Uhm.

Hi.

KrBk sports anime AU.

Where Bakugou is a world class pitcher, and Kirishima is the only one who can catch his pitches.

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Katsuki Bakugou has always been quite rowdy and athletic.

So his mom forces him into sports at a young age to help him burn off some of That Energy,

Katsuki invests himself whole heartedly

Hes going be the /best/

He particularly excels at baseball and decides when he sees All Might pitching no hitters on TV

That hes gonna be a legend too

Every kid is gonna want to frame his baseball card.

The first time 10 year old Katsuki gets kicked off a team,

It's for arguing with the umpire

The next time, it's for yelling at his team mates.

The third time, it's for purposefully aiming his pitches inside the plate, and grazing the jerseys of the opposing team.

Not like he gives a fuck.

If they're not here to play seriously, get off the field.

This pattern continues

Katsuki gets accepted to top tier select and private teams.

His pitching is masterful, his fast ball is already rivaling top college team starters

But he argues with coaches

Throws bats at his team mates for not playing hard enough

Gets thrown out of games for purposefully throwing wild pitches

And most of all,

His communication with the catchers is abysmal.

There isnt a single catcher who will catch willingly for him.

Weak.

They're all weak.

Katsuki's coaches constantly tell him

"Your biggest weakness yourself"

But what did they actually know?

Unlike them

He was going to be a /pro/

He gets into high school, and for lack of having any better options, he joins the baseball team.

He has to keep his college prospects going.

Begrudgingly he drags himself to practice

What was the point in practicing with losers he was just going to end up carrying anyway?

"Who the fuck is the catcher?"

"That would be me!"

That's when he meets Eijirou Kirishima.

Katsuki takes a second to size this guy up as the coach introduces him.

Eijirou is a second year
Stocky, really weird red hair sticking out from under his baseball cap

He looks sturdy

But Katsuki was eager to see just how well he held up against his fast ball

"Do you want to-"

"No. I call the shots"

Eijirou raises an eye brow

"That's not how this works, man."

"Yes it fucking is. It's how it always works, asshole"

Eijirous expression becomes unrecognizable

"Do your worst then. I'll never drop anything you throw at me."

He pounds his fists together in a display that makes the hair on the back of Katsukis neck prickle

Was that a challenge?

"You're gonna eat those words here in a minute."

Katsukis storming towards the bull pin,

And Eijirou is

Laughing.

He's fucking laughing.

And no matter how many times Katsuki throws high, or Katsuki throws outside

Eijirou catches them

"Katsuki, look that's enough- you're going to throw your arm out!"

"SHUT THE HELL UP. TEN MORE."

And Eijirou catches ten more.

Much to the coaches dismay during the next few practices

Katsuki spends more time attempting to out throw Eijirou than actually forming a strategy with him.

"Katsuki, hes your partner, not your enemy."

But that's not how Katsuki feels at all.

Hes pissed off.

How is he supposed to go pro if someone as pathetic as /Eijirou/ can catch his wildest pitch

This is a matter of pride, dammit.

His fast ball his averaging 86 MPH.

That's rivaling college starters.

How the /fuck/ is Eijirou catching it.

Their first offical game arrives

And Katsukis coach begs him to cooperate with Eijirou

"You guys are the only way we're going to have a winning season. Dk you really want scouts seeing you disrespecting your partner?"

"Shut up! I'm going to strike everyone out, and that bastard is going to /wish/ I wasnt pitching to him"

Its the bottom of the 7th

And Katsuki is being ejected from the game kicking and screaming

The batter is bleeding,

And Eijirou is helping the guy off the field

Katsuki is in the locker room

Face buried in his lap

He's suspended for 3 games

This is what he gets for being a dick.

He hit that kid with an inside curve ball he was really aiming at Eijirou

But of course, his emotions got the better of him

And he put too much spin on it

And now he wasnt sure if that kid was going to be able to play for the rest of the season a

And they definitely lost the game.

He hears somebody come in to the Locker room

And for the sake of his pride he looks up just in time to recognize a mess of bright red hair

"Eijirou-"

A fist collides with his face, and an angry hand grabs him by his Jersey

"Who the /hell/ do you think you are?"

Katsuki, having been taken completely off guard by the fist to his face, struggles to gain his composure.

"Fuck you-"

"No dude, fuck /you/. I've done nothing but put up with your bullshit for the last two months." Eijirou is slightly older and therefore stronger.
Katsuki struggles, but in vain

"You deserve to have your ass kicked for the crap you pulled today."

Katsuki grabs on to Eijirous shirt, only to be shoved roughly against one of the metal lockers

"You ended his season because of some vendetta you have against me? What's your problem-"

"How are you so good?!" Katsuki yells over top of him, blood dripping down his busted lip

"What-"

"You catch everything and you don't even try!! HOW?! I hate people like you, just resting on your talent-"

That comment gets Katsuki another fist to the face

"You think I dont TRY? Dude you dont even /know/ me!"

Katsuki tastes blood and attempts to shove Eijirou off him

"Want to talk about resting on your talent?! You've literally been kicked off every team you've ever been on, and somehow you still get to play because you're /that/ good. I've worked my ass off for everything!! Everything!!!"

Eijirou is pissed, and Katsuki takes the moment of vulnerability to shove Eijirou off him.

Eijirou lets him go and takes a step back

"Dude-"

"You don't know anything about me either!" Katsuki hisses, wiping the blood from his mouth

"I would if you would stop acting like a wild animal and talk to me?! You can be mean to me- but when you hurt other people-"

"I dont need you!!"

"Clearly you do!!"

"Screw you, screw this school, screw everyone!! I'm the best, you-"

"You're not the best!! You think colleges and pros want to put up with a pitcher who can't even talk to his catcher?! You're dreaming, dude!!!" Eijirou was rubbing his knuckles, staring Katsuki down

Clearly he was ready to kick Katsukis ass to make a point.

"Fuck you."

Katsuki stormed out of the locker room

He didn't need Eijirou. He didnt ners this team.

He didnt need anyone.

Katsukis teammates ignore him in class

All of them except for the one person he wants to fuck off more than anything

"Katsuki! Are you coming back to practice today?" Eijirou calls from across the hall between classes

Katsuki ignores him and slides into his Advanced Placement Chemistry class

"Hello?"

"Did you follow me in here?!"

"Yes? Answer me. Are you coming or not? Coach said-"

"I KNOW what he said!" Katsuki growls, throwing his stuff on the table

"We're /not/ making hand signals."

Eijirou handed him a piece of paper

"See you later."

That guys grin was /really/ beginning to piss Katsuki off

"Okay so if I do this-" Eijirou flashes a series of specific numbers with his fingers "what am I telling you?"

"A curve ball!!" Katsuki snarls, whipping his arm back and hurling a perfectly curved pitch into Eijirous glove

"You learn fast! You're pretty amazing."

"I know that, fucker. I hate this system."

"No you don't or you wouldn't have it learned already."

"Why do YOU get to be in charge?! I never agrees to this!!"

"Coach said-"

"I KNOW WHAT HE FUCKING SAID!!!"

Eijirou laughs.

"Katsuki, I'm your other half. We're going to have to get along to win."

Katsuki hurls a fast ball at him

Slowly but surely Katsuki begins to cooperate with Eijirou.

Their communication improves.

Theres the occasion when Katsuki will do the complete opposite of what Eijirou wants

But Eijirou is always there to catch the pitch

No matter what.

Their battery forms, despite constant tantrums from Katuski.

They win.

And keep winning.

The state play offs approach.

And Eijirou sprains his ankle the day before.

He's out, and Katsuki has to pitch to Shotou Todoroki.

"No! No fucking way. Eijirou has to play or I'm NOT pitching."

Eijirou is laughing at him, again.

"Its NOT funny, I have to pitch to you, it has to be you-" katsuki is cut off by a hand on his shoulder

"Katsuki, I'm not always going to be there. What's gonna happen when you go pro? Come on man. Pitch to Shotou. It's going to be fine!!" Eijirou flashes him a signature determined smile

They lose

They lose and Katsuki blames himself for not holding it together

He blames himself for not being better.

He blames himself for not being able to stop thinking about Eijirou not always being there.

In his 15 year old brain

That thought had never occurred to him

He'd found his perfect partner.

The ying to his yang

His unbreakable chariot.

But he was weak and useless without him apparently

And Katsuki hated that.

He hated how much he was relying on Eijirou to always be there to catch his throws.

/He didn't need anyone/

Katsuki spends the summer alone.

He spends the summer refining his technique, away from Eijirou. Away from his team.

But when school comes back around, he figures out Eijirou and him share a class.

"I'm transferring out."

"No! Dude come on, we can study together. You must be smart to be in a class full of third years."

"No, you're just an idiot."

Eijirou laughs, and something about it causes Katsuki's 16 year old heart to jump.

They fall perfectly into their routine again,

Eijirou had clearly spent the summer refining his own catching skills

"You suck less."

"Yeah! I went to a camp this summer. I already got a few offers."

Katsuki chucks the ball right into the center of Eijirous glove

He ignores the burning in his stomach

"Make em fight over you."

The first offical game of the year approaches and everyone knows there's scouts from the best colleges in the country there

For Eijirou.

Katsuki walks up to his partner in the locker room, giving his shoulder a rough shove

"Oi."
"Katsuki-"
"Dont be nervous."
"I'm not-"
"You're stiff."

Eijirou is silent

"I just dont know if I'm good enough for Yuuei to be looking at me.."

Katsuki growls.

Why would Eijirou /ever/ think that?

"What the fuck is your problem?"
"What?"
"You getting insecure on me? What happened to all that cocky bullshit about 'I'll never drop anything you throw' or what ever?"

"Its different-"
"No its not."

Eijirou looks up with his signature grin.

"Okay."

Katsuki strikes out every batter for 5 innings straight with Eijirou calling every play.

And they sure as hell win state in one clean sweep.

Between Katsukis reflexes and Eijirous intuition

They were unstoppable.

Eijirou calls Katsuki to tell him he accepted Yuueis offer.

"They best in the fucking country. It's what you deserve"

Katsuki swallows and holds his resolve.

"Yeah, what am I going to do without you, Katsuki?! I'm only here because you made me look so good!!"

"Shut up. I look better than you, always."

Eijirou laughs

"Dude, I woulda been dead in the water without you at state."

"I know."

That was a lie.

Eijirou always held his own.

Prom was so stupid.

Katsuki never went to any kind of social gathering if he could avoid it.

He could be down in the bull pin getting his fast ball up up to 90mph.

Why would he want to put on a suit, eat dinner, and dance with people he wasnt going to talk to after next year.

"You going to prom?" Eijirou turns around in his desk.
"Are you really asking me that?"
Eijirous rolls his eyes
"What, did the girl you ask reject you? Maybe you should try smiling-"

Katsuki raises his fist in a threatening manner

"You asking me to knock your teeth outta your skull, shitty hair?"

Eijirou swats his hand away

"Nah man, I just thought you and your date would wanna come with me and my girlfriend."

Girlfriend.

Why didnt he know about Eijirous girlfriend?

"I'd rather drink rat poison."

Girlfriend.

"Aw, come on!! You and me with outlr ladies! State champs!"

Girlfriend.

"I'm not spending money on that crap!!!"

Girlfriend.

"Okay, so I already bought your ticket-"
"Stop assuming I'm going to do everything you ask me!!!!!"

G i r l f r i e n d

Why did that word burn worse than any loss Katsuki had every suffered in baseball

Katsuki spends the whole evening ignoring his date-

And the ripping of his gut everytime Eijirou smiled so earnestly at the girl tucked so neatly into his side

Katsuki leaves early.

He pitches in the bull pin until well past midnight.

He'd find a new catcher.

He'd find a new chariot.

He'd find a new Eijirou.

But how do you replace the irreplaceable?

Katsukis birthday comes up for lack of anything but Eijirou badgering him, he invites a few of his teammates to dinner at the place with the spiciest food in town.

Afterward, it's just him and Eijirou at Katsuki's house.

They're talking about summer plans and Katsuki's upcoming summer league tour.

Its nice. Just the two of them.

Having Eijirous undivided attention is so-

"Oh!! I almost forgot, I got you something!"
"Why? I hate gifts."
"Oh shut /up/ and open it!"

Eijirou claps him on the back and shoves a box at him

Katsuki, who is definitely blushing out of humiliation, reluctantly opens the package and pulls out the contents.

"A Yuuei jersey?"

"Yeah man! Just until you get your own."

"Who says-"

"Just shut up and put it on! We can be twinsies when you come watch me play!"

"Im not-"

"Look, it has your number on it and everything!"

Eijirou shoves Katsuki in the bathroom and stands behind him.

"This is a good look, bro."

His smile lights up the bathroom.

"This is fucking stupid."

It's a crush.

It's just.

A stupid

Crush.

Summer passes, and Katsuki is grateful to sink himself into fine tuning his skills.

His fastball finally breaks 90mph,

And college baseball team scouts are bombarding him with texts, calls, emails, pamphlets, lunches and offers of full scholarships.

This is great, this is everything he'd ever wanted.

Becoming a pro was the only thing he'd ever wanted, and this was the first step.

Eijirou calls him late one August night.

"Did I wake you up?"

"Yes, jerk."

That was a lie.

Katsuki was wide awake, trying to figure out exactly how many days he had left to hang out with Eijirou before he left for college

Before he would be free from distractions

Free from the constant ache in his chest

"I'm outside. Can you come down for a minute?" Eijirou mumbles into the phone

"Fuck you-"

"Please?"

Eijirou sounds so

".... this better be good."

Katsuki hangs up on him and sneaks out the front door in nothing but his pajama pants and a loose hoodie

Its 2am and the heat coming off the pavement from the hot summer day soaks into Katsukis bare feet

He climbs into Eijirous car

"What the hell possessed you-"

Eijirou is crying

Katsuki feels the over whelming urge to grab his hand

"Dude, what the fu-"

"I'm scared."

"Scared? Scared of what-"

"I can't- I can't play without you."

A lump forms in Katsuki's throat, and he swallows thickly.

Swallows up just how much he feels the same.

"I cant! Dude, I just fucking can't. I can't- I don't- you're the best part about my playing-"

Eijirou buries his face in his hands

"I try, and I try, and I try. But I feel like I hit a wall unless you're there-"

"Eijirou"

"No dude! Theres so much- so much I'm unsure about!"

"Eijirou."

"I'm unsure about my major, my career, my abilities-"

"Eijirou."

"My relationship-"

Katsuki reaches out and grabs his shoulder

"The only thing I'm sure about is- I'm strong when I'm with you. And you're not even going to be THERE-"

Katsuki scrubs his face with his free hand

"Eijirou, get a /grip/."

Eijirou laughs weakly

It takes everything in his power for Katsuki to not smash their faces together

"Look at me, you moron. Look at me ."

"First off- Yuuei chose you for a reason. They only had space for one catcher, and they chose /you/."

"Yeah only because-"

"Because what? You idiot, you called all those plays."

"I just keep falling behind-"

"Behind who? Me? Why are you comparing yourself to me?!'

"Because I fucking admire you! I want to be you- your confidence, your reflexes, how nothing affects you like, ever- how you've always known what you wanted?!"

"You think I'm not scared, too, you asshole?"

Eijirou wipes his face and looks up at him with unease. Normally defined features looked so fragile.

"Yeah right-"

Katsuki shrugs

"You're so dumb, I thought you'd get held back or somethin. Its.. hitting me too that you're leaving. Now I have to pitch to that shitty half and half."

"You're way more adjustable than I am. You always refuse to go down when we're in a pinch. You're stupidly strong, Eijirou. Believe it."

Eijirou wipes his face and nods

Katsuki desperately wants to touch his cheek

"And if you're not happy in your relationship- just.. I don't know. Talk to her or something? Real unmanly to keep her stringing along...or whatever straight people do."

"Right.. it's just. I dont want to do long distance and I'm going to be travelling a lot-"

Eijirou looks up at him, confused.

"Straight people?"

Oh. Right.

Katsuki scrambles

"Oh- you know! Straight people on relationships- I don't really give a shit about that stuff-"

"Dude, Katsuki, are you gay? For real?"

What was the point in denying anything?

Not like he was confessing

/yeah I'm really gay, and you helped me realize that, and I've been so fucking into you for the last 2 years/

"Yes?! Why does it matter?! I'm as queer as a 3 dollar bill can we fuck off of this subject-"

"How long have you known?"

"I dont know?! Maybe six months-"

"That's so cool! Congrats bro, I'm happy for you!"

"Whatever! Dont congratulate me!!" Katsuki roughy shoves his shoulder "I take back what I said, you suck."

"No man!!! Its super manly to like.. own your sexuality. Especially since we're athletes and stuff. It's just another thing I like about you!"

Katsuki cant tell if his face is burning from humiliation or the genuine compliment.

Eijirou leaves for Yuuei two weeks later

And Katsuki isnt sure if hes relieved

Or devastated

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