One of the most touching platonic moments between Deku and Bakugo in fanfiction has to be when they finally sit down and talk after years of unresolved tension. I read this one fic where, after a brutal battle, they end up stuck in a hospital room together. Bakugo, for once, isn’t yelling, and Deku isn’t stuttering. They just... talk. About their childhood, their regrets, and how much they’ve pushed each other to grow. The author nailed the complexity of their bond—how it’s not just rivalry, but something deeper, almost like brothers who’ve fought but still care. The scene where Bakugo gruffly admits Deku’s strength feels earned, not forced. It’s rare to see Bakugo’s walls down, but when they are, it hits harder than any explosion.
Another standout moment is in a post-war fic where they visit their old middle school. The place is a ghost of their past, and Bakugo, surprisingly, is the one to break the silence. He acknowledges how toxic he was, and Deku, instead of brushing it off, admits how much it hurt. But then they both laugh, because look at them now—heroes, side by side. The fic doesn’t romanticize their history; it lets them grow from it. That’s what makes their dynamic so compelling in fanworks—the raw, messy humanity beneath the flashy quirks.