iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ochako had no idea how she would ever live this down, or if Bakugou would ever look her in the eye again.

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"Really? Right in front of my salad?" the man said. "What the fuck!" Bakugou leapt from her and embarrassment hit her so hard her quirk activated, like she was a schoolgirl again. She remembered. They're been hit with a quirk. It must have messed with their perception of reality.

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

They both stilled, the air feeling both wrong and... completely normal. This, they feared, was reality. Ochako looked around and was slowly horrified to find tables and chairs, most filled with people. She made eye contact with the man at the table next to the one she and Bakugou were laid atop.

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A crash sounded from far off, but they paid it no mind. Then another. Until suddenly, the space they occupied shattered in millions of pieces, then disappeared altogether. Light flooded their senses, fluorescent hell replacing what had once been a raw, ardent heaven. "Thank god, fix your clothes!"

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

He had wanted this before she made it so, and if his fervor was to be believed, with every fiber of his being. His hands were everywhere, but so were hers. Every possible inch was crucial; if all of him was not touching and loved by Ochako, she very well have have descended into despair.

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

realize that she was as well. She could have asked questions. She could have asked him to move, could have figured out how they had gotten like this. Instead, she took hold of his shirt and pulled him down to meet her. His lips were hot and wasted no time in their exploration.

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#kacchako #spice Ochako woke up to severe disorientation, though this was not the most alarming factor. Bakugou Katsuki was above her. Alarming? No, that wasn't quite right. His presence was warm, comforting... Alluring. "Holy shit, Angel Face." He was panting, and it took her a moment to

150

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Suddenly, since he's so willing, she wants to know everything. "How long do you have?" she asks with a wide grin. "All night."

030

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Embarrassed? It's just you. I'll tell you fucking anything you'd want to know about me, Cheeks, one of them being that my quirk is my crutch. Any other questions?" Oddly, her heart warms. She's the only one that he would trust to act like that around, his true reaction.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"You have to know how ridiculous that just was," Ochako says as they leave. She subtly steers them toward a funnel cake stand, because he definitely owes her a sweet treat after making her miss half of the haunted house. "Don't care." "You're not embarrassed?" He gives her a quizzical look."

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Get this thing the fuck off me," he says to the employee at the end, jutting his arm with the cuff violently forward. "Okay!" the teenage employee squeaks. He's still mildly shaken once it's removed, but there is a physical difference in Katsuki's vibrato once his quirk is restored.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"/Katsuki!/" "/I don't like it, I don't like it, I don't like it/," he chants as they speed through the halls. Things still pop out at them, but Katsuki is zeroed in on finding an exit. One clown nearly gets punched in the face when it comes between Katsuki and the door.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It's that moment that the sound of a chainsaw goes off inches from Katsuki's face. It's a real chainsaw, but they removed the sharp component; the danger is gone, but the sound is loudly authentic. Katsuki grips Ochako's hand hard enough that she wonders for the safety of her bones and takes off.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Fuck! He's over there, I fucking see a guy." He's apparently a scaredy cat. "I see him too." They continue on, and despite knowing the guy was there, Katsuki still jumps. "Not so tough when you can't do anything about it when someone sneaks up on ya, huh?" "Shut up."

130

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Due to liability reasons and the potential for accidental quirk activity, anyone who enters the haunted house is required to wear a quirk suppressing cuff, for the safety of the actors and guests. Katsuki has never been without his ultra powerful quirk since the ripe age of four. Without it?

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#kacchako "What was that?!" "Probably another actor somewhere in front of us, Kats. You want me to go first?" Honestly, Ochako is trying very hard not to laugh, despite the actors every intention to terrify her. How could she not be amused when Bakugou Katsuki of all people is /scared/?

160

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Her body remained on that cliff, but she did not look back. Ochako looked forward, at Death's back as he navigated through plains of life and otherwise, to bring her home. 🥲

030

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Though she knew not what that existence entailed, she felt no fear. When she looked into Death's eyes she saw no cruelty despite his stony exterior. When she touched his skin she felt no pull of ill intention, only guidance. And when bestowed the kiss of death, she felt no doom, only tenderness.

130

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

She expected the hand of Death to be cold, but a warmth spread through her entire being at a simple touch. She felt suddenly lighter, unburdened by sickness, by the weight of living. "Is it done?" He nodded. "Now you need to come with me. I'll be your home from now on." Ochako nodded.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hundreds of lives gone and more altered just to save her own. There were more sights to see. More waters to admire, more sunsets to witness, but not for Ochako. "I choose death." He did not smile. He did not have a reaction at all. He stood and reached out a hand, which Ochako took.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"You will survive this pestilence. Your body is resilient and you are young. With care, you will recover fully." Perhaps she should have felt relief, but she did not. "Should I return to receive care, how many will I put in harms way?" This time, there was no hesitation. "Eventually, hundreds."

130

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

He is serenity, but he is rage. "So you've chosen death." "Tell me, do you find there to be a better option for me?" Again she was met with a long silence. He seemed to be engaging in some private debate, the conclusion of which decided when his fiery gaze turned to her.

130

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The presence is quiet for a long while, and Ochako realizes it has come closer, just beside her. It appears as a man, golden hair that reminds her of the rays of the sun now disappearing. The eyes that behold the same sight she does are crimson like the molten blood of the earth.

130

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"It isn't your time yet." Ochako doesn't turn. She has no way of knowing it, but this being is not a loved one come to convince her to stop, or an enemy come to watch her go. It's something else altogether. "It will be soon enough anyway. Why wait? Why pass on the malady to anyone else?"

130

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#kacchako Against the torrent of winds that refuse to allow balance, she sits atop the cliff. If this has to be her end, she is grateful it is a lovely one. In the distance away from the gale, the final dredges of sunlight kiss the surface of the water delicately and the world pauses to witness it.

150

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Damn girl go off 🤣👏 Gimme a hot sec

010

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

He has to pull it together, or else he isn't gonna last this next patrol. Or the dozens after that. Maybe he could find a job at another agency?

040

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Because ever since they were paired up all term long their last year at UA, he's had... feelings. It sounds so damn stupid but fuck if it isn't true. It's hard to focus around her; he ends up just thinking about what would happen if he reached for her hand or asked her to coffee or laughed with her.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

else. "You're on with Uravity, and I don't care if you said you can't work with her. MAKE it work or you're done this time." Uraraka has no idea that Katsuki had told their boss not to pair them up and he wants it to stay that way. The idea of explaining that is worse than pulling teeth.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

He couldn't even be mad about that, but he could still be privately pissy the rest of the day. Katsuki has gone through four partners, and subsequently caused tons of schedule changes. Everybody thinks he's a diva but he doesn't care about that. He needs a partner he can actually work with above all

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Look, kid, if you keep being difficult like this, you're out of here. You have one more chance, and that's just because you're a damn good sidekick. I don't care how good you are though, if you keep annoying me, I'll drop your ass in a second."

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#kacchako Everyone has a breaking point. There's a straw that breaks the camels back, there's a drop that makes the cup over flow, and there's a question that makes Katsuki explode. "I can't fucking work with Dunce Face anymore." Miruko sighs.

162

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I saw the Odyssey recently, AND I'm reading Hekate The Witch, so I think that's why this came out of my brain 😂

150

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Were the stars trying to tell him something, or was it all a big coincidence?

020

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

the dragon, and it was during this festival that the constellation Draco came together from the view of the Acropolis. Victory, just like the meaning of his name. It was a stretch, but also... was it? Because her name, Ochako, meant tea girl. Which made perfect sense with his cup constellation.

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

He didn't even know Ochako, nevermind that for some fucking reason he FELT like he did. Maybe he just wanted this to mean something because he thought she was cute or something. He was losing his damn mind. Then he happened upon something. A festival in Athena's name celebrated her victory over

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

admit looking for some sort of connection. Could this thing breathe fire like other dragons? Because he could make explosions and that would be a pretty damn clear connection. But he couldn't find any reference to fire. He was being stupid. It probably had nothing to do with him; why would it?

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

nearby, would latch on to the conversation and tell him what he needed to know. Sure enough, she knew just what it was. Draco. That night, he did some research on that constellation. It was a dragon, apparently, that Athena had killed and hurled into the sky. He searched for longer than he cared to

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

looked at her arm. "I don't really know, they just showed up! I hope it isn't anything bad." She seemed uneasy, and he could tell that they had shown up out of the blue just like his. "Looks like it could be a constellation or something." He said this a little more loudly, knowing Mina, who was

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The more he considered it, the more it began to fade. After a while, it was gone completely, and he couldn't be sure it hadn't been some kind of fever dream. He forgot all about it until he met her. "What's that?" he asked, knowing full well what it was. Ochako, his new coworker at the agency,

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"It's like crater, the cup constellation. In fact..." She took about his phone, tapped away, then held it up to his arm. "It isn't LIKE crater, it totally IS!" It was stupid, but for some reason, he couldn't stop thinking about that. What the fuck was a cup doing on his arm?

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"It's almost like a constellation, you know?" She was one of those astrology freaks; he'd sat through the discussions of 'aquarius' this and 'gemini' that plenty of times. "Let me look." He humored her, because in his experience, if you didn't she only got more annoying.

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

He ignored the eight new freckles for a while, until they each started to get darker. Goddamn it, was this some kind of cancer or something? Because he did not have time in his busy schedule to stare down death in the face, but he would if he had to. It was Mina who gave him his first clue.

130

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#kacchako Katsuki didn't have fucking freckles. That is, until recently. He figured he'd just been spending a lot of time in the sun when a couple appeared, but he realized it might be something slightly more bizarre when he noted that they only congregated in one place, on his right forearm.

141

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Go ahead and set up your date then come in, Ochako. I'll try to make it short today."

050

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"In about about an hour? I'm next." "Yes she is." They both turned and Dr. Hakamada was there, leaning against the doorframe. She didn't know why she felt like a school girl about to get in trouble, but she relaxed when she saw his serene expression. There was even pride in it, she thought.

140

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

didn't phrase it that way," she said with a smile, relief rushing her body. He rolled his eyes, but there was a small smirk on his lips. It did catastrophic things to her. "Yeah but that's what he meant. Listen, when is your appointment over?" Her heart was going to burst any second.

120

Rose @floatyexplodey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

That doesn't SEEM like a long time, but when your pride is hanging in the balance, it absolutely is. Maybe she should never be honest again. "I- Okay, um- thanks?" He was rubbing the back of his head. "Doc says I'm shit at taking compliments, but uh, that's... nice to hear." "I'm 100% sure he

120