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The dust has barely settled and the ringing in his ears are still persisting but Katsuki can already hear the clamor of reporters approaching him. Fucking vultures can't even wait a minute for the pro heroes to secure a perimeter and make sure that all the villains are apprehended before they bombard the him with their shitty questions. Half of them aren't even questions; just remarks meant to anger him and make him say something unsavory and twist it into whatever fits their headline.
"Dynamight-san, this is the third time that you arrived on scene with Pro Hero Pinky. Are the rumors true that there's something more going on between you two?" No, dimwit, we are literally from the same agency and work the same route.
“Can you comment about Pro Hero Shouto being rumored to break the top 10 before you do?” As if that Icy-Hot bastard is better than me!
“Is it true that you are being blocked from entering top 10 due to a past relationship with someone in the Hero Commission?” … what the fuck
Katsuki decided that perhaps another afternoon of being berated is worth it if he could just give this reporter a verbal lashing for the sheer stupidity of their questions. Just as he was about to rip the reporters a new one, a timid yet firm voice broke through the noise and said, “Congratulations on beating your previous record of fastest villain takedown, Dynamight-san! Would you like to elaborate on how your aerial maneuvers have proved to be the best counter to the villain’s quirk?”
Green. All Katsuki saw as he looked at the reporter was green. He registered a smattering of freckles over slightly flushed cheeks and a nervous furrow to his eyebrows that frames his emerald eyes. When he registers the question he was asked, Katsuki can’t help but smirk a little. Finally, someone whose question is actually about the villain fight and not some shitty rumor.
“Hell yeah, nerd! I’m aiming for the top so I’ll keep beating these villain extras quicker. And his land manipulation quirk, though totally destructive, is completely weak against agile aerial attacks.”
The nerd's eyes, honest to god, shone as Katsuki answered his question. Holy shit, those eyes are fucking amazing. And then Katsuki do something he’s never done before, “Do you have anymore questions, nerd?” he asked as he adjusted his gauntlets to a more comfortable position, as if signalling that he has all day to answer all of this reporter’s questions if only to see those eyes sparkle once more.
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The next day opens up with two newspapers in Dynamight’s desk with very different headlines.
“Pro Hero Dynamight’s lightspeed takedown of villain in Musutafu Industrial Area”
“Breaking News! Pro Hero Dynamight caught in a romantic chat with new beau after villain takedown!”
Rest assured that one of the newspapers met an explosive end.