from the sidelines by suffocatingspring - enemies to friends to lovers, highschool au https://archiveofourown.org/works/32163913/chapters/79693792 it would be a crime to like bakudeku and have never read this story! bakugo and izuku, two ex bffs are paired up for a philosophy project, forcing them to spend an hour a day together & make katsuki a professional pole vaulter. it's one of the best slow-burns i've ever read—you really get immersed in the story. You feel so many emotions while reading it: anxiety, sadness, excitement, happiness, tenderness… It has some smut (Katsuki on top), and the ending is a chef’s kiss. I love this story, and it deserves all the love in the world (don’t read the second chapter if you want to stay happy).