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[open] what am I to be what is my calling!

🧙 WHO: Izuku Midoriya & YOU!
⚔️ WHAT: Catch-all log for the month of March! Quests, open prompts and closed threads inside.
🕒 WHEN: All throughout March.
🗺️ WHERE: Camelot and surrounding areas.
⚠️ WARNINGS: tba.

[a: quest: run snaggle foot run]

[Snagglefoot Miffen is the name of the thief that has snatched up some precious gems from a local jewelry shop in Camelot. And if there is one thing that Izuku can’t tolerate as a student studying to be a hero? It’s crime, of course! When he had seen the task, he had signed up right away. Being away from his homeworld and his school hasn’t taken anything away from Izuku’s determination to be a hero and to help out whenever he can.

But this thief is chalking it up to be quite the challenge. A slippery fellow that once Izuku gets a single lead is off before Izuku can reach the next one. He’s been tracking the man through the streets as fast as he can, but the thief seems to be one step ahead of him so far. The next lead means he’ll be heading to the Red Springs Inn next. That means Izuku has to get there before he does.]

Alright, I’m not letting him get ahead of me this time. Even if I’m here... I still have to be. Plus Ultra!

[There is a flicker of magic as Izuku places his hands on a nearby tree. A flash and a bang later and the tree transmutes and grows into a twisted-looking wooden ladder with footholds and all. Izuku is then climbing up the ladder onto the roof of the nearby building and is then running and leaping from roof to roof. Better for the bird’s eye view and to get to the Red Spring Inn faster! Occasionally, only stopping to transmute more branches and tall hanging trees into planks to use as a jumping point to the next roof or ledge!

Witness his alchemy trick or help him out!]

[b: quest: farmers-r-us]

[Farming is still helping and Izuku is just glad that he can lend a hand. Alchemy magic also seems to be a good thing to have in this regard. He’s working with the local farmers with helping the new crops sprout. He’s slow at the work at first but he’s getting better at it bit by bit. And when he’s not helping with the crops himself he is also a healthy strong boy so moving supplies and hauling tools or crops is right up his alley too. The hard work feels nice!

What he doesn’t notice right away while he’s working is the small next of pixies that have seemed to have nested in a corner of the field he’s working in. One moment he is kneeling down to plant and work on some seedlings when his foot catches a part of the nest buried in the brush.]

Eh-??! [Whoosh!!

In an instant, the nest of pixies erupts like a swarm of bees flying around him in a pink and glittery haze! His hair flies up and sticks there as he blinks rapidly at the swarm whooshing all around him! He flails!]

Ah-!! Ack- AHHHHiiii!!

[How does he get the swarm of ~~bees~~ pixies to stop?! They’re starting to chant some sort of magic or charm and the air is starting to spark!]

[c: 🥦 broadsword shopping]

[Being in a fantasy world like this and without his usual quirk Izuku has realized he needs a way to keep up with combat and battle without being able to use his usual superpowers. Alchemy isn’t always a combat type of magic (or at least he hasn’t quite honed a way to use it in a combative way just yet) so he thinks with a weapon that it would be a good way to supplement his skills.

And who doesn’t want a big as heck sword to go with this entire fantasy world vibe?? Like right out of a JRPG!?

Izuku is browsing a local blacksmith and weapons store. Looking at a row of the broadswords that might fit his style and his grip. He’s never bought a sword before so he is a little out of his league right now but looking at the weapons is just … so freaking cool.]

Uaa... These swords are amazing! I can’t believe I’m really here and I can get one…!

[d: 🥦 alchemy studying]

[Izuku is still very new to alchemy but he is getting the hang of transmuting organic matter. Wood, plants and the like came to him easily enough. But with his classmates learning their own magic he does want to try and see if he can study enough to help them as well. With Katsuki and Tsuyu both using light magic, he has figured that the faster he learns how to change and manipulate glass, metal and precious stones? The better.

And that is where Izuku is right now. He’s sitting on a bench outside as he tinkers with a handful of copper pieces and a container full of sand. He’s currently trying to transmute the copper pieces into different shapes and later trying to change the sand into proper glass lenses.

Holding the piece of copper in his hand Izuku suddenly winces as his magic flashes and burns his skin. He drops the copper piece with a clatter! This is going to take some practice...]

If I can get copper and sand to work right... I can start making magnifying lenses...

[Izuku is starting to mutter to himself!]

[e: 🧭 wildcard]

[got something else? feel free to toss it down here! or contact me over here on the cr meme for some plotting! more than happy to make some closed starters as well!]

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[Little does Izuku know that it is his own alchemy that is making the ground weaker. That magic snaps and crackles into it forming bubbles and heated dirt that trip Katuski right up. But hey- he's going to use it to his advantage! Or at least try to.]

Ka-

[They're sort of stumbling between the two walls of magical barriers now, Izuku coming forward to try and punch Katuski again but the crack against the back barrier also trips him up. And the ground is still pushing upwards and turning to soft mud!]

Ah-!

Hey! Stop moving!

[ Because he can't get to his feet like this. He doesn't like the feeling of the ground turning into something softer like mud. Katsuki doesn't want to feel like he's being pulled into it. It reminds him a little too much of that slime villain. ]

YOU'RE THE ONE DOING THIS SHIT TO THE GROUND DEKU!

I'm not-! I ... am??

[What is he doing? Izuku spots the ground at Katsuki's feet and then it all sort of clicks for him. It makes sense- If he can transmute twigs and other organic material it only makes sense that he can do it with the ground. Just like he did back in the elevator shaft as well--

He doesn't know how to stop-! And this is still a spar, isn't it!?]

If you're allowed to use barriers against me, I can use alchemy in a fight too!

[So it's going to start shifting even more under Katsuki's feet!]

You wanna keep going huh...

[ THEN HE WILL KEEP FIGHTING. ...By headbutting Izuku straight in the stomach. Katsuki will then grab around Izuku's knees and lock his arms into place. That's when he's start to attempt to knock the other off balance and off to the side to fall over. ]

Ophh--!!

[Ow- A headbutt to his stomach?! That's a low blow that has the air knock out of Izuku and the arms locked around his legs obviously do just that. He wheezes as he's knocked off balance completely all the while still trying to kick Katsuki off him.

Now this is becoming more of a slapstick fight than a proper fight or spar...]

Stop!! Get off, Kacchan!

LIKE HELL! I said to stop and you didn't wanna!

[ So he's not going to. Katsuki grabs one of those kicking ankles. Using it, he draaaaaags Izuku in until he looks the other in those stupid green eyes. His grin grows feral. Katsuki then tries to get himself to his knees -

When his shoulders hit something. ]

...Ha?

[ Apparently during the scuffle the barrier's sort of. Shrunk. ]

Rhnnnn!

[A very big noise from Izuku when he's dragged...! And then he stares up at Katsuki with bright but annoyed eyes and he stares and stares...

Wait a minute. Yes, Izuku's magic has stopped altering the ground but... The barriers are... getting smaller?]

Eh?

[Izuku suddenly freezes still as he looks at the barriers and then to Katsuki who's just RIGHT THERE. Too close...!]

[ Eh is right. At the current moment the barrier is maybe six feet around and three and a half high. How had he managed... ]

Shitty light magic...

[ He hasn't noticed proximity to Deku yet. Katsuki's putting his hands on the barrier to try to make it go away. ]

The fuck? It ain't going.

[The space is just barely big enough for the two of them. Izuku frowns as he notices this right away. One foot presses on the barrier to see if it will shift and he glances at Katsuki when it doesn't.]

Kacchan- Can you release the barriers?

[This spar is probably over...!!]

This- this isn't enough room to maneuver in...! ... Ah...

No! The fucker isn't releasing!

[ As if it couldn't get any worse, the barrier shrinks. At least another three inches. It's a noticeable difference and presses the two boys closer together. ]

Oi! Knock it off!

[ Clearly not talking to Deku here. ]

[This shift closer is really noticable! So is how Katsuki's sort of smushed up against him from headbutting him earlier and Izuku inhales sharply! This is too- close! Too- warm!]

There has to be a magical command or focus to make them release- Don't just- tell them to stop...?!

[His leg shifts which just makes it so much more glaringly obvious that they're getting forced against each other in this small space. This is bad...!]

Ka- ... Kaaachann....!

[ It's getting tight enough that Katsuki has to drop one of his hands on the ground next to Deku. He's hunched over the shorter teen a bit more. ]

There's no words! I don't use any damn words to cast a spell! I just... Do it!

[ With his tone of voice, the barrier shrinks more, effectively knocking the blonde down to where he's practically sprawled on top of Deku now. His ears burn from their proximity. He's just now realizing their positions and just. ]

Gah! Stop moving, nerd!

[He makes a sort of high-pitched squeak of surprise and then stares at Katsuki! He's practically smushed right on top of Izuku now and boy golly is it hard to not think of how warm this is and how-

No- not. No. No thinking. Nope. Don't think-]

S-Sorry-! Can't you- focus and try and release it?

[Please??? Izuku has one hand braced on the wall of the barrier while the other hand- he doesn't know where to put it. But he can't really help that his legs are all tangled up with Katsuki's. His face is turning red...!

DON'T THINK.]

[ Can't you focus he says! As if Bakugou isn't trying! It's a little distracting having his chest practically pressed against Izuku's... Not to mention hips that he can feel shift with those stupid red shoes pushing against the other side of the barrier. ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM TRYING TO DO!?

[ His thoughts are racing, actually. Mostly because he hasn't really put together why this shitty little freckle faced nerd is suddenly making him nervous. Or distracted with how close their faces even are. Katsuki can count those stupid fucking freckles...

And the barrier shrinks more. ]

[It's shrinking.......??]

Ka-ka-chan...??

[His shoulders get smushed forward so they're really squished up face to face and he feels like his lungs are going to explode. He has no idea what is causing them to get so stuck in here or why the barriers are tightening. He has to put his hand over his mouth for a second to try and calm down...! It's too warm...

... Try and calm down- Is this really the same case as to where Tsuyu's magic had made her glow? Is Katsuki's frustration making this magic shrink?]

... You- you have to try and calm down-

[That's asking a LOT...]

WHO ARE YOU TELLING TO CALM DOWN? YOU CALM DOWN!

[ All that stuttering actually isn't helping at all. It's kind of working Bakugou up more because it means that Deku is also panicking. Not that Katsuki really blames him but they've had that argument before too! NOW THE LITTLE SHIT IS RIGHT BACK ON IT!

Which means that Katsuki is about to have a fit. That means kicking and punching at the barrier even though there is no way that he can break it Even though he has no leverage to actually get a decent hit in. Unfortunately that also means jostling Deku around.

Poor boys. ]

Kacchan!!

[If he could calm down right now he could?! But here is Katsuki just throwing an absolutely un-calm fit above him and jostling them around like a freaking box of candy! Izuku really can't help the way he needs to brace one foot on the back of the barrier again which effectively rubs his leg up against Katsuki's hip! One hand grabbing at Katsuki's arm to try and stabilize them both! He lets out a noise of half distress and a half... something else-]

P-please...just...

[Calm down! ... Calm down! Calm down! He can't ... Katsuki's so close and he can feel how warm and firm he is against Izuku's chest. That faint smell of sweat and dirt from their sparing and something else nice. It's probably just the adrenaline talking but Izuku's cheeks are getting too red. He can see every line of Katuski's chest and jaw-

Stop... looking!! Izuku shuts his eyes tightly!]

[ That's because there's more going on here than just his magic backfiring. The fact that he's once again trapped is playing havoc on his nerves. The heat is suffocating. Suffocating just like he had been when -

Deku grabs his arm and Katsuki's focus shifts. He suddenly looks at the shitty nerd. It brings him back to reality and this moment. Though is that really better? Since now there's a hyper awareness of Deku hiding his face and blushing. Of where their bodies are making contact. Essentially he's realizing what's going on here and all of the sudden his ears just burn and he's got to not think about it.

Because there's that feeling again. The same one he had back when they had been stuck at that shitty inn. The one that makes his chest tight in a different way and NOPE. Nope, nope. Not going to - ]

Stop squealing! It's not helping!

[ Let him clear his mind and THINK. ]

[It's too warm and it's only getting worse. Izuku has to gasp and grip tightly onto Katsuki's arm in some sort of attempt to both stop him and keep his attention on something else rather than punching the barriers and only making things even tighter. The last thing they need is for Katsuki to get in an even deeper bad mood.]

S-sorry. There's just not a lot of room...

[He's doing his best to help even if he doesn't have a single dang clue what to do to help. Or if he's actually helping or not. All that he can notice right now is the warmth of Katsuki's chest on top of him and it brings back a small flashback of them snoozing together in that icy inn and how content that had made him for most of the night. After the panic had worn off...

He opens his eyes but only to look away from Katsuki. Not seeing those red eyes is the only thing that's making Izuku heart not break into severe heart palpitations right now.]

[ Great. They are thinking of the same moment in time. Isn't that lovely. It doesn't really help them in their situation at all, but hey. Right now Katsuki is closing his eyes and trying to even out his breathing. Calming down is the main priority here. If his magic is really reacting to his emotional state, then he needs to settle his own racing heart. Everyone might think that he's pretty flat with his emotions, but that's pretty far from the truth.

When he opens his eyes again it's looking right back down to Deku's stupid ~~adorable~~ freckled mug. Katsuki can see the red marring the skin and obscuring those freckles too. Of course to him it just reads as embarrassment, which really is understandable. Being in a position like this with another guy - much less Katsuki - probably isn't how Izuku would like for this to go. ]

Don't move.

[ Because Katsuki is going to put his hands back on the barrier, palms touching. Unfortunately this means that he's half resting his head on Deku's shoulder at this point.

Focus. ]

R-right...

[Easier said than done. It seems like all Izuku's body wants to do is twitch right now. He's so hyper-aware of every little thing and he kind of wants his soul to leave his body so he doesn't have to feel things anymore--

But as Katsuki tries to calm down and his head starts to half rest on Deku's shoulder... Izuku lets out a small breath. His own heart is racing and he thinks Katsuki can probably hear or feel it and that alone makes the embarrassment worse. But for a second- Just a fraction of one- Izuku lets himself just sit here and think... He wants that content thing again.

... His hand shifts from Katsuki's arm and hovers hear blond tips of hair, almost and nearly touching frays of yellow but before he touches-- he stops. And pulls his hand back down.

Stop it, Izuku.]

Keep focusing on the barriers, Kacchan...

[ Katsuki can't hear Deku's heartbeat because of his own. It's racing, the pulse rushing in his ears until it's all that he can hear. He can feel the warm puff of air by his ear and actually the blonde is trying to match his breathing to Izuku's. Even the barrier pulsates with this breathing exercise.

Now just because Izuku doesn't follow through doesn't mean he can't feel that hand hovering there. It's not just Izuku that wants that "content thing" again. Save for that initial panic upon waking up, the entire experience hadn't been that bad. ]

Don't need to be reminded.

[ Still too warm... But at least the barrier gives an inch or two. ]

[There is this weird and unexplainable moment of just quiet breathing between them (which in itself is incredibly rare) where Izuku just tries to calm down his rushing twitchy thoughts and Katsuki is breathing slower to try and release the barrier. When it shifts Izuku can't help but let out a small noise of relief. A shift that gives them a little breathing space and releases some of the panic built up inside of him.

Maybe this is all just one big exercise in if they can achieve a calm state near each other, who knows. Which honestly those little moments keep cropping up and as Izuku reflects on that he kind of smiles...]

I think it's working-? Ah... It really shifted, Kacchan.

[He's not trying to break Katsuki's focus it's just... He can't help but say something out loud. Maybe just to fill the space with something. His fingers rest on Katsuki's arm again.]

[ It's weird all right. When it is just moments of silence where the only actual sound is their breathing, it's strange. There's never really silence between them. That space is always filled with something. Yelling. Arguing. Fighting. Deku's innate chatter followed by Katsuki's grumbling... There is always something.

Maybe there's something to the thought that perhaps it is an exercise in seeing if they have the chance to be calm in front of each other. Their magic seems to be far more attached to their emotional state than their Quirks have been. So maybe this is learning how to handle them in stressful situations - even if it is of their own making.

He grunts in response to Deku's words. ]

Yeah, only just. Nothing to write home about.

[ Not enough to really give them room yet. Then there's the hand that rests on his arm and Izuku can't see it but Katsuki's eyes shift to look at the stupid ear next to him. Is this shithead willingly touching him? Well damn. Something blooms a bit in his chest, but he doesn't have a name for it. Instead he focuses on trying to push things out a little more. A few more inches are gained and it's enough that Katsuki can no longer touch the barrier itself. ]

Little bit more then I think I can get off.

[ er... up? Is there really a good way to say it? ]

[Izuku swallows. That's uh certainly a way to say it. His face feels like it's burning and he is still trying to look off into any other direction that isn't Katsuki or a part that is attached to Katsuki.]

Kacchan, don't- say it like... that...

[He's right back to wanting his soul to leave his body right now.]

The barrier's almost gone. Keep ahh- keep going?

[open] what am I to be what is my calling!

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