chinanigans | "I’ll prove my existence with my beast dance."

"I’ll prove my existence with my beast dance."

[Young Bakugo Katsuki, age four and a half. The boy was born with the same ears and tail that his mother had, but none of the other traits of a dog that she did. She had a snout that she was proud of, paws with sharp claws, and a bark that scared her husband whenever she saw a squirrel outside the window and broke the peaceful silence of the house. Small Bakugo thought that his own Quirk would be like his mom's-- he tried barking loud like she did only to make a pathetic squeak of a sound, he tried to make claws come out of his humanoid fingers, he tried running on all fours and ended up tripping down the stairs over his own feet... it just didn't seem like he'd have any of the cool dog abilities his mother had. He tried to lift the couch once to see if he had his father's super strength at least but that just resulted in him spraining his wrists.

It was nearing the end of his preschool year and everyone else already had their amazing Quirks. His best friend, whom he affectionately yet frustratingly called "Deku", had manifested what was probably the coolest Quirk in class. He could breathe fire out like his father-- but with a twist. The ability to bend the fire at his will. The day he found out, everyone was excited to see how cool his new ability was, especially Bakugo. Everyone else had boring things like wings, an extra eye, but Deku had something that might as well have been two Quirks in one.

Being part dog, Bakugo has a tendency to let his emotions take control in certain circumstances and that was the case here. He got a little too excited just as Deku was trying to show him how it worked, and he got too close. Deku's fire grazed his cheek, immediately singing the skin and sending Bakugo on the ground screaming from the pain, and now he has a scar that always reminds him to reign himself in. And remind Deku to not let his fire get out of control.

That night, after he had gotten home from the hospital his mother treated him to his favourite dinner that he hadn't been able to have in a few months because of the rarity. Sheep. And the moment the four year old scarfed down his dinner something happened to him. He felt pain all over his body and howled to the sky as suddenly-- fur appeared all over his skin, a snout jutted out of his face, and his hands were turned into clawed paws just like his mother's. It was scary, at first, but as his parents freaked out and fussed over why his body had changed so drastically he realized something.

It was his Quirk.

Since then he carries a pack of home-dried sheep jerky on him at all times, and he's gotten pretty damn good at switching between full-wolf form and small wolf form. In his full form, he has something like super strength. It's not exactly that, he doesn't become any stronger than he already is but it's more like while he's in that state, his adrenaline pumps through his veins faster than it normally would giving him a frame of time to go up to 130% of his body's power. Of course if he's not careful with this, like if he tried to lift a car for more than a few seconds, he could easily get carried away and rip the tendons in his arms or legs like any other physical Quirk. He's not limitless, but there's still plenty he can do in this state. On top of that he has all the abilities a dog has while he's like that-- he can hear extremely well, smell extremely well, bark loudly and as aggressively as he feels like and he has thick claws and sharp teeth. He's effectively a perfect werewolf which is why his Quirk was changed from "Dog" to... well. "Werewolf."

And today was his first day of getting to really show off his abilities.

Him and his best friend Deku had both applied to U.A together, the school their idol, All Might had went to and both were accepted. Of course they were split up during the exams they took to get in. Bakugo exclaimed angrily how he wanted to make sure he defeated more of those robots than Deku and he couldn't if they weren't in the same exam, but it was fair to make sure classmates weren't together in case of Hubris. In either case they both ended up tying, though Deku was ahead with Rescue points as Bakugo had.. zero... and they were put in the same class.

It was the first day and they were put to the test with physical fitness exams, told that the person in last would be expelled. Everyone was ready to show off what they got, and Bakugo ended up one of the top three. He can't use his Quirk too many times in one day or he'll overwork himself so he had to be picky with what tests he used it for. He used it for the ball throwing, the 100M dash, and a few others that involved strength or speed since those areas where were he excelled in and all his scores were fairly high. His ego was fairly high as well, but he wasn't satisfied only being third in the class. He wanted to be at the very top, better than all the other losers in his class even Deku. Because he wanted to be the Number One Hero, and beat out even his idol.

..speaking of, unbeknownst to anyone, All Might was one of their teachers.

They had final period with him and his appearance caused everyone to freak out. Deku was in tears seeing him, and Bakugo tried to act like he didn't care but his tail was wagging at speeds faster than it should be able to. He was in charge of teaching the subjects that had to do with being a hero-- subjects like rescue, team combat.. things like that. Of course it being day one his class was more just orientation but the students still left with excitement and a huge impression on their minds. Bakugo even snuck up to him at the end of the class and shoved his notebook and a pen at him to get an autograph, though he refused to even smile about it as if he was bothered by the Mere Idea of getting an autograph despite asking. All Might found it endearing, and signed it happily.

Now the day was coming to an end, and he and Deku were walking home together. The excitement was still fresh in both of their minds, and Bakugo felt a new sense of determination swell up inside of him. Determination to be the best. Determination to have All Might watch as he surpassed him. And after a quiet ten or so minutes he turns his face towards his friend and gives him a sharp nudge in the side with his elbow.]

You gotta stop being such a goddamn crybaby, you shit-nerd! All Might's gonna think I'm a fucking pussycat just 'cuz I hang around you sometimes!

[Despite how angry he sounds, his tail is still waggling very happy behind him.]

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What, nothing?!

[Izuku blurts, shaking his head quickly.]

It's nothing, uh- n...s-sorry.

[He's ducking down again, sheepish even with blood still oozing from the cut on his cheek.]

[Bakugo tilts his head a little, his brow furrowed in an annoyed expression at Deku's quick denial. Clearly something is wrong but he's just not telling him... well, whatever. If he wants to keep secrets, then he can keep secrets. It's not like Bakugo really cared anyway, he's just doing this so Deku's mom doesn't have a heart attack when her son comes home with a nosebleed!!

Silently, the blonde tilts Deku's face back up again looking twice as irritated as he laps at Deku's cheek, until he's satisfied with his job. He'll grab a band-aid and slap it on over that bleeding cut, before moving to whichever looks the second worse after that one until Deku's face is covered in band-aids (and licks)]

There. You fucking taste nasty so I'm never doing that for you again.

[Izuku isn't sure why, but the way Bakugou says that...makes him feel a tiny, almost barely there twinge of sadness. It's gone as quickly as it came, but it's no less confusing. The band-aids have stopped the bleeding and his face feels a bit sticky now that Bakugou has licked him all over, but he doesn't bother trying to wipe it or anything.]

T-thanks Kacchan...

[He's not crying anymore at least, so that's good?]

I'm really sorry about all of that.

Please, you're acting as if I'm not used to you falling on your face every goddamn day you fucking clumsy nerd.

[Bakugo smacks Deku over the back of the head when he says that, and then he moves back to his bed to put his first aid supplies away.]

You better get the hell outta here before dinner. The old hag's cooking cow intestines or some shit and it smells like ass when she starts boiling it. Uses it's own blood for broth and I know you stupid full human fuckers think that shit's disgusting.

[his poor normal ass dad]

R-right, yeah...ow...

[Izuku is already getting up from Bakugou's bed, leaning over to reclaim his backpack now that his face has been tended to.]

I'll, um...I'll see you tomorrow, then.

Let's make sure we show All Might we're proper heroes.

Don't cry in front of him again.

[Bakugo says that with an amused grin, and he closes up his first aid kit so he can go over to the door before Deku and kick the chair he placed in front of it out of the way.]

Meet me by my gate tomorrow at seven. I want a re-match.

[referring to the race that was so sadly ruined]

[A rematch, huh...

The following morning, Izuku and Bakugou raced all the way to campus. Bakugou beat Izuku nearly by a full half mile.

A few months go by as Izuku and Bakugou attend UA, honing their skills and enhancing the abilities given to them by their Quirks. They all come to realize that they're not as strong as they originally thought, and that they had a lot of room to grow. But they also learned that their Quirks had the capibility to manifest in ways they never thought possible through a lot of training and hard work.

Izuku had developed his Quirk to the point where he could breathe his flames as far as ten feet away from him, in contrast to his previous limit of only five. Bakugou had gotten stronger too, able to maintain his were-form for longer time periods before he had to revert back. Everyone was improving, everyone was getting better.

And now...the sports festival was here. And everyone, class 1-A in particular, was eager to show their mettle in front of the crowds.

Naturally, both Izuku and Bakugou made it through the preliminary trials, and now it was just up to the last rounds of one-on-one sparring between students. Both of them had reached the semifinals, which meant...as Izuku looked up at the board from the waiting room, he could see his name emblazoned across from Bakugou's. He thought getting to fight his friend would be exhilerating, but since he got the news, his hands couldn't stop shaking.

He had a bad feeling.]

[Things had been a little rough, for Bakugo. Getting knocked off his high horse many times through training and through lessons, having to face the reality that more people were equal to him than just Deku.. it can really damper a man's pride, especially if that man was nothing but a walking manifestation of pride with underlying inferiority issues boiling under the surface but he managed to learn through all of his mistakes. And he was determined to continue towards his goal and get stronger, not letting little mishaps or losses take him down.

That's why he was so damn excited for the Sports Festival. It's been a couple of months since they first enrolled, and Bakugo had only gotten stronger as the days go by. He started only able to keep his wolf form for about five minutes, max, but through intensive training and advice from his teachers he can use it for up to eight. It's not a huge change, no, but a lot can happen in three minutes. And he was eager to take him to to the very top with this Quirk he was so proud of.

He told Deku after they both made it out of the preliminary rounds that he wanted to meet him at the finals so he could beat him in front of All Might with a wide grin on his face, but when it was announced they'd be in the same block that grin immediately disappeared. It wasn't going to go exactly as planned but... well. There was still the semi-finals, and much to his excitement Deku and him wound up against each other as he had wished. They've had a couple of sparring matches here and there, being randomly paired up against each other for that Hero vs Villain training a while back among other things but this will be the first time they can truly fight against each other with no distractions. No teammates, no teachers telling them to calm down just them, one on one.

So, Bakugo walks out into the field when the match was ready to start with a wide grin spread on his face and nothing but pride and confidence exuding from his steps. He faces Deku, looking as nervous as can be and lets out a bark of a laugh.]

You better be prepared, you fuckin' nerd! We're gonna end this match with your face imprinted into the cement!

J...just you wait, Kacchan...

[Comes Izuku's considerably more feeble reply, but he's quick to try and snap himself out of that, not wanting Bakugou to be suspicious of him not being as hyped up about their matchup. They've sparred before, sure, but...this was different. He knows Bakugou is going to be giving it his all, and the goal is to either knock the other out of bounds, or make it so they can no longer fight. He's imagining Bakugou going for the latter option.

So...Izuku will just have to take advantage of his longer reach and keep Bakugou away from him. He can't withstand fire, after all...and all he needs to do is push him out of the ring to win.

That's all.]

Hahhh? I can't hear you, you shit---

[Just as Bakugo was about to sling more insults, Midnight suddenly announces that the fight has started. It's greeted with loud cheering from the fans, excited to see two kids with such impressive Quirks up against each other and Bakugo immediately puts himself into fight mode, reaching for the pouch attached to his belt and throwing sheep jerky into his mouth. His mom made it for him this morning. It's got a special spicy sauce on it. It's his favourite.]

DEKUUUUUUUUUUUU!!

[Bakugo howls his friend's name as fur suddenly sprouts from every part of his body, his nose shapeshifting into a snarling wolf's snout and claws growing out of his fingers. He doesn't grow two feet taller or suddenly sprout super buff muscles like in the movies, his quirk being adrenaline based rather than super power strength but it's still intimidating with the way his eyes glow a deep red, the beginnings of his sclera starting to turn pink. The longer he is in his form, the redder and more bloodshot his eyes get but right now he's just getting started.

He runs at Deku first, bending down to use all four of his limbs as he does so, aiming to reach Deku before he has time to breathe out that flame.]

[It's not the first time Bakugou has come running at him like this in wolf form, but it's no less frightening to see the way he transforms and comes at him like that. But no matter how fast he is, Izuku isn't about to give him the opportunity to get close.

He opens his mouth just a few inches as his throat starts to glow, sparks expelled from between his teeth as his eyes dart over the arena. He makes a snap decision before breathing a huge plume of flames directly at the ground in Bakugou's path, turning his head while at the same time using both hands to split the flames into two long columns, intending to completely cut him off onto the other side of the field by a twisting firewall.]

[The crowd roars with cheers as Deku uses his fire to create a wall, effectively cutting the field in half. Present Mic yells with them, asking what Bakugo plans to do in a situation like this. Only a mad man would rush right through flames like that, and by that assumption he's absolutely right.

Only a mad man would do something like that. A mad man with nothing to lose. His mom was watching, All Might was watching, his teacher and classmates who look at him as if he's a crazy, untamed dog were watching and most of all...]

You think something like that is gonna stop me?!

[Once the were gets within five feet of the giant wall of fire, heat bursting against his face Bakugo pushes off the ground with his hands to get back onto his feet proper. He holds his hands out in front of his face, covering his eyes and mouth with his arms as he rushes full speed right to the flames. He expected to get burnt, going up against Deku so the idea of him running through that wall of fire was something he figured he had to do in order to win. He was determined to, no matter what happened and a wide grin is spread across his face as he charges forward.

Because he was up against his best friend. And wanted to show him what a cool Hero he could actually be.]

K-Kacchan-!?

[Izuku is stunned, shuffling a startled step backwards when Bakugou comes barreling through the wall he constructed, eliciting shocked gasps from the crowd as well. But that's why this fight was destined to be exciting, everyone knew Bakugou wouldn't let a little fire stop him.

That's what scared Izuku. He could see the flames as they singed his hair and briefly caught it on fire in places. It was alarming how he just shrugged it off, and he's caught so off guard that...Bakugou has a free opening to tackle him right to the ground.]

[It hurt, honestly. He can feel the flame lick his arms as he bursts through that giant wall, lighting some patches of his fur aflame and singing his skin. It's nothing he's not prepared for, despite the involuntary whimper that escapes his throat. He has a harder time controlling his instincts when he's in this form, but if he's a domesticated dog in his half-form then he's more like a wild, feral wolf in this form.

So he charges for Deku without break, snarling deep when he gets close to him. He can see Deku's taken aback by his stupid bravery, and he takes that chance immediately. Though rather than tackling him to the ground, he lifts a clawed paw and swipes right for Deku's face, aiming to dig them deep into the boy's cheek.

Of course one of the ways to win is to incapacitate your enemy, hold them down until they can't move any longer but Bakugo doesn't want to do that. He wants them both to fight until they're burned and bloody with him on top and Deku unconscious underneath him. That's the win he wants. He wants Deku to realize how powerful he was and realize that he's willing to do anything to achieve his dream.

...and he wants Deku to praise him when it's over.]

[Izuku just barely pivots on his heel in time, avoiding a huge gash but instead definitely taking a nick with his claws, his eye shutting as he feels the heat from the sting of the new cuts on his face.

Without thinking, he swings his hand around as if to punch Bakugou...but instead of touching him, the flames from the wall suddenly veer off course, roaring in a new column as they come crashing back towards both of them.]

[A growl deep in Bakugo's throat starts up when Deku moves out of the way, and he raises his hand in the same motion as Deku does to prepare to catch a punch-- but realizes a step too late what he was doing.

He feels the heat start to crawl up his back and turns around sharply to see the flames coming towards them closely, and in a split-second decision he decides to move out of the way to avoid getting completely charred. It gives Deku the distance between them that he wanted, but of course Bakugo won't just leave it there.

He has to think. What could he do to get close...

It's a few seconds of a pause before Bakugo suddenly starts sprinting towards him on all fours again, coming towards him from his left side with a determined look on his expression. Deku has virtually no openings with his flame, able to bend and control it to his whim easily but.. Bakugo doesn't run straight at him this time like he did last time.

He turns, and starts running around Deku instead. He can't aim for him well enough if he can't see him, so he's planning on running a wide circle around him and dodging his flame the best he can to get behind him. It depends on if Deku can catch him in time.. he's a pretty fast runner.

And he's only got about five minutes left.]

[Izuku grits his teeth, watching as Bakugou suddenly gives him a wide berth. He succeeded in getting him to back off, but it doesn't seem like pushing him away with his flames is going to work...the wall starts to dissipate, so instead of trying to bend a barely living flame, he instead breathes fire directly into the charging wolf's direction, hoping that he can force him to continually change course and- maybe- end up unintentionally running himself into a corner and out of bounds.]

[Fuck.

The moment Deku starts to gear up to take a breath, Bakugo knows it's not gonna be good. He could try to turn around and run the other direction around Deku, away from the flames, but then they'd be doing that song and dance for quite a bit he's sure. But if he keeps charging towards Deku he'll chance getting seriously burned.

He weighs the options in his mind, his eyes looking all over for any openings to slip through-- even the smallest one. It's hard when you're up against someone with such an in depth understanding of his own Quirk... and of yours. He has that notebook he carries around filled with notes about his own Quirk and how it works, which means he's probably very aware of how much time Bakugo has left in his full wolf form and is expecting him to keep charging so he doesn't waste time. That right there, he decides, is his opening.

He turns on his heel to run from the flames, away from Deku rather than continue forward to him and skids to a stop in front of the boundary next to the other side of the field across from the green haired boy. It's out of reach of Deku's flames, safe for the time being so he stands there... and he waits.

He waits for Deku to come to him instead. He can't win if he keeps charging blindly towards him, so he'll bait him instead. Even if it wastes time, he's not worried about it. If he can just get a second.. just one second where he can get close before he starts up those flames again it'll be worth it.]

[Izuku's sweating, though it's hard to say if it's due to the stress of the battle, his own flames, or something more. Either way, his brow furrows as he watches Bakugou suddenly take a detour and run away from both him and his flames. But he's smart, it doesn't take much deduction to figure out what he's doing. He's taking a risk for himself, but he's trying to bait him closer...and since he can't reach him with his flames from this far away, Izuku has no choice but to take the bait if he wants to make any ground.

Of course, he could always wait...let Bakugou exhaust his form's time. But could he? He feels like that might hurt him more than just...

...

Izuku grits his teeth and suddenly starts running after Bakugou, smoke escaping the sides of his mouth.]

It's not going to be that easy, Kacchan!

[Just as he thought-- Deku takes it. There was nothing else he could do besides wait, and Bakugo was worried he might have actually done that. Just waited until Bakugo's wereform ran out but then what kind of battle would that have been, really? He's sure Deku was just as excited to face off against him as he was towards him, and with a crowd watching it's hard to not just give it your all.

That's why, when Deku starts running after him Bakugo crouches down on all four of his limbs again, his tail swishing lightly behind him and he waits a few seconds. Three... two.... one--

And lunges towards Deku, taking huge leaps to try and get to him as quick as he can. If Deku uses his breath again, this time, he'll just try to keep as low to the ground as possible to duck under it and if he can't make it well...

We'll just have to see what happens.]

[Izuku had figured one of two things would happen once he approached Bakugou. Either he'd charge him again, or he'd try to loop around him somehow to get the upper hand. So when he's charged...Izuku tries to think of what to do. They're very close to the border of the arena now...he, and everyone here, knows that he could pin Bakugou by targeting him head-on with his fire. Bakugou is underestimating him a little, thinking he could get away from his flames so easily. Theoretically, Izuku would have a pretty easy job of waling him off with enough fire that he couldn't reasonably escape without seriously injuring himself. He could win this, right here.

But at the same time...he saw the way Bakugou went through the flames earlier, heedless of the way they scorched his fur and skin. It alarmed him and shook him to the core, and now he hesitates. He doesn't want that to happen again, but what else can he do?

He takes a breath and the crowd gasps, because it looks like he's going to blast Bakugou again.

...but at the last second, when Bakugou is nearly on top of him, he hesitates. The sparks in his mouth die, and he ends up giving Bakugou yet another opening.]

[Bakugo tensed when he saw Deku prepare to take another breath, just as the crowd gasped. He was planning on going head on anyway, even with his fire blasting towards him. That's how desperate he was to win-- he was willing to withstand the pain of a few burns if it meant being able to get close and taking the upper hand. So he tensed, and kept charging even when he saw those sparks in Deku's mouth.

...but then they stopped.

They stopped, and that sends Bakugo's blood absolutely boiling. Rather than trying to get another hit in like he planned-- he was going to punch him hard enough to make him unable to use his mouth-- he jumps at him. Clawed hands grabbing onto the front of Deku's shirt as the two fall down to the ground, him on top of Deku and he snarls right into Deku's face, glaring at him with his eyes looking quite bloodshot at this point.]

You stopped your attack when I got close-- what the fuck, Deku?! You weren't afraid to use them against me at the start!

[He's looking down on him. He thinks he can't take his flames, but didn't he prove that he could earlier?]

Gh-ah!

[Izuku chokes, his breath literally punched from his lungs when Bakugou lands on top of him, his head turned as he barks in his face. He doesn't have an answer...he can't answer him.

So to avoid having to, he turns his face so he'll miss, then spits fire at Bakugou's head, just narrowly avoiding blasting one of his ears off in an attempt to get him to back away.]

[Bakugo doesn't move. Even as the fire blasts right by, the eat causing the inside skin of his fluffy ear to redden a little bit and sting, he doesn't move. It's even more annoying honestly that he'd purposefully miss like that, and Bakugo lets go of him with one of his hands, reaching up to grab Deku's face with it instead, digging his claws lightly into the skin of his forehead and cheeks.]

I'm not that weak little puppy you keep seeing me as..! Your Quirk has always been stronger than mine-- but I'm stronger than you! And I'll prove it here, even if I end up burnt to a fucking crisp!

[As he says that, he leans more weight against Deku's face, his claws digging just a little bit more against his skin.]

So come at me with all your power, Deku!

Y-you're not...weak! I don't think...

[That's not it...he's not weak, he's just...

Reckless. What if that causes him to...

Izuku's breath hitches as he reaches up to grab onto Bakugou's arm to keep him from pushing any harder down onto him.

If he blasts him...he won't move. He won't move. What is he supposed to do?!

In a moment of wild panic, realizing that he's been made immobile, Izuku suddenly lifts his torso and catches both feet beneath Bakugou's ribs, aiming to kick him off.]

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