This drabble was inspired by a request I had gotten a little while ago asking for fluff with Bakugou and a reader that is obsessed with animals. I am making another version of this drabble with sea animals, so stay tuned for that!
Warning: This drabble contains snakes!
Bakugou almost immediately recognized your obsession with animals. Back at UA, you had a pet hamster you had lovingly named Honey Butter Biscuit because she was the same color as the premade biscuits you used to purchase at the store. Your love of your furry friend was well known, as you would bring her out of your dorm to share her and pass her around to your classmates. Of course, Koda also shared your extreme love of animals despite your quirk not being animal related.
You were always the first person to crouch and whisper at a stray cat and the first to run across the street to ask if you could pet a stranger's dog, even if it was out of your way. Bakugou always teased you about being easy to abduct because all someone needed to do was put a cute animal in your sights, and you were a goner.
It shouldn't have surprised him when you went to zoo with your class for volunteer work, and you began to spew so much knowledge about nearly every animal there. You basically became a nature documentary narrator as you walked around, peering at the animals within each enclosure and spouting off interesting or unique facts about them.
Katsuki didn't know nearly as much about animals as you, so it became his mission to become as well versed in nature as you. He wanted to be the best at everything, and if learning about animals meant he would be better than you, then it was the obvious choice. It definitely wasn't because he had a massive crush on you and wanted to have something common with you.
Katsuki learning all about your interests just so he has something to talk about with you can be better than you at everything is so accurate 😭❤️