| CHAPTER TEN |

🎵 idgaf by dua lipa
🎵 new rules by dua lipa
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IT HAD BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE YOU AND BAKUGOU AGREED TO BE BAND MATES WITH BENEFITS. most of the nights you met up to write music together would end with bakugou fucking you into the mattress. and there was not a single part of you that regretted it.

you turned around on bakugou's bed to face him. he was wearing that calm expression, your favorite one, that he wore when sleeping. he looked so at peace. no sign or trace of the angry lines on his forehead and between his brows.

you slowly lifted his arm up, careful not to wake him, and snuck out from under it to get dressed. you two had made a deal to always leave before others in the building woke up since none of you wanted to get bombarded by intrusive questions.

you held your breath and closed the door behind you, as quietly as you possibly could. exhaling slowly, you turned around to be met with todoroki leaving midoriya's room.

shit, you thought.

"good morning, y/n." shoto said in a hushed whisper before glancing at katsuki's door and then back at you. there was a small raise in his eyebrows, seemingly a bit surprised. thankfully he wasn't one to pry into others' business so he didn't say anything about it.

"hi, shoto." you replied with a bashful smile, cheeks flushed from getting caught during your walk of shame.

"you never fail to surprise me." he nodded at bakugou's door. "anyways. i gotta go get ready for training. but i'll see you around." todoroki said quietly with a knowing smile, before giving you a quick wave and walking away.

yeah, he wasn't one to pry. but he would make sure you knew he knew. you let out a loud sigh and rushed to your dorm, ready to bury your face and embarrassment in a pillow.

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it didn't take you long to get ready for your morning jog. with eyes glued to your phone screen and fingers dancing around the screen trying to decide on a good playlist, you stepped out of the common area.

"y/n?"

you looked up, shocked to see the familiar dark brown unruly hair and big brown eyes staring at you. yo shindo.

"shindo." your voice cracked and came out smaller than you intended it to. you stared back at him with wide eyes. "what are you doing here?" this time you asked louder and clearer.

"i heard from yukiko you transferred to ua and i just had to talk to you y/n".

"l/n. it's l/n to you now."

he swallowed hard and nodded in understanding. your lips turned into a thin line as you stared him down. there was nothing to talk about. what the hell did he want? after everything he did...

"it's good to see you again." he finally broke the awkward silence.

"wish i could say the same, but it's really not." you sighed, already tired of talking to him. "what do you want?" obvious irritation dripped from every word and painted your face.

he stepped closer and grabbed your wrists into his larger hands, catching you off guard. a strong smell of marijuana hit your nostrils. you noticed the red in his eyes too as he looked down at you "i made a mistake. i-i want you back y-l/n. my life isn't the same without you. i...i need you! Please come back..." his voice cracked as he pleaded but you knew better.

shindo had mastered the friendly and nice guy act but behind his facade, he was very sneaky and calculating. plus, this wasn't the first time he had wanted you back. empty promises and lies were his specialty, and you weren't a fool.

you tried to pull your wrists back out of his large hands. but he only tightened his grip, refusing to let go. how annoying, you thought. "you're obviously high. apparently so high that you think i would forgive you. what was that blonde chick's name agian? the one you fucked in MY bed." you asked him bitterly, eyes throwing daggers.

he closed his eyes, hoping to shield himself from your harsh glare, and sighed before opening them again. " y-y/n... i mean l/n. please. i'm really sorr-"

you cut him off "no. you know what? you always say you're sorry, but it's too late. so save it and get gone. i don't need your toxicity in my life." your voice raised in volume with each sentence. the anger was bubbling under your skin, begging to be unleashed on its cause, on the boy in front of you. "cause if you think i care about you, well, frankly i don't give a fuck!"

you pulled your hands back harder this time, but he just wouldn't let go. his expression turned into an enraged one as well before he tugged your arms forward, closing the gap between you. leaning down, he brought his lips to your ear "stop being a bitch. i know you want me."

to say you were repulsed by the feeling was an understatement. "let me fucking go." you yelled and jerked your head back, at this point enraged. "you're hurting my wrists, shindo." you spat through gritted teeth.

you heard a loud growl followed by deep and threatening barks. looking over your shoulder, you immediately spotted hades. the black half wolf half dog was pulling on his leash so hard you thought it would snap.

"you heard her, asshole. let her ago before i make you." bakugou's raspy voice pierced through the air as small explosions detonated in his left palm threateningly. hades continued barking too, agreeing with his owner. the only thing holding the giant dog back was bakugou's tight hold on the leash.

relief washed over your body, muscles relaxing instantly as soon as you heard his voice. you looked back at shindo again, this time more confidently and with murder in your eyes. you bared your teeth at him much like the dog behind you "let. me. go."

shindo finally released his hold, or more so pushed you back. "tch. whatever bitch. you're not that fucking especial anyways." he glared at bakugou one last time and walked away.

"jerk" you muttered under your breath and rubbed the red marks he'd around your wrists, hoping to soothe the pain.

"you got lucky i was walking hades, dumbass." bakugou said as they approached you. hades jumped up, putting his paws on your thighs and greeting you with his tongue hanging out, panting.

"well hello to you too, hades." a smile instantly plastered on your face as you bent down a bit to scratch his ear, right where you knew he liked.

"let me see them." bakugou deadpanned.

"hmm?" you quirked a brow in question.

"your wrists idiot." he scowled at you and held a hand out impatiently.

"who are you calling an idiot? and they're fine. just a bit sore." you ignored his waiting palm and instead held up one red wrist for him to see.

"tch. fucking shit for brains."

"hey! why the hall are you insulting me so much?" you pouted and crossed your arms over your chest childishly.

"not you, dumbass. him."

oh. your expression softened. you weren't quite used to seeing this side of bakugou. his rather caring and protective one.

without any warning, he grabbed your arm rather harshly - as if he wasn't worried about your wrists just a minute ago- and dragged you to walk with him and hades.

"wow. okay. um, where are we going?"

"just shut up and follow me, dumbass."

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if you haven't seen, these are bakugou's dogs on @ realbakugou's account on ig
hades is a big black half wolf dog and angel is a rescued pitbull and i'm in love with that idea

here's yo shindo, y/n's ex,
from the provisional licensing exam arc
photo by rwgn on devianart

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Where words fail, music speaks
-Hans Christian Andersen