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"Whoa, Ochako!"

Luz walked over, hurriedly trying to pick her up.

"I was just joking, I swear! Call it a, uh, Reaper joke. Trust me, I'm sure you're not any more ready for THAT than I am! I was just trying to get a rise out of you!"

Poor Luz, you used to be so innocent! Well, you still were, you just have people who make these jokes around you.

"As far as school goes, I'm probably about the same as you, really. I'm sure you weren't ever sent to the principal though."

Oh lord, that was...embarrassing. Ochako has a heck of a red nose now, and she might sport a lovely little goose-egg bump on her noggin in the hours that pass, but...listen. It was a necessary tactic. Not her best work, but...lord. Thinking about THAT kind of stuff with her boyfriend is, uh. W-Well!! She's certainly done the thinking part of it, but putting it into practice...

"P-Please stop...mentioning it," Yeah. Yeah. Ochako is fanning her still cherry red face and trying to shake out the ~~admittedly very appealing~~ images from her head. "I-I wasn't re-ready..."

It's not like she's totally and completely celibate here, but WARN A GIRL, FIRST?! Ochako smacks her cheeks a few times, takes a solid breath in and out, and is thankful to high heaven for the change in subje--...wait a minute.

"You were sent to the principal?! Luz-san, are you actually a delinquent?!"

Yup, this was pretty much exactly how Luz thought this was going to go, but admittedly she did feel really bad about Ochako now having that bump on her head. Poor girl.

"I wasn't going to mention it anymore! Seriously, I was just trying my hand at one of those kind of jokes, just because you tend to get all flail-y about it! I just thought it would be funny!"

Admittedly, it was, but that didn't mean she wanted anyone to get hurt!

"Well, I guess apparently bringing a snake for your book report wasn't something anyone wanted. In my defense, I was really trying my best to wow them! My grade had kind of slipped that year, so I was going for the big kill!"

It's to be expected, honestly. Ochako is a bit of a spaz when it comes to the topic of romance, and though she knows others know how much she loves her boyfriend, it's still embarrassing to talk about. Probably a cultural thing, actually - most couples aren't allowed to be overly affectionate where she's from, and Heroes don't actively seek out relationship for the most part. It'd paint a hell of a target on their significant other, after all. And their families. ...Would be helpful to get some pointers though, o-one day...maybe. Ochako's too shy to ask questions, but she can't deny her, erm...intrigue.

"...Meanie," Ochako glowers at Luz, puffing up her already round cheeks and, uh...ah. Oh, there are kids around. Lucky for Luz, otherwise Ochako may have flipped her off point blank. Heavens above, she is adopting her boyfriend's bad habits.

"Wha--...it was in a tank right?! You didn't just grab a snake from your bookbag and flail it around like a party favor, did you?!" Because, uh...yeah. That's grounds for Principal Office. But if it was secured, then what's the big deal? Yeah, there is a danger, especially if the snake is poisonous, but...hah. Is it really so bad? Maybe Ochako's just desensitized because there's plenty of people she's seen with snake-like traits and parts because of their quirks. Tsuyu had a friend from middle school who had a snake's head, if she remembers right.

On Luz's part, this is the first relationship, and she was very much head over heels for Lexi. Lexi, however, had been a bit more in the atmosphere of the types of experimentation teens did with each other and had mostly wanted to steer clear of doing anything too soon. Luz agreed with this, as she didn't want to endanger the pace they were going in, but she DID kind of wonder about it from time to time.

"It was, sorry! But you do look really cute when you're angry! Baku is pretty lucky!"

And now we move on to awkward past Luz.

"Uh, no. I'm kinda used to dealing with all kinds of animals because my mom's a vet. So that was not something people were really happy about. It happened a long time ago, so obviously I know better, but I was really trying to impress that day. I'd kinda took a hit with grades, so I wanted to be sure I wouldn't be a burden to mom."

And then it all just snowballed from there.

Edited 2022-10-23 17:20 (UTC)

This is also Ochako's first ever relationship, and though she's made it perfectly clear how much she adores her boyfriend, she also had a talk with him about not being ready for, uh...that stuff just yet. He said he'd wait, which made her love him all the more, but man...it definitely does feel a little weird, when she thinks about it. When is the 'right time'? When will she know? It's all so complicated, and she doesn't want to put it off for too long, because well...the desire is most certainly there. It's just nerves and her own insecurities holding her back. Plus, she's still very shy.

"...That doesn't make me happy, you know," Ochako scowls, wrinkling her nose and crossing her arms. I mean, when she's genuinely angry, she's, uh...O-Ochako's heard she can be pretty scary, so--

WAIT, WHAT. LUZ......

"YOU BROUGHT A LIVE, UNCAGED SNAKE TO SCHOOL?!" Ochako, inside voice. A few of the kids all halt, heads whipping in their direction, and some others shushing them loudly. She bites her lip, then hiss-whispers. "Luz-san...that's dangerous!! Even if it's not poisonous, snakebites hurt...and can cause really bad infections! No wonder you were sent to the principal's office!"

"...Wh-What kind of snake was it, though?"

Because, despite the danger, that is really cool. Ochako's not the kind of girl to be afraid of snakes and lizards. She's more afraid of bugs and ghosts, especially. Creepy-crawlies and ghoulies will send her packing.

Right Luz, you ought to really be careful about the kind of jokes you make. As it was, it was very much NOT the kind of joke Luz normally would have, and now felt silly attempting it in the first place. Besides, Luz was very much in the same kind of boat with Ochako except that it was LEXI who had requested they wait, which Luz agreed to.

She wasn't against it per say, but she had no idea how she'd gotten a girlfriend in the first place, so it was very unlikely that Luz was going to risk anything going bad with what she had now. It was unlikely Luz would press for something neither she nor Lexi were ready for.

"You're right, it was just...not funny. I won't try that again, Ochako-san."

Oh right RIGHT. That was a thing that had upset quite a lot of people.

"It was for my book report, I was trying to be authentic!" Luz protested. "It didn't bite anyone! I mean, except the principal, but that was a complete accident!"

Huh. That was an odd question for someone who was admonishing her for using a snake in the first place.

"It was a smooth green. I really wasn't trying to hurt anyone at the time though. I was actually hoping it would be such a success that my mom wouldn't have to worry about me anymore. It was kind of a bad time back then, so I was trying to impress! It didn't go so well."

It went disastrously, actually.

These two dummies really are in the same boat, aren't they? They have a lot of growing and maturing to do...and finding their sense of selves over the years. Maybe as they do so, the types of dumb jokes will be less embarrassing to talk about.

"It's fine, it's...n-nothing I haven't heard before from someone in...some fashion..." Ochako sighs, loudly and exasperated. Her lovelife tends to be the butt of many a joke these days. From her former crush on Izuku (heavens above that ship has sailed) to her now romantic involved with Bakugou. It's a bit tiring, but she's...t-trying to be a good sport....ahaha...hah. "Don't worry about it."

Opening her mouth, Ochako practically chokes when she inhales sharply, already looking horrified and just...just dragging her hands down her face. MY SISTER IN CHRIST. "It bit the principal?! Luz-san, you're lucky you didn't get expelled for that! Or worse!!"

This has totally killed her interest in the snake...a little, but Ochako is still interested. Smooth green, huh? She doesn't recognize the species - mostly because she's not the animal person of their class, Kouda is. He'd probably know if it was poisonous or not, though she's assuming it's not. That would, uh...that'd probably be way worse for Luz if it was. "Mmh, I think you had good intentions, but...you went about it the wrong way. Snakes and reptiles like that are super duper cool, but they need to be in a totally secure, controlled environment. Lots of people are afraid of them just because they're 'creepy', and they are dangerous...

"It was a good idea, just...ehehe....poor presentation and planning, I think."

It could also help that if the two of them were less traumatized, this would be way easier to deal with! Teenage awkwardness is enough to navigate around!

Luz nodded. "I was trying my hand at it. I like my girlfriend a lot, but she can curse and has even drunk before, and I feel kinda, you know, safe compared to her. I don't want her to think I'm super vanilla and boring, you know? She assures me that she l-loves me, but I still get nervous about that."

Luz made a face. "It DID get worse. I was going to go to a camp where they were going to "modify" my behavior. That was actually how I wound up in the Boiling isles in the first place. I decided I didn't want them to try and curb my personality...it just so happened that I stumbled into a fantasy world by accident at the time."

It was actually a bit more complicated than that.

"Yes, I wasn't thinking about that back then. All I was thinking about was how Mami was trying her best, and everyone around me just thought I was a problem. It didn't help that...something had happened to us at the time, so I was just trying to go big so I wouldn't be a hassle to mom anymore."

If that isn't an entire mood. Ochako's already gone through a literal war in her world already, Trench is just piling on the hardship and hitting her right where it hurts the most. At least they can be awkward and traumatized together.

"Eh...heh heh, um. W-Well...you can't be worse than me..." Ochako scratches her cheek with a finger but says no more. This is definitely not a conversation to be having in public, or around little kids, of all things. It's embarrassing enough just thinking about the fact that they both will, one day, do the nasty with their partners. And it's really no one's business but their own, right?

"That...sounds really nasty. Like a prison camp or something," Ochako frowns, hard. Sure her own Summer Training Camp was...literally hell on earth because UA doesn't play around with training its students into capable and competent Heroes, but it was still enjoyable, in a weird way (before it went to shit). They all learned a lot, and grew their quirks. "It was just an accident, you didn't mean for anyone to get hurt... That sort of punishment sounds really extreme."

Ochako is quiet, for a long, long moment, thinking on what Luz said and reflecting hard on it. She takes a long breath and reaches for Luz's hands to squeeze and hold. "I don't think you're a hassle, or a problem at all - and I bet your mama didn't think that, either. I bet she loves you more than anything. People will always see something they don't like as a 'problem' that needs to be 'fixed' but that's not always the best course of action. Bakugou's a jerk, everyone knows it. His personality is really bad. But that doesn't mean he's bad, or that he needs to be molded into someone else. And I wouldn't feel sorry for them if he blew 'em up when they tried!!"

They were doing their best! It was just a matter of taking the bad and rolling with it when they could.

"Can't I? I was in Deerington when I was fourteen, and before that I failed at getting a person so badly people called me cheesy and I didn't even want to think about saying I liked someone! Right now I'm still shocked I have a girlfriend, and we're at a stage where people are probably going to throw things at us for giving them cavities! I think you have the edge on me, Ochako-chan."

In other words, Luz had NO IDEA how she would even approach that topic yet.

"Let's say that I didn't exactly get the chance to find out. That was when Owlbert here took my book and going after him transported me to another world. The rest is, well, world hopping shenanigans."

Luz sighed. "It's been such a long time since all of that. I really hope that I didn't wind up being a pain for my mom. Between my, uh, learning problems and dad passing away, it was a hard time for both of us. I can see that now, but back then, all I could see was that I was such a pain that I had to be sent away. Now that I've had time to think about it, I could tell she was going through a lot herself."

Luz chuckled. "Baku's very unique, I'll say that much. But I think that just makes him that much interesting! I'd sure like to meet him again, outside of a party setting!"

Oh, what, that is so rude?! Ochako puts her hands on her hips, puffing up her cheeks. Honestly, people really need to just stop butting into other peoples' romantic relationships as if they were some kind of free drama... Yes, there's a level of kindness in it -you want what's best for your friends - but most of the time it's just plain...nosy.

"Should'a punched 'em. Right here," she pokes her nose, that Kansai dialect coming out in full swing before Ochako clears her throat. "It's really none of their business what you--or we, really...do with our partners. I haven't exactly told everyone about me n' Bakugou dating officially, but I'm only really hiding it from people that...would use it against me." The League, obviously. Villains. Actual bad people who want her hurt, or dead.

"Ehh...your life seems about as, um...busy as mine," Ochako looks around at the book shop a moment, mostly the young kids still sort of milling about. "If you're done here, we ought to share a few stories about our worlds one day. I feel like I've heard and learned a bit about yours, but...you don't really know much about mine, huh? Unless Deku's told you about it."

Ochako sets a hand on Luz's shoulder and gives her an affectionate and gentle pat. She clearly did go through a lot, and her family and life back home sounded...strained. It's never easy to go through loss, especially of a parent that you're close to. Ochako would be beside herself if anything happened to hers - they're truly her world, above all else. It's clear as day Luz loves hers, too.

"Well, come over sometime!! Maybe for dinner, or a sleepover! He's eh...not not much a people person, but I think he'd be okay with just one person in his space. I would have to let him know, though... oh! Or you'd probably be better off finding him out on patrol. He does that more than I do, actually."

Yup, it had actually taken some time for Luz to recover from all of that, and at that point she'd pretty much felt removed from her peers and, well, then she was transported to the Boiling Isles and then Deerington. Romance had seemed like little more than a distant memory.

"I wasn't really a punching kind of person," Luz confessed, "definitely not back then. Mom probably was back in her day, but I was going through things and just hoping I'd eventually fit in. So having it actually happen at all is still pretty surprising for me."

Luz looked surprised. "Use it against you? Would anyone try to do that here?"

Luz nodded. "Sure, I'd love to hear about that!" She looked around, sheepish. "Another time, yes, of course. I owe them a few more scary stories, and if I get more daring kids, I might have to switch over to Junji Ito."

Not the WORST of him, of course. That would give them nightmares for a long time.

There was still a LOT going in with Midoriya that Luz regretted she didn't know. She hadn't even known about the two boyfriends until recently! So getting back into things was likely going to bring Luz up to speed with a LOT that was going on in Trench.

It had been a rough time, and frankly, it seemed to continue wherever she went. It got to a point where Luz had to prepare herself for the worst, because it could rear its head at any moment.

"I bet I would. If it wasn't an imposition, sure! You can always visit me at my place too! Right now it's just me, Ahiru, Luca and Reaper, but the place is pretty big, and my attic space is awesome! Heck, if we REALLY want a big sleepover, we can go to my other place!"

In all honesty, Ochako shelved her feelings for so long after she got a crush on Deku, trying hard to focus on what was really important - her future, her goals, her dreams...the people suffering and in need of saving. Heroes don't usually have romantic relationships, simply because their lives are so busy, and so dangerous. Less of them have families, lovers, spouses...or children. Or, at the very least, their personal information is guarded with utmost scrutiny for that reason alone. They're instant targets for Villains, or people with evil in their hearts. Before Trench--...hell, before Nippon, Ochako thought she wouldn't pursue those feelings until she was a Pro. Until she was on her way to becoming a real, lincensed Hero and helping her family at last.

How funny, that fate decided something new, completely different, and wonderful.

"Ehehe, if I can be honest...I wasn't much of a fighter myself either when I first started UA. I mean, I stayed fit and stuff - the normal requirements for school sports festivals and physical exams and stuff - but I never thought about being a Battle Hero. I thought--...well, no, I wanted, and still want, to be a Rescue Hero. I was pretty narrowminded back then..." Ochako smiles a little crookedly, reminiscing like that is always a little hard. "UA really pushed me. From the beginning, before I even got accepted, it was hard. I knew I had to fight, but I really thought I could get by just staying as I was and boosting the skills I already had. But after fighting Bakugou that one time..."

She closes her eyes, sighs, remembering their fight. It was so much. So much stress, so much hurt, so much heartache, and yet...the thrill. The thrill, and joy, and exileration she felt each time she got closer and closer to touching him, to maybe even winning against him...it's what spurred her on. That drive and desire to win.

"...I realized if I just stayed the same, I wouldn't really grow all that much. So I trained under a Battle Hero - Gunhead, and learned martial arts. And I really like it!! It's so much fun, and I know a few different styles already, and...a-and I even won the tournament here in Trench!! I still can't believe it! ...Bakugou's really helped me grow a lot. I don't think think he knows that.

"Mm...or how grateful I am."

"Hggk--"

OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS, SHE DID IT AGAIN! SHE JUST WENT FULL FUCKIN' GUSHY SHOUJO KISSKISS FALL IN LOVE ABOUT HER BOYFRIEND AGAIN!! Ochako turns beet red and covers her face because she cannot even believe this. Why can't she stop?? Why can't she actually stop talking about how wonderful he is?! How much she loves and respects him - no one wants to hear that lovey-dovey crap!! THIS is why she gets teased so much aaaaagghhh...

If you had told this to anyone Ochako, it is possible that they might get tired of hearing about Bakugou. As it turned out, she was saying all of this to Luz, who was listening with rapt attention, and when she finished, Luz practically had tears in her eyes.

"That's such an amazing story! So the two of you really did sort of stumble into liking each other, first as opponents! But now it looks like you both really respect how strong the other is, and that's just so cool! I mean, I can tell Bakugou respects how much of yourself you put into being a hero. That, and that you want to be a Rescue hero is really admirable!"

Luz remembered when she'd wanted to be a witch to prove she wasn't just some screw up that was destined to annoy everyone around her. So much had happened since then, and Luz had met so many people from so many different walks of life.

"You did great in that tournament, by the way! I'm sad I never got to tell you that personally. I was, well, definitely licking my wounds by that second round loss. But believe me when I say this- you and Bakugou sound like you have something really special. Don't let anyone tell you different!"

Ochako is practically steaming. She's never allowed herself to get like this before, and it's not like she means to do it, either...it's just the truth!! She never realized that her respect and admiration for her fellow classmate would change so drastically. She always liked and cared about him as a friend, but they weren't close - not like how he was with Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero. She thought he was cool, smart, and funny, but...

"N-No, not...not really. I always admired him after he fought me fairly like he did, but I never really started liking Bakugou until I think we got stuck in Nippon - the first world we went to. Or I mean, liking him. I think it was the same for him, too. We were all the other had, really, that was even close to familiar. And we went through some tough stuff, too, and...I guess that sort of brought us closer. I never realized until then how much he meant to me, and thinking back on it...I always wanted to know him better, get closer as friends. I'm happy about it, even if at the time it wasn't the best experience..."

The kaoseki's stone face curse, the fight they had, how cowardly she acted, and then their makeup and promise to each other in that moment. From there it just sort of blossomed - a deep friendship to something much more profound and meaningful.

"It...actually kind of surprises me how much he talks me up to people." Ochako blushes deeply, though she smiles and wrings her hands together. "I never would have guessed he felt that way about me, or thought of me like that... So yeah, I don't think I'll believe anyone who says mean things about us."

She grins, then pulls back her sleeve to flex a little bit. "Or I'll just bop 'em, ehehe!"

That was with his friends, and they were bound to be a different kind of relationship than the one she had with Baku. Luz could certainly understand where Ochako would be coming from there though. Feelings happened over time, and sometimes they just started with a little seedling in the mind that sprouted and grew overtime.

"So you were family when the both of you were in the unfamiliar! I get that. And of course, once you run into trouble, you had that relationship of training to be heroes to fall back on. There was probably nothing you could do to fix the stuff you were going through, but once you're dealing with all of that, things change."

Luz recovering from her first-time death and how that strangely brought her to Lexi and her talking over time, and then to the fact that they'd both come to like each other a lot was something she could absolutely relate to.

"Ochako, you're a great person, of course he'd talk you up! He'd probably already had a great respect for you because of all you both went through, and he probably started to realize himself there was something more there too! Anyone who has means things to say to you need to reevaluate themselves."

Luz wouldn't expect anything less!

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cw: MILD DIRTY THOUGHTS?? IDK SHE'S A HORNY TEEN

Meanwhile Luz, who made the joke is all "...but so I've HEARD" LOL

LMFAO bless these dumb virgins

Indeed bless these dumb virgins!

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It's a good thing season 3's episode shed more light on that!

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