MY HERO ACADEMIA WORLD HEROES MISSION SPOILERS

bi disaster rody soul meets midoriya izuku and then goes on a whole ass summer romance journey with him & falls in love, crying when he has to leave but keeps in touch, & every time they text he gets butterflies in his stomach and goes to bed smiling. then one day midoriya casually mentions he has A Thing with his childhood friend-turned-bully-turned-rival (that angry blond explosion hero) and rody literally spends 2 weeks crying in his room and listening to olivia rodrigo's sour on repeat

"What...?" So Rody did hear him correctly before.

"He's my friend and a hero. It's not unusual to look at him with admiration." Rody pointed to his own head, poking at it a few times with a sly grin. "You're imagining things. Though, you approaching me about this out of all things is quite interesting."

There was a pause for dramatic effect, Rody's grin only getting bigger.

"Are you jealous?"

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“Don’t fuckin’ play dumb with me!” Katsuki snapped. “I’ve seen the way you look at him when you don’t think he notices.” He clicked his tongue loudly. “Tch! The damn nerd’s oblivious but I’m not.” 

“You have feelings for him, don’t you?” 

@rody-soul​

"Do you really doubt how much I know about you, Katsuki?"

@rody-soul said: "...Decent."

"Oi! These results don't fuckin' count if Deku told you all of the damn answers!"

vsagis​:

Izuku’s face seems to beam once his offer is accepted, but who wouldn’t be happy about something like this? It’s the world’s safety nearly ensured now!

Or something like that.

“It’s pure pleasure working with you,” he jokes, body relaxing a little as he speaks. He’s not sure whether it’s a sign of genuine relief, or another element of the part he found himself playing to get here; but either way, it shouldn’t speak ill of him. If anything, it would only help. “I’ll be here when you shift ends, then,” he reassures and grabs the other’s hand. “Just tell me when.”

Who would have thought it could be this easy! One half of him is still worried the guy might be playing him here, especially with him saying yes so quickly, but… he wouldn’t be the only person led astray by the mere mention of money. Plenty of such types around the world.

“So, wanna give me your name now, since we’re temporarily partners?”

Of course the other would look so happy after Rody gave in to the deal. At least they were both getting something out of this. “Yeah yeah, sure it is.” There’s a small chuckle. “Will do. I hope you eat those fries while you wait.” They were probably cooled down completely by now; a shame really.

"Rody." Just the first name was fine. His partner certainly didn't need to know his last name. "And what do I have the pleasure of calling you?"

...

Well, he got the first half as promised. He'd never been more on edge heading home that night with that much money on him. It would have been the worst night to be robbed. Fortunately, it was a quiet walk home and he was back at his trailer in no time with dinner and his siblings waiting for him. Rody made sure to put the money away securely.

The next day, he spent hours at the library before his work shift, going through information on the chip he had. Of course this sort of information couldn’t be found out so easily. Why would it be if they wanted to keep it hidden?

Fast forward to after his shift, the brunette was now standing with the green-haired fellow in the alley next to the bar. Rody held out a folded up piece of paper towards his temporary partner. It was a print out of the layout of the Humarise main base, with the presumed lab circled on the diagram with a question mark next to it, and the location of the base written at the top of the paper.

“This is all the info I could get for you. Unfortunately, most of the scientists that worked on the bombs are either deceased or missing.” Well, one was in a coma. He waited for the other to grab the paper before continuing. “The base is far north of here. Maybe a five hour or so drive... Around a two hour flight if you have access to that sort of transportation.” If Freckles had access to an open account, who knew what else he had access to.

he wants his cookie so effing bad....

Chapter 2 is uppppppppp

Rody couldn’t help but smile at Deku’s gentleness with Pino. The red on his face slowly faded away as he watched the two interact. This was nice.

“Oh, right.” Rody turned towards his luggage, grabbing hold of it again. Guess he couldn’t stand here and stare at Deku and Pino all day. “This is all I have, so that’s one less stop for us.” He gestured forward with his hand, smiling back at him. “Lead the way, Deku!”

rody-soul​:

Even if Deku was embarrassed, and Rody was a bit flustered, the warmth of the conversation and laughter was really pleasant. Rody hadn’t felt this kind of pure joy in a while. He was grateful to have a friend like Deku.

Rody got red in the face when Izuku asked such a thing. Wasn’t it obvious?

“Ah- She-” He was cut off by Pino chirping as she hopped onto Deku’s hand. She was flapping her wings rapidly and being louder than Rody expected. Pino was definitely beyond happy to see him, and Rody only got redder at the sight of her display.

“Well, there’s your answer.”

Izuku had surprisingly noticed Rody’s blush. Maybe it was because it was getting so dark on his face? It was enough to ease some of Izuku’s own flustered state. 

He brought Pino down to eye level and used the index finger on his other hand to softly pet the small bird on the head. “Well, I missed you too, Pino!” he replied with a giggle. 

He then took notice of Rody’s carry-on bags. Maybe they should at least deal with customs before doing anything else? 

“Do you have other luggage to pick up from baggage claims?” he asked as he returned his focus to his friend. “We should probably at least start walking towards customs,” he added with a sheepish smile. 

vsagis​:

Judging by the ease he shows as he agrees to the other’s request, the villain must be feeling pretty sure of himself now. “Just make it quick,” he asks of Rody, expression unchanged even when he finishes with a veiled warning: “I’ll know if you try anything, so… don’t.”

And just like that, Izuku lets go of the other boy’s arm, even going as far as to give him a small wave. “I’ll wait here.” And wait he does.

Minutes pass, and Izuku finds himself bored, but not alarmed. Instinct tells him Rody isn’t a dodgy character, and he’s going to keep himself true to his promise to come back — and Izuku has long learned to trust his gut feelings.

Despite the uneasiness, Rody responds in all seriousness, "I won't." He wasn't going to risk anything. Especially with his siblings nearby now. Rody steps back once he's freed. "I'll be back." And off he went, jogging to his destination.

It was ten minutes of checking on his siblings, making sure they had food for the night, telling them that he would be back later and that they should go to bed without him, and then changing into fresh clothes and saying goodbye.

He would be back. But leaving them made his heart sting and his stomach twist. It was never easy to just leave.

Jogging back up in a clean (but patched-up) hoodie and jeans, Rody was somewhat relieved to see the other still standing there. That meant he didn't follow him home. That meant he trusted Rody's word. "Alright." He spoke up to get Izuku's attention if his footsteps didn't alert him already. "So where are we getting this plane?"

i'll let deku know you asked that

"Wh- Hey! I didn't say anything!"

Would you kiss Izuku if given the chance to do so?

Pino let out a loud tweet in shock, before hiding her face behind her wings. Rody was equally as shocked, staring wide-eyed at the sudden question. He didn't like the stutter in his heartbeat or the flip his stomach did. He'll worry about that later. For now, he had to keep his cool.

"Pf- what?" His voice was dripping with disbelief. “Is that the kind of 'thank you' that heroes are supposed to get? Seems a little far-fetched to me.”