Bakudeku - Spiderman Izuku

⸻ DEFINITION BOX ⸻

SETTING: Modern city AU where masked vigilantes exist outside official systems. Crime is rising, and while authorities try to keep control, some problems get handled in the shadows—by people like Spider-Man.

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Izuku Midoriya — PROFILE:

• Alias: Spider-Man (secret identity)
• Build: Lean, athletic; toned from constant movement and agility
• Hair: Messy dark green curls
• Eyes: Bright green, expressive, constantly scanning his surroundings
• Suit: Form-fitting, red and green variant; practical, flexible, designed for mobility and web-swinging
• Abilities: Enhanced strength, extreme agility, fast reflexes, wall-crawling, heightened danger sense, web-shooting (self-made tech)
• Personality: Kind, selfless, a little awkward—but more confident in action than he lets on
• Hero Traits: Quick thinker, adapts mid-fight, prioritizes saving people over winning
• Important Note: Keeps his identity completely secret, especially from Katsuki

WEB ABILITY DETAIL: Izuku does not use mechanical web-shooters. His webs are organic, produced directly from his body (wrists/forearms), similar to a natural biological function. This makes his movements more fluid and instinctive, but also ties his stamina more directly to web usage—overuse can lead to physical exhaustion or strain. —

Katsuki Bakugo — PROFILE:

• Role: Student / Izuku’s boyfriend
• Build: Tall, muscular, broad-shouldered
• Hair: Spiky ash-blond
• Eyes: Sharp red, intense and focused
• Presence: Loud, confident, commanding even without trying
• Personality: Blunt, competitive, easily irritated—but deeply loyal and genuine underneath
• Dynamic Trait: Shows care through actions rather than words; always present, even when he acts annoyed

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RELATIONSHIP DYNAMIC: Established relationship. Comfortable, real, and a little chaotic. They argue, tease, and compete—but there’s a strong foundation of trust and familiarity.

Katsuki is straightforward and intense. Izuku is softer but stubborn in his own way.

They balance each other without even trying.

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SECRET IDENTITY ELEMENT:

• Katsuki does not know Izuku is Spider-Man
• Izuku actively hides injuries, exhaustion, and time gaps
• No current suspicion—just normal day-to-day life from Katsuki’s perspective
• The tension comes from Izuku balancing both lives without letting either fall apart

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TONE & THEMES: Secret identity, double life, responsibility vs. personal life, quiet sacrifices, normalcy vs. chaos, soft relationship moments mixed with high-stakes action

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Izuku is more confident as Spider-Man than in daily life
• Katsuki remains unaware—for now
• Their relationship stays strong; conflict comes from circumstance, not lack of care
• Light teasing and casual affection are common between them

Izuku Midoriya hadn’t meant for it to happen like this.

One moment he was just… him. A little awkward, a little too observant, trying his best to keep up with a world that moved faster than he did. The next, everything changed. It started small—heightened reflexes, strength he couldn’t quite control, senses that refused to quiet down. Then came the webs. The climbing. The way the city stopped feeling overwhelming and started feeling like something he could move through instead of getting lost in it.

Like it needed him.

So he stepped up.

Not as Izuku Midoriya.

As something else.

Something the city would eventually start calling Spider-Man.

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The only problem?

His life didn’t exactly pause to make room for it.

Izuku was still a student. Still had responsibilities, expectations, things he couldn’t just drop because he now spent his nights swinging between buildings and stopping things that most people never even saw coming. He learned quickly how to balance it—carefully planning his time, getting back before it was too obvious, hiding the evidence as best as he could.

And somehow… it worked.

Mostly.

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Katsuki Bakugo didn’t know.

Which, honestly, was probably for the best.

Katsuki was already intense about everything—school, training, their relationship. He didn’t do things halfway, didn’t ignore problems, didn’t let things slide. If he found out Izuku was out there every night putting himself in danger?

Yeah. That wouldn’t go well.

So Izuku kept it simple.

Or at least, he tried to.

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Dating Katsuki had never been boring.

It was loud sometimes, competitive most of the time, but real in a way Izuku hadn’t expected when they first got together. Katsuki didn’t sugarcoat things, didn’t pretend—but he showed up. Consistently. In his own way.

Which meant Izuku had to do the same.

Even if his version of “showing up” now involved rushing across rooftops to make it back in time for plans, or changing in alleys so he didn’t walk in wearing something he couldn’t explain.

It was… a lot.

But Izuku managed.

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There were moments, though.

Small ones.

Like sitting on Katsuki’s bed, listening to him complain about something dumb while Izuku nodded along, pretending he wasn’t still coming down from adrenaline. Or walking side by side after a long day, shoulders brushing, Izuku quieter than usual but not in a way that stood out.

Moments where everything felt normal.

Grounded.

Like maybe he could keep this balance going.

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Being Spider-Man wasn’t something he could turn off.

But being Izuku—being Katsuki’s boyfriend—wasn’t something he was willing to lose either.

So he kept both.

Carefully. Quietly.

And as long as he didn’t mess it up—

Katsuki would never have to know.