𝓥𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓸𝓻 | Katsuki Bakugou x Male reader

Chapter 1

The boy was snapped out of his thoughts when he saw the fenceline approaching. It was an electric fence that surrounded the entirety of District 12, meant to keep the citizens within the designated land, although he had found out a while back that a specific part of the fence didn't function properly, as it contained no voltage, so every now and then he would sneak out and go hunting. 

Can't believe they haven't realised the fence doesn't work here, especially since it's been faulty for years. Better for me I guess, he thought as he slipped through the fence and ran downhill towards the forest. Once he entered the treeline, he ran down to the river and crouched in front of a log that resided a few meters away from the water. Reaching into it, he smiled when he felt the smooth wood of his bow. Despite being a pretty average 18 year old, he was quite skilled when it came to archery. He pulled it out along with the quiver which contained all his arrows, before venturing further into the forest.

He always took his time when searching for animals to potentially hunt, as being in the forest was where he felt most at home. He couldn't exactly explain why, he just knew that out in the forest is where he feels most calm. After around 10 minutes of searching, he spotted a deer standing about 20 meters away from him. He slowed to a stop before grabbing an arrow and placing it against the string of the bow and rearing it back up to the side of his face, but while he was waiting for the perfect opportunity to shoot, the deer moved back behind a tree. 

Sighing, he put the arrow back before grabbing a small pebble and putting it up against the string, proceeding to bring the bow back to the position it was in just a moment ago, and then letting go, allowing the pebble to fly into the giant rock beside the tree the deer was hiding behind. This startled the deer which caused it to run out into the open, before slowing to a stop again. Once again, he placed an arrow against the string.

"What are you gonna do with that when you kill it?" A male voice shouted from the forest behind the boy.

The boy looked behind him before quickly turning back to see the deer running away, without thinking he fired the arrow at the deer, barely missing it as it ran away deeper into the forest. The boy turned around to face the sudden intruder with an angry expression. The male had heterochromatic hair that was split directly down the middle, white on the right side and red on the left, he had two different coloured irises, the right one grey, and the left one being blue. Surrounding his left eye and most of the upper part of his face in that area was a nasty burn, which had left that part of his face a noticeable red. The boy wore a faded blue long sleeve shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a brown unbuttoned vest, along with a pair of somewhat baggy grey jeans.

"Damn you Shoto!" He snapped, as the boy now known as Shoto laughed. "It's not funny!"

"What are you gonna do with a 100 pound deer (M/N)?" Shoto asked as he grabbed one of the boy's arrows and ran his fingers along its shaft. "It's reaping day, the place is crawling with peacekeepers."

"I was gonna sell it, to peacekeepers," The boy Shoto identified as (M/N) responded as he grabbed the arrow out of Shoto's hands.

To this Shoto only raised an eyebrow, "Of course you were."

"Oh, like you don't sell to peacekeepers?"

"No, not today."

"That was the first deer I've seen in a year, now I have nothing," (M/N) mumbled as he kicked some rocks away from his feet.

"Okay then," Shoto proceeded to grab a small rock and looked towards the trees in front of them. (M/N) followed his gaze and realised what he was doing. As he threw the rock at the tree (M/N) quickly reared back his bow and waited for the birds to fly away, when they did, he released the arrow, effectively hitting one of the birds and killing it. The two boys looked at each other and laughed, before heading towards where the bird dropped. However, they were interrupted when they heard a loud whirring noise. Looking up, they could see an airship passing over the forest, Shoto quickly grabbed (M/N) and pulled him under the cover of a bush as they continued to watch the airship head towards District 12.