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Shut the Fuck Up!
Katsuki was cooking busily as the dinner rush was starting to die down when Kirishima burst through the door.
“Bakugo!! You’ll never know who just walked in!” Kirishima was bouncing excitedly as he looked at Bakugo. Before he could get an answer Kirishima continued on “It’s Deku! You know the food critic who writes reviews in Cook’s Illustrated! This is your chance!”
Bakugo just stared at him, not believing his ears. There’s no way he was here, at a small restaurant, in a small town in Texas. He’d dreamed of being featured in a magazine, and now he has the chance. “Well what did he order?”
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Katsuki had decided he was gonna deliver the food himself to the critic and introduce himself as the chef. He wanted to get a look at the person who was so well known in the food industry.
As he takes the food out, plates balanced on his arms, he sees a man sitting by himself scribbling furiously in his notebook. ‘That has to be him’ Katsuki thinks. He was surprised. Despite being a famous food critic, Katsuki hadn’t ever seen his face. In fact he didn’t even know his real name. Deku was an alias. As Katsuki walks up to him, he gets a closer look. ‘He’s kinda cute’. Katsuki pushes those thoughts away. He needs to be focused on making a good impression.
Katsuki walks up to the table and starts setting the food down. As Deku looks up Katsuki starts to speak. “Hello sir. My name is Bakugo Katsuki and I’m the head chef in this restaurant.”
Deku looks startled. Bakugo suspects it’s because he looks too young to be a head chef. But then again Deku also looks too young to be a renowned food critic so Katsuki doesn’t know why he’d look surprised.
“It’s nice to meet you Bakugo. I assume you already know who I am but I’ll introduce myself anyways. I go by Deku and I write food reviews for the Cook’s Illustrated magazine.”
Katsuki bows and says “If you need anything please don’t be afraid to let me know.” He turns and walks away slightly flustered. Who knew such a famous food critic could be so cute.
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Katsuki paces nervously in the kitchen. Most of the rush had left for the night, but Deku was still out there. He was worrying. What if his food was bad, or he had been rude. He had tried to tone down his crudeness for the critic but what if he had let it slip out. All of a sudden Kirishima bursts into the kitchen interrupting his thoughts. “Bakubro the critic wants to speak with you!”
Katsuki was nervous. He walks out to talk to him. Deku looks up from his empty plate as Katsuki strides over.
“Hello Bakugo. I have to say this food was astounding. I enjoyed every bite. I’d like to do more than just a review, I’d like to feature this restaurant in Cook’s Illustrated on its own page.” Deku slides a piece of paper to Bakugo.
Midorya Izuku
xxx-xxx-xxxx <3
“Give me a call when you’d like to meet up” Deku walks away leaving Katsuki standing dumbfounded with his mouth wide open. He grabs the piece of paper and rushes back to the kitchen.
“Oi! Shitty Hair! Guess what that fucker just said. He’s gonna feature the restaurant in his magazine! I can’t believe it!” Katsuki showed Kirishima the note.
“Oooh looks like someone’s got an admirer!” said Kirishima, acknowledging the little heart.
“Shut the fuck up” Katsuki storms off slightly blushing.
Kirishima calls after him “You gotta admit he was cute!”