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tags // hoarder, fluff
When Midoriya lives on his own, he's a bit of a hoarder. Every horizontal surface has stuff on it; books/papers, fanmail, merch from all his different classmates, random "recyclable" shit. When Bakugou visits, he's like, "Damn bitch you live like this?"
When Midoriya lives on his own, he's a bit of a hoarder. Every horizontal surface has stuff on it; books/papers, fanmail, merch from all his different classmates, random "recyclable" shit. When Bakugou visits, he's like, "Damn bitch you live like this?"
It's actually kind of bad lol. Deku's got piles of clothes in the corners of different rooms; there's empty boxes everywhere that he's just not throwing away. The kitchen counters are covered in dishes and take-out trash. The only "clean" place is the bathroom,
and its bc Baku makes sure it's clean.
Deku's different "collections" become a bit of a problem. He doesn't have room for all the journals he has (and he can't throw away a single one and its not the same when its digitized) and his All Might merch has taken over an entire room.
Deku's different "collections" become a bit of a problem. He doesn't have room for all the journals he has (and he can't throw away a single one and its not the same when its digitized) and his All Might merch has taken over an entire room.
The whole apartment is packed so tightly that there's really only narrow paths between rooms. When Deku has Baku in his bedroom, Deku "tidies" by moving some of the clutter from that room to a different room, hoping Baku doesn't notice.
Baku fucking notices tho.
Baku fucking notices tho.
"You need to get rid of some of this shit," Baku says as he shimmies through the apartment.
"Yeah, I just don't have time to go through it all," Deku says.
"You'll never have time to go thru it /all/," Baku says. "You just need to do it one part at a time."
"Yeah, I just don't have time to go through it all," Deku says.
"You'll never have time to go thru it /all/," Baku says. "You just need to do it one part at a time."
Baku doesn't understand that as soon as Deku clears out a spot, it seems to just fill right back up with stuff and then he has to go thru it again. Deku can't even begin to tackle it most of the time, and it's not /dirty/ its just /cluttered/ so its /fine./
It's fine, until its clear Deku hasn't left room for anyone else.
"You think it'd be different if we lived together?" Baku asks in the early morning, Deku on his chest. The clutter in Deku's room is all around the bed.
"You think it'd be different if we lived together?" Baku asks in the early morning, Deku on his chest. The clutter in Deku's room is all around the bed.
"I think we'd kill each other if we lived together," Deku says. Baku's apartment is minimalist, tidy, clean. Nothing is without its place. Deku can't imagine living like that.
"You know all this shit is a fire hazard, right?" Baku says. "And every time I come over, -
"You know all this shit is a fire hazard, right?" Baku says. "And every time I come over, -
I have to throw away obvious /trash./ Do you not /notice/ the shit around you?"
Deku can hear Baku's heart racing in his chest.
"I guess I don't," Deku mutters.
"It's not healthy," Baku says. "It's one thing to be disorganized, but this-" Baku gestures to the piles of things
Deku can hear Baku's heart racing in his chest.
"I guess I don't," Deku mutters.
"It's not healthy," Baku says. "It's one thing to be disorganized, but this-" Baku gestures to the piles of things
on the floor and dressers around them. "You don't need all this shit."
"Well, no," Deku admitted. "But there's stuff in those piles I want to keep. I just gotta go thru the piles, so I don't throw anything away that I need."
"Well, no," Deku admitted. "But there's stuff in those piles I want to keep. I just gotta go thru the piles, so I don't throw anything away that I need."
"Izuku," Baku says. He put his hands on his shoulders and lifted him so he could see his face. "Name /one thing/ that could be in those piles that you might /need./" Deku opened his mouth but Baku reiterated. "NOT /want,/ but /need./"
"Well, I don't know," Deku says, flushing. It was rare when Baku called him by his first name, and Deku was embarrassed that he'd elected to use it while talking about this issue. "I'd have to look through the piles first and see what's in them."
"If you needed it, it wouldn't be in a pile of shit," Baku says.
"If it bothers you so much, I'll just come over to your apartment from now on," Deku says defensively.
"This isn't about me," Baku says.
"I think it is," Deku insists. "You're disgusted with my apartment."
"If it bothers you so much, I'll just come over to your apartment from now on," Deku says defensively.
"This isn't about me," Baku says.
"I think it is," Deku insists. "You're disgusted with my apartment."
"I'm /worried/ about your fucking /behavior,/" Baku insists back. "I'm not fucking judging you. I think you deserve to live someplace that doesn't look like a fucking overflowing storage unit."
"Well, I'm not just gonna throw /everything/ away," Deku says.
"Well, I'm not just gonna throw /everything/ away," Deku says.
"Then go through it," Baku says. "Get the shit that you want and chuck the rest."
"I /can't/ go thru it," Deku says. "There's too much."
"So let's get some of the boys, and we can sort through-"
"No. God no," Deku interrupts. "No, you're the only person who's seen-
"I /can't/ go thru it," Deku says. "There's too much."
"So let's get some of the boys, and we can sort through-"
"No. God no," Deku interrupts. "No, you're the only person who's seen-
-how bad it is. I don't want people to know..."
"Okay," Baku says. "Then just you and me." Deku frowns. Baku heaves a sigh. "Look, if we can get this apartment fucking /clean,/ I have a surprise for you."
"A surprise." Deku says incredulously. "Are you serious."
"Okay," Baku says. "Then just you and me." Deku frowns. Baku heaves a sigh. "Look, if we can get this apartment fucking /clean,/ I have a surprise for you."
"A surprise." Deku says incredulously. "Are you serious."
"Absolutely. And it's a big fucking surprise, too. You better look forward to it, because it'll totally be worth throwing away the fucking garbage in your apartment."
Deku scrutinizes Baku's face. He and Baku have been casually dating for quite a while, and Baku has
Deku scrutinizes Baku's face. He and Baku have been casually dating for quite a while, and Baku has
never done anything particularly romantic or "surprising" before. Which was fine by Deku; he wasn't a fan of the pomp and circumstance around "dating."
But with the way Baku was talking before...
"Fine," Deku says. "I guess it'd be nice to have a clean apartment."
But with the way Baku was talking before...
"Fine," Deku says. "I guess it'd be nice to have a clean apartment."
"That's my boy," Baku says, pulling Deku back against his chest and pressing a kiss to his green curls. Deku nuzzles Baku's pecs. "Now all we need to do is get a million garbage cans."
~(TBC)~
