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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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[ 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?

[ It takes about two seconds for it to click in Bakugou's head how that could be taken. Then his ears burn with brand new embarrassment. ]

HOW ELSE WOULD YOU WANT ME TO SAY IT!?

[ Oops. Looks like they lose two inches there. ]

Ehhh!!

[Izuku tenses up quickly and he jolts!]

Say that you've almost got the barrier broken down?! Gone??

DON'T MOVE SO QUICKLY!

[ Because gah! He can definitely feel every movement anyway and the sudden jerky motions are decidedly not food for his stupid heart. Not good for a lot of things and honestly he's going to be so embarrassed and need to, like, immediately leave after this. ]

And stop panicking!

[ He had been so calm too! Stupid Deku. Has to ruin everything. Though, of course, Katsuki doesn't realize it but there is a limit to magic. And he's likely to be just about at that limit. ]

It's not my fault-!!

[So much for that little moment of quiet and contentment between them. It was nice while it lasted. Izuku's babbling mouth just ruins everything once again. Or this was kind of partly Katsuki's fault for saying what he did! Anyway!]

You were almost done with the barriers!!

I know I was!

[ So close! He'd consider this a personal failure if he can't - ]

Haa?

[ POP!

The barrier literally bursts like a bubble. And since he had been half bracing against it? Guess. Where. He's going to. Fall. ]

Ahh!!

[Crash! Izuku's flops down against the ground with a whoosh of grass! And down comes Katsuki's weight right on top. Whump. Izuku gets the air knocked right out of him! A clatter of limbs! And the telltale smush of ... warm.]

Kachaa- Ow...

[... He's pinned-]

Kacchan- Please- ggg... [Get off him???]

[ Something way too warm. Because he kind of smacks his head on Izuku's shoulder going down. For a couple of seconds, Katsuki is practically dead weight until he starts to come to his senses. Even then it takes another moment or two because he is oddly comfortable.

Until, of course, he remembers that the soft squish right under him is actually a nerd. ]

Shit!

[ He realizes what just happened and he's scrambling to get off and scoot back. ]

[Oh good- He didn't get punched or kicked-- He's still a bit stunned from the- everything?? Why does this sort of thing keep happening...??

Izuku sits up and holds the little bump on the back of his head from the landing, looking embarrassed and half stupid... He quickly glances at Katsuki for some sort of recognition before he looks away.]

That's ... Ahh- I think that's enough for... today... I think I can work with that to figure out some work for your g-gauntlets...

[Is changing the subject RAPIDLY really going to fix anything.]

[ Oh it's not just Izuku that's stunned. BECAUSE IT KEEPS HAPPENING! And now his heart is beating way too fast for his comfort and there's a distinct lact of warmth that he's noticing and kind of - ]

Augh! Gotta go shower and get the nerd off.

[ He's not going to acknowledge the thought that crossed his mind. ~~Misses it. Liked it~~

And changing the subject won't fix anything, but it's better than talking about the um. Obvious. ]

[So much better than talking about the um obvious.]

Y-yeah...

[Maybe he'll just sit here for a moment longer with his thoughts and calm down before he leaves.]

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