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When Katsuki heard that he and Izuku were going to be in the same class he was honestly pretty excited. Since he was a kid he didn’t have many friends due to struggling with social cues and tending to get angry easily. So this was a first time for him being excited to be in the same class as a friend.
The only issue was that Katsuki had been extremely stressed lately. He seriously admires Izuku, but that boy was so amazing in his eyes. He was good at art, he was happy and upbeat, he had talent. And Katsuki just felt lacking next to him,
It was the first day of their new school year today. Katsuki packed everything he needed, all his Allmight stationary in one pencil case. And all his notebooks shoved into his backpack. He walked to school and met Izuku at the park.
“Kachan!, isn’t this exciting? we’re going to be in the same class!” Izuku said in a cheery tone, his cheeks flushed from walking in the heat. Katsuki chuckled and ruffled Izuku’s already messy hair.
“Yeah, I'm excited too,” Katsuki said with a small smile. Seeing Izuku always brightened his day slightly even when his motivation was slipping. He felt a little more at ease and grounded knowing someone cared for him.
When they got to school Katsuki went to find his headphones in his bag and felt something sink in his chest when he realized he forgot to pack them. He let out a disgruntled sigh which caught Izuku’s attention.
“Huh?, is something wrong Kachan?” He said, tilting his head curiously. Katsuki just sighed again.
“I forgot my headphones at home and class is about to start….i’ll be fine i think…just some extra sounds…” He said dismissively, trying to ignore how scared he was to go without his headphones. He’d used noise canceling headphones since he was a little kid so going without them felt disturbing.
They both walked into class and sat down in assigned seats, Bakugo could hear everything, the scratching of pencil on paper, every little breath and whisper was invading his senses, but he did his best to ignore it despite that itching feeling in his chest.
When Lunch finally rolled around, he grabbed Izuku’s hand and pulled him behind the school.
“Lets eat here…please” He said quietly. He normally had poor volume control, so Izuku was a bit surprised but he nodded, sitting down and leaning against the brick wall of the back of the school. He patted the grassy ground next to him. Katsuki sighed and slid down the wall. He leaned his head on Izuku. Izuku jumped a bit in surprise but allowed it happily. A small tear rolled down Katsuki’s face and Izuku panicked, gently grabbing his face.
“Woah!, are you ok?, why are you crying?” He rushed out. He grabbed a pack of tissues from his pocket and handed one to Katsuki so he could wipe his tears.
“I’ve….been really stressed” he says shakily, his voice cracking. “God…sorry for crying in front of you i’m such a fucking loser” He says, chuckling bitterly. Izuku suddenly buts in.
“Hey!, don't talk about yourself like that!, you’re really cool, you always are so passionate about what you care about, and being emotional isn’t a bad thing…everyone cries sometimes and i’m glad to be there for you” Izuku says with a worried expression, his brows crinkled together.
Katsuki sighed.
“You’re so positive all the time…i don't know how you do it…and you’re so talented too and i’m just me!” Katsuki says bitterly. Izuku’s face suddenly squishes up in thought.
“There’s a lot of things you’re good at though! you’re always so good at figuring out how things work! whether its predicting things in stories, or random gadgets, you’re really smart! just because i have my talents doesn’t mean you aren’t good at anything!” Izuku says his voice filled with admiration. Katsuki burst out laughing.
“Man…i don't know how someone as amazing as you could see any redeeming qualities in me…that's what i like about you, you’re so determined to see the good in things” Katsuki says, squishing one of Izuku’s cheeks. Izuku slapped Katsuki’s hand away but then clasped it in his.
“I really do care for you” He says, leaning against Bakugo.
They remained like that for the rest of lunch period.