien. The whole agency knows about you two.”

Ei grinned as well, “I guess but that's one of the perks of dating a fellow hero. We can protect ourselves as well as each other. Plus nobody in the agency would tell the media anyways they’d know I’d crush them. Now come one, there's dinner in the break room.” Katsuki stood up, walking a step ahead of Kirishima.

“Sorry your girlfriend is a helpless citizen,” Eijiro said, taking a swing at the topic.

“Don’t gotta girlfriend Shitty Hair,” Swing and a miss. 

“OH my bad. Sorry your BOYFRIEND is a helpless citizen,” Ei laughed, slapping Katsuki’s back before sprinting to the break room narrowly avoiding a blast coming his way. 

“STOP ASKING ME”

“Or were you talking to your mom? Or maybe a new pet? AHAHA” It was just too much fun getting Katsuki riled up. 

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“Bye Ma! Bye Pa! Goodnight.” Ochako hung up the phone taking a deep breath. Her apartment was quiet just like every other night. Ochako used to love it. In fact, after she broke up with her previous boyfriend a month ago, she was thrilled to be all by herself, but right now all she felt was alone. 

Today, she met a girl who felt so free getting to share her stories and experiences about her significant other without worry. Ochako craved to have another person in her life that she could talk to about things. 

Tsu and Deku were great, but they were so calculated, not great for gossip. Whenever Ochako would tell them about her past boyfriend, Haru, they would love to play devil’s advocate. It was annoying. She just needed someone to vent to, not someone to fix the problem for her.

Sora had talked so much, Ochako barely got a word in. It didn’t really bother her though, it was intriguing making up guesses in her mind about the possible hero she could be talking about. 

However, if there was one thing the rescue hero knew, it was that Sora was a superfan of her boyfriend. Sometimes, in her stories it seemed like Sora was more in awe of being with a Hero, rather than who he was personally. But who was she to judge.

Just then, her phone beeped.

SORA Uravity, it’s me Sora ;) thanks for listening to me!

Uraraka Of course! I had fun gossiping lol. It’s been so long !

SORA Ahh next time you can tell me all about your love life. NAMES EXCLUDED OBVIOUSLY 

Ochako thought carefully. Is that something I want to share? Especially with a total stranger. As the hero weighed the pros and cons, Sora hit her with the double text.

SORA just got off the phone w my hero boyfriend lol hes so silly. Don’t worry I didn’t let your name slip. Just told him I met the coolest chick!

Sora would be the perfect person to gossip about her life. She wasn’t someone close to her so she wouldn’t have to worry about her constantly walking around on eggshells when she revealed too much. Plus she knows exactly how important it is to keep it a secret.

Uraraka aww that is so sweet! Cant wait to meet up and share stories :) names excluded of course lol. I’m taking another cycling class tomorrow, we can talk after.

SORA OK SOUNDS GREAT! CANT WAIT! 

Uraraka same. Goodnight 

SORA GOODNIGHT URAVITY

Ochako clicked her phone off. Sora is so enthusiastic and nice. And I thought I was cheery. Ochako chuckled to herself, realizing she used to be just like Sora, but reality hit her hard as a hero. All her trauma through UA really changed her forever. 

On the outside, she was still the great amazing smiling Uravity, who saved with an award winning smile. But inside, she knew that was just a mask she held for the public. A guard she would only let down in the hero lounge when surrounded by friends. 

She had joined Eraserhead agency along with Deku, Tsu, Tenya, and few other of her classmates from school. She was surprised to see Todoroki join the Endeavor agency, until he mentioned wanting to take over one day.

Her other classmates had spread out, Aoyama and Hagakure at Best Jeanist Agency, Tokoyami and Shoji with Hawks, and Eijiro, Mina, and Katsuki all joining Miruko’s Agency. Of course some went overseas, while others were still sidekicks or lower on the charts.

It had been so long since she’d seen everyone. They never really got the chance to see each other over the years since their lives had become so private. They had missed the past 3 annual class 1-A reunions, opting to just put it off until the media fiasco died down. 

Ochako missed everyone truly. It was nice that her best friends worked at the same Agency as her so they got to work together and talk vaguely in the lounge. But she missed Mina, and Todoroki, and everyone else. She didn’t think being a hero would be like this at all. 

She sighed, quickly looking at the clock. It read 12:39AM. Ughhhgotta patrol in 7 hours. She quickly brushed her teeth and went to bed, falling into a dreamless sleep.

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Mmm fuckin finally. Katsuki took a deep breath as he stepped onto Japanese soil. He would never admit it to anyone else, but he always got really homesick while he was away. He loved sleeping in his own bed, cooking in his kitchen, and working out at his gym. He was not a huge fan of change.

He felt a hard slap on his back.

“Man, we made it.” Eijiro’s boyish grin crept on his face as Katsuki grimaced.

“You say that every fuckin time we land, ya idiot.” Eijiro continued smiling as Katsuki started walking faster towards the exit doors of the airport.

“Where you off to man? Going to see someone special?” Katsuki stopped walking.

“Oi, Shitty Hair. Why are you being so obsessive all of a sudden? ‘S getting on my damn nerves.” 

“Bakubro! You know your my best bro, and despite this past week, this is the happiest I’ve seen you in a long time,” Katsuki growled. “Don’t try to deny it, you have become very easy to read over the years.”

This caused Katsuki to pout slightly. He couldn’t deny that him and Eijiro had become extremely close over their UA years and post graduation. And much to his annoyance, he had to admit he could always tell what Ei was thinking. 

“Whatever,” he all but shouted, starting to walk faster again. Eijiro jogged to match his pace hoping not to draw too much attention from the media.

Once they reached the door, Katsuki waved down a taxi for the two. They placed their bags in the trunk and shuffled inside the yellow car. 

After giving the driver his address, Eijiro turned back to face his irritated friend. Katsuki continued to look away out the window as the car started to move. 

“Bro, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. But I gotta admit I’m curious to know who's got you smiling at your phone.” Katsuki rubbed his temples with his palms, trying to calm his growing headache. “I mean I haven’t seen you this happy since your last girlfriend and we all know that didn’t end well...but man I miss her.”

That was the last straw. “SHUT UP SHITTY HAIR.” The driver jumped and swerved slightly from the sudden thunderous voice causing Katsuki’s headache to continuously hurt. He murmured a “watch it,” at the driver before returning his attention back to his red haired friend.

“I mean after that relationship, I thought you’d stop dating forever. She really broke your heart man, cold blooded.” Katsuki’s palms started to smoke, Eijiro taking it as his cue to shut up.

One, two, three, four, five. Katsuki counted between deep breathes, a lesson he had learned at one of his agency forced therapy sessions. Miriko said everyone would be having to go to them, but she made his twice a week instead of once. 

Once he’d calmed down a little, he spat out, “I’ve been on plenty of dates, you moron. I just don’t bother telling you about them.”

“Yeahhhh um hook-ups and relationships are very different my emotional stunted friend,” Ei went to gently pat his shoulder, but was greatly rejected with a forceful slap at his hand. 

Unfazed, Eijiro continued talking, “I’m sure this one’s great though, man. I know you’ll tell me about her when your ready, since I’m your best bro and all,” he said with a playful smile.

“Yeah, yeah whatever Ei. Get the fuck out were at your apartment and I want to go home.”

“Right of course, gotta go home, fuck your girl. I get it man,” The hardening hero winked, jumping out of the car to get his things. He gave Katsuki a quick wave before heading inside. Katsuki gave the driver his address and they started to leave, he caught a quick glance at Mina’s car in the driveway. Fuckin Shitty Hair, Katsuki thought with a smirk.