Ocean Heart

ohhhh Merman Bakugou is one of my favorites

Merman!Bakugou x Deaf!Reader

warnings: mentions of blood

Word count: 1,500 (about)

Summary:you’ve always loved fish but it would be unfair to say that you’ve ever had a Relationship with a fish like this.

You looked in awe at the tank, you watched the little red fish dart around the fake castle and the multi-colored rocks. You’d always loved fish, and it always made you sad when people assumed they were starter pets or seeing them in containers barely big enough to turn around in. that wasn’t the case this time each of the fish had plenty of room and lovely tanks, they looked happy. 

You’d never seen this pet store before, it caught your eye today and you knew you had to stop by, even if you didn’t plan on buying anything. You stood back up and jumped, the store owner was right beside you. Strange. You were usually better about noticing your surroundings. Even if you didn’t hear you weren’t used to being snuck upon. 

The owner waved apologetically and mouthed a sorry. You waved your hands dismissively trying your best to communicate that it was okay. 

“I didn’t mean to scare you,” he signed, which brought you up short. Strange that he knew you were Deaf. or maybe he was Deaf. 

“It’s alright,” you told him. 

“So the Beta fish caught your eye? Have you had one before?”

“Yes, they’re my favorites, I’ve had a couple,” you told him excitedly. 

“That one seems to like you,” he said pointing back at the case. You turned back to the tank, there was one fish swimming near the glass almost like it was looking at you. It made you smile. 

“You should take him home,” he signed. You weren’t planning on it, but you really did think he was right, you should take the little guy home with you, it had been a long time since you had a cute little Beta fish. 

“How much?”

You smiled to yourself watching your new little fish explore his new tank. The owner had told you his name was Katsuki, you’d never bought a fish with a name before but you thought it fit, so you decided to keep it. 

You gently put your finger up to the glass, slowly as not to startle him with the sudden movement. He didn’t swim towards you, not that you expected him to or anything. Hopefully, you two could be friends. 

As it turned out being friends was with your new fish was going to be a lot harder than you thought. Who knew a little beta fish could have so much personality. 

The first hint you got that something was wrong came two days later when you came out to feed Katsuki, and you saw not a little fish in a tank. But what seemed to be a grown man, surrounded by shattered glass. 

You screamed. You couldn’t help it, you could feel the noise ripping from your throat as he flopped his tail. Wait tail? You felt like ice water had been poured down your shirt. A creature that was half man half fish sat in the wreckage of your fish tank. 

He was yelling, but his mouth moved in such wide arches that you couldn’t even guess what he was saying. You stumbled backward into the wall and promptly your legs gave out, you hit the floor solidly, your eyes still wide as you looked at what was undoubtedly a mermaid. 

He was still yelling as you started to calm down. You just shook your head slightly at him and that brought him up short. 

“Deaf?” he signed. Which shocked you, you didn’t know mermaids were taught ASL.

“Deaf.” you signed back. He sighed then started signing fast and aggressively, no doubt interpreting what he’d been yelling. 

“What the hell is wrong with you keeping me in such a tight tank I couldn’t even shift, it’s like you’ve never kept a merman before.” he snapped

“How do you know sign language?” you asked, dealing with the first of your questions first. 

“Yes I lived with that old hack for 20 years of course I know sign language,” he spat back. “Now answer my question were you trying to kill me with this microscopic tank?” 

“It’s a 15-gallon tank that should have been more than enough for one fish, I didn’t know you were a mermaid,” you shot back. He flicked his tail in what you assumed was an angry manner. You looked at his tail, a deep ruby red that glittered where the sunlight caught it. There were streaks of a darker maroon dripping down the side of his tail. Blood. He’d cut himself on the broken tank. 

Then you turned your attention to the floor of your house. The wood floors were ruined, but honestly, this was the least of your worries. There was blood on the floor too. You remembered distantly a book you read when you were just a kid. Pirates who stole a mermaid, a mermaid’s blood could cure anything. 

You looked back at your mermaid, which you apparently owned now,  “I’ll make this right.”

Breaking the romance of the fish tank off of him was the easy part. Carrying the full-grown man into your bathroom was much harder. You tried your best not to drop him into the tub but the drop was probably the right word. 

You let him fill the tub himself, you were surprised that he chose the water to be ice cold. You watched as the water turned brackish with blood. It must have stung when the water seeped into the wound, all the chemicals you kept in there to keep the tank clean and at the right ph, you wouldn’t want that in a wound. 

“Can I bandage you?” you asked. 

“No. it’ll heal on its own, give me time,” he snapped back. It felt wrong to leave him, not only in case he needed something but also because he was a stranger in your bathroom you were worried that he might touch your things, smell your shampoo if you weren’t there.

“Did you really not know that I was a mermaid?” he asked, you barely caught it you were watching his tail, it glowed gold in ribbons along where he was cut, and then there was no more blood flowing into the water. 

“No, no clue,” you said. 

“Damn old man, he never warns people what they’re buying is magic, a family bought a Chimera three weeks ago thinking it was a kitten and he just let them walk out. I’ve been returned three times,” he seemed mad but tired. 

“Three times?” you asked. And he nodded tiredly.

“Only one of those knew I was a mermaid,”

“Then why were you returned?” he flinched and you realized too late how the question sounded. “Nevermind, do you like it at that shop?” you asked instead. 

“No. but the tank is big enough there at least,” he snarked. You could feel the tension in the air shift. 

“Will you send me back?” he asked and you thought about that. You were in no condition to take care of a mermaid. 

“Would you want to go back?” you answered with a question of your own. 

“No,” he answered. 

“Where would you want to go?”  you asked. His eyes glittered then,

“The Ocean, I want to go back home to the Ocean.”

You felt a twinge in your chest as your car stopped, and you couldn’t help but grip the travel tank a little bit tighter, the red beta fish swam impatiently in the tank but you paused for a moment. 

You’d grown quite close to Katsuki these past few months it was going to be hard to say goodbye to him, but you knew that you had to, it was what he wanted. Stiffly you walked down to the Pier and let the tank tip forward, pouring him into the sea. There was a flash of gold and Katsuki stuck his head above water grinning ear to ear. Even with a tight pain in your chest you couldn’t help but return his smile. 

Then suddenly he pulled you forward almost pulling you straight into the water and he kissed you. The kiss left you breathless and almost as off-balance as the sudden lurch forward. 

“Thank you,” he signed over and over again. Until you had to grab his hands forcing him to stop. Then he kissed you again, his lips were soft and warm, it would have been more pleasant if he hadn’t tasted so strongly of saltwater. 

“Will you visit me?” he asked. 

“How can I?” 

“Just come here, I can sense you I’ll come if you are at the shore,” he explained. 

“Then yes, I’ll visit,” you said, your heart slightly lighter than when you first came, you hadn’t been sure he’d want to see you again, even with the relationship the two of you had built in the last couple of months together. The kisses were a pleasant sign too that your more romantic feelings weren’t unrequited.

Spinner, ranting to Shigaraki: I’m cute!

Shigaraki:Yeah?

Spinner: I’ve got colourful hair!

Shigaraki: Where is this going?

Spinner: I have a tragic past that’s made me jaded, yet hopeful for change!

Shigaraki: You’ve lost me.

Spinner: I’m just letting you know that I am the perfect candidate to be a magical girl!

Shigaraki: I mean,,,I guess that checks out, you’re buff enough to throw down like one

Spinner: I’m about to become a magical girl.

Shigaraki: Sounds great, let me know when you save the world, I wanna cheer you on as you pummel your foes into dust

Spinner: Awwwwwwww, you’re so sweet

(Inspired by @g0re-mutt)

Aoyama x Deku shippers during these recent chapters

Spinner: There’s nothing wrong with kissing Shigaraki goodnight! He’s my friend, it’s what you do with friends!

Magne: You asked him to marry you,,,twice,,,

Spinner: I asked him to marry me PLATONICALLY

Magne:,,,,Right! Sure whatever you say sweetie

Shigaraki: *looks up* well would you look at that, mistletoe,,,,guess we gotta kiss now

Spinner: I literally saw you bribe Kurogiri to put that there

Shigaraki:,,,,so are we gonna or,,,,?

Spinner: *turning as red as a tomato* ,,,y-yeah, su-sure

macckenchiz:

Shigaraki: it’s sticky. Look. *yeets tiny spinner*

Tiny Spinner: *sticks to the wall like a sticky hand*

No one:

Not a soul:

Horikoshi: