Katsuki Bakugo: +1 Year
Katsuki was on his way to the Moruga Agency, he was still working there, Michiko had made her promise real and he was now officially a member, not just an intern. It had been a couple of months since graduation and they were still sorting the millions of people with fire quirks.
The worst part, they couldn’t even exclude people, at least no one under the age of fourteen. And the same went in the other direction, it was really annoying.
He opened the office door and he was greeted by Toya. He worked in the office now, too. Since he wasn’t a hero – and never would be a hero – all he could do was office work. There was no sign of the others. They must be on patrol.
“Hey, how’s it going?” Katsuki asked, he dropped his bag on one of the chairs and got rid of his jacket.
“Slow, really slow, since they always used codenames I can only go with pictures” he grumbled. “And the people we did manage to find, are completely MIA.”
“Did you find someone new?” Katsuki walked over to him, he leaned over Toya and looked at the page.
Twenty-year-old Zhan Suzuki, it showed. He was a Chinese-Japanese man, his quirk was registered as ‘Heat’ and he could produce massive amounts of heat. “He’s known as ‘Radiate’. He wasn’t with Khaoz for most of the time I ran with her.” Toya played with one of the clamps on his chin.
“How can you be sure, that he’s with her then?” Katsuki looked at him.
“Well, while I was pregnant, Hawks brought Khaoz to his house, he didn’t know up to this point, that she’s a villain. And she … forced us to come with her and that’s when I met him. Has quite a temper and is extremely dangerous. He seems to hate male omegas too, he’s the typical macho alpha and his thing is, to break women – no matter their secondary gender – and then burn them to death.”
“Charming …” Katsuki commented dryly.
“Yep. According to these files he never finished school and he started to work as a bouncer in various clubs, but he usually got fired because he was too aggressive … I mean, that means something.”
“And people said I have a bad personality” Katsuki chuckled humorlessly. “So, are there any clues where he could be?”
“No, the last time he was seen was on March 25, he was leaving a sex club. After that,” Toya snapped his fingers, “he was just gone.”
“Well, that’s just great. A lot of them go missing, how does Khaoz manage it to keep them all so hidden?”
“She has a lot of contacts. She is an incredible actress, if she doesn’t want you to know that she’s a villain, you will never find out. For a long time, she played even me. Played the nice little girl who couldn’t hurt a fly. But according to her, she is a villain since she’s six.”
“What now? Since she’s six? You’re kidding me.” Katsuki scoffed.
“I don’t know, she told me that she killed someone at the age of six. If that’s true or if she was bullshitting me, I don’t know.” He clicked further through the list after he saved Zhan Suzuki in an extra document.
“Where’s Michiko and the others?” Katsuki asked.
“Out on patrol. They had some trouble this morning. I can give you the location and you can head out too.”
“Nah, it’s good. I’ll be here on call. Who knows if other things happen.”
“Okay, suit yourself” Toya returned back to his work.
They worked for about an hour or so silently each for their own. Before the door opened again and Satsuki and Kuroko entered the office. “We’re back, hey Toya, hey Katsuki” Kuroko greeted them. Satsuki did the same.
“Did ya find something new?” Kuroko asked.
Toya told them about Suzuki, but he also noted that this guy was also a ghost. Kuroko plopped on her office chair and leaned back on it, feet on her desk. She gnawed on a pen of hers. A nasty habit and a reason why Katsuki would never ever take a pen from Kuroko.
“What was your mission?” Katsuki asked.
“Ah, nothing too important. Just some thugs trying to rob the mall. No big deal” Kuroko told him. “Moruga and Rabbit are still talking to the police.”
Satsuki was brewing some coffee in the background. She asked the others if they wanted some too, they all agreed to that.
His days at the agency looked a lot like this. He was either doing paperwork or he was out with one of the others. Every time they got a lead to one of the Agents of Khaoz, they slipped out of their grasp at the last second. It was honestly frustrating. How could they be this hard to catch?
They were nothing like the League of Villains or other groups of villains. They were careful, they were patient. They didn’t strike just like that. They would wait for the perfect opportunity.
Katsuki was always a little afraid of what Faux would do with his powers. Up until this point, nothing had happened. How long could they hold onto Katsuki’s power?
He was working enormous hours these days. He was mostly out for around twelve to fourteen hours per day. He ate at work and when he came home he slept through. The only times he took more time off, was when he had to get his shots or had his therapy sessions.
He was still in therapy for all the shit that he went through before. For the things that happened with Khaoz, for the fact that he had to amputate an arm, more counseling with Eijiro, and more counseling to get his inner alpha-omega under control. It was pretty stressful, but he was glad that he had so much on his mind. He was pretty good at suppressing his unwanted thoughts by now.
The doctor had given him the okay for the alpha hormone treatment at the end of July. He was really excited about that. He couldn’t wait if he was honest. He wanted to be an alpha more than ever.
He had still some contact with Deku, he was thankful for that. They sometimes video called, but damn he really missed him.
His relationship with Sougo was, at least for him, a little bit awkward. He had danced with his boss and even though Sougo never mentioned it afterward, Katsuki felt tense around him. That’s why he preferred to go on patrol with Michiko, she had now a cybernetic arm and it looked really cool.
They worked incredibly well as a team and the media picked up on that. Katsuki was only a little bit bothered, that he was always classified as ‘Moruga’s sidekick’. Michiko hadn’t hired him as a sidekick but as a normal pro hero. None of the others were classified as sidekicks, they were a group of heroes. That’s why Katsuki sometimes blew up when he was again called a sidekick.
He had a great relationship with Satsuki and she helped him during some hard times. Her illusions were sometimes great, but she always reminded him, that this could go wrong really quickly if he got used to it too much.
Kuroko on the other hand was hard to deal with most of the time. She talked infuriating nonsense sometimes. Edgy shit about darkness and curses and stuff like that. He had to think more and more about Tokoyami, she would be a perfect mate for him. A match made in hell or something.
To his surprise, he got really along with Toya. He would have never guessed that, but now, that he wasn’t bat-shit crazy anymore, he was actually very bearable. Toya was in therapy too, for all the past trauma from his father, from Khaoz, and from Shigaraki. Also from the things he did as a villain. Over the months he would face the families of the people he had burned. It was hard but he managed pretty well.
They would sometimes hang out together and Toya would accompany him to his alpha treatment sessions. After that – if they didn’t have to go to work – Katsuki would bring Toya home. That meant he would see Shoto fairly often. And where Shoto was, there was Momo too. These two had teamed up and they were very successful too.
Of course, Katsuki knew that there was more between the two, they were halfway dating in school already, so it wasn’t really a secret.
Hotaru grew like weeds, she was a happy girl and Toya’s little princess. He was however a little bit fearful, that she would end up having Shigaraki’s quirk. Katsuki tried to cheer him up, whenever this came up.
His relationship with Eijiro got stronger too. Not as much as it once had been, before they started dating, but definitely stronger than it was after everything that went down.
Eijiro and Tetsutetsu had started their own agency, they were heavily supported by Fat Gum. And they became really successful and beloved in a short amount of time. Their similar cheery personalities gave society much hope for the future.
Katsuki was a bit jealous that they weren’t just classified as sidekicks and but he was also very happy for them.
The transition to alpha was hard. The alpha hormones fucked him over sometimes. He had massive mood swings, sometimes he was outright euphoric and nothing could stop him, but on other days he didn’t want to leave his bed. Everything felt heavy and he didn’t know why.
Especially troublesome were his heats. He still had them suppressed to two heats per year, but the doctor said that he really had to change that, otherwise it would be unbearable.
And unbearable it was. When he entered the first heat after he had reduced the suppressants, he thought he would go crazy. He was in immense pain and it drove him nuts. He wanted his alphas! But he knew, that he didn’t have alphas and this made him sad.
Toya offered to stay with him. Not for sexual stuff or something, but he made sure that Katsuki drank and ate enough. It was hard to get him to eat, however.
During his heats, he was again full on omega and the alpha was suppressed by the omega part of him. He craved the knot of someone and again, Toya was the salvation for that. He brought him sex toys. Katsuki was at first a little bit coy in using them in front of someone else, but eventually, he didn’t care anymore and he was thankful that Toya didn’t judge him.
Katsuki would do the same for Toya too when he was in heat. He didn’t feel comfortable enough to share with an alpha or have sex in general. Katsuki could understand him. Luckily, his inner alpha wouldn’t get triggered by Toya’s heats.
What Katsuki really liked was the growth spurt he got after taking alpha hormones. In the first six months of taking them, he grew from 5’8” to 6’0” and he liked that a lot. He felt so much better now, the doctor said, that he would most likely grow a bit taller than that. Katsuki knew that he wouldn’t be as tall as a natural alpha but this was fine. But he kinda hoped that he would grow at least taller than Michiko’s 6’2”. She sometimes joked about their heights.
On Christmas, he was with his parents, as well as Inko. They would call Izuku, Katsuki would tell him excitedly, how his transition went and Izuku was really happy for him.
“So, how’s it going in Thailand?” Katsuki asked.
«Oh, up and down. It’s really stressful and I have to work a lot» Izuku sighed.
“Work? What do you work?” Inko asked.
«Every job I can get. I don’t want to make more debt with Kairi. Even though she always tells me I don’t need to pay her back.» Izuku grimaced. He had gotten a haircut, it was definitely shorter now, especially his sides.
“And what kinda jobs are you working? Anything special” Katsuki asked.
«Most of the time I work as a bouncer in various clubs» he sighed. «Those are the best jobs, really. Or the ones where I have to fix stuff. I’m a handyman so to say. Those are fine too.»
“So you are not doing hero work?” Inko raised her eyebrows.
«No, not really. Thailand doesn’t have heroes. But people are very thankful for the work I do, they especially like it, that I am ‘normal’ even though I live with Kairi.» He smiled.
“What do they mean?»
«What Kairi failed to mention is, that she is one of the powers that keep the city in order. People are really scared of her, well at least the more criminal ones.»
“How is she treating you? I hope she doesn’t let you do too dangerous things!” Inko was highly concerned when she heard that.
Izuku was quiet for a few seconds. «She’s okay, we butted heads a few times, especially in the beginning. I just couldn’t adapt to her lifestyle. I saw her true colors a few months after living with her. She’s not as nice, as she gave herself in Japan. I failed to see, how deep she’s into the underworld. But at least she doesn’t force me to go with her on missions.»
“Oh, this doesn’t sound good!” Inko nearly cried. Katsuki put an arm around her.
They could hear a knock on Izuku’s side. «Oh, one moment.» He got up and walked over to his door. They could hear him talk and a few minutes later he came back. He had a dessert in hand. There was a woman next to him.
«Oh, well, guys, meet Lacey, she’s one of the maids here,» Izuku mumbled, while he started to eat the desert.
Lacey smiled in the camera. «Hello.»
Katsuki gritted his teeth a little, when he saw the pretty woman next to Izuku, he patted on the bed next to him, she brushed over her long skirt and sat down. He remembered that he used the name Lacey before, she was that girl that was with him while he was in his rut.
“So … are you guys …” Katsuki started, he tried to make it not too obvious that he was jealous.
Izuku started to laugh. «No, we’re not dating or anything. Don’t worry about it.» Since they were talking in Japanese Lacey couldn’t understand them. She just smiled and looked to Izuku in the hopes that he would explain what was going on. He did so and she chuckled.
Mitsuki sighed and shook her head. Katsuki was so obvious from time to time. She cleared her throat. “So, did ya get a girlfriend or boyfriend?” Katsuki looked at her in shock. He would love to punch her for that but at the same time, he wanted to hug her, she definitely knew him well enough to know, that this question burned under his fingernails.
«Uhm … well, not directly» Izuku mumbled. Katsuki’s heart skipped a beat when he heard that.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Mitsuki asked.
Izuku cleared his throat. «I usually take people for rut sharing, it’s easier than being alone, but after that, we go our separate ways. Nothing serious.» He scratched his head.
Katsuki exhaled in relief. He couldn’t really say anything, since he usually heat-shared with Toya. “Do you take men or women?” he didn’t mean to ask that, it just slipped out. He wanted to cover his mouth but he suppressed this urge.
«Both, whoever has time. I use apps for that, I usually don’t know who’s coming» he shrugged. «Can be a bit risky at times, because some omegas are alpha hunters, so far I didn’t have problems.»
“Alpha hunters? What are those?” Inko panicked.
«Omegas who are not on birth control and want to get impregnated by an alpha. They usually want to get into the alphas family or blackmail them for money yada-yada.» Izuku explained.
He cleared his throat. «Anyway, what about you, Kacchan?» he changed the attention from him to Katsuki.
“Oh, uh, I’m busy with hero work. I got no time for a boyfriend. But sometimes Toya helps out with my heat, nothing sexual or anything he just makes sure I eat and drink enough.” He explained.
«Really? That’s kinda unexpected. How’s Hotaru doing?»
“Oh, she’s doing great, she’s so tall already! And so cute!” he purred a little.
«That’s great to hear.» Izuku smiled.
They talked for a while until it got really late. They ended the call and Katsuki walked from the living room to the kitchen, where his parents now were. He gave his mother a nasty look. “You just had to ask for partners of him, huh?”
“Well, you were not going to and I know that you were dying to know that, brat.” She smiled viciously.
Katsuki sighed deeply annoyed.
New Year came and he found himself with Michiko, Sougo, Kuroko, Satsuki, and Toya on a mountain. They were out hiking here. It came as a bit of a surprise but Katsuki wouldn’t complain. Michiko said that it was a tradition for the four of them, but now Toya and Katsuki were part of the family too.
They stood all on a plateau. They would have a good view of the fireworks of the nearest city. They ate and drank a little, they heard music and had a party of their own. It was fun, Katsuki had to admit. It had been long since he could really let go.
Shortly before midnight, they all walked over to the edge of the plateau. They had to be a bit careful though, there was a steep cliff in front of them.
Suddenly, much to Toya’s and Katsuki’s surprise, Michiko started to scream, as the fireworks started. Her example followed Kuroko, as well as Sougo and Satsuki.
“W-what is going on?” Katsuki asked confused.
“We scream, for that, all the frustrations of the past year can fuck themselves! We want a clean start.” Michiko explained.
“Oh, good idea” Toya mumbled. After that, he let out a scream too. Katsuki chuckled and he joined them. They didn’t need to tell him twice to just scream.
They all started to scream again. They screamed and they laughed until they were hoarse and screaming started to hurt.
Much to Katsuki’s surprise, this had really helped him. He felt really good now. He hoped the next year would be better than the last ones.
