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Izuku was so done with the day. Katsuki had to go on a separate mission and they hadn’t seen each other in a few days, he had to deal with a ton of random criminals and had a huge pile of paperwork he couldn’t avoid or give to someone else to do. For Izuku and Katsuki to go from the usual, being together 24/7 to not seeing each other for a few days, it was quite the challenge. Of course, they had gone on missions before. But this was the first solo mission they had in a while with minimal communication with each other.
He sighed deeply, feeling exhausted and heavy as he dragged himself back to their apartment. He knew he wanted to be home, to see Kacchan, and to sleep. He swallows thickly as his heavy boots hold him back slightly. He drags them as they scuff the near ground, needing to be home, not knowing if Katsuki would be back yet from his mission. He expected to see an empty and quiet apartment as he fumbled with his keys. He lets out a deep sigh, his voice feeling coarse and slightly rough. Izuku finally manages to get the door open, slowly adjusting his eyes to the slightly dim apartment, hearing some noise, most likely from the living room tv, Izuku takes off his boots, not caring too much where they land for once.
Letting out a yawn. He walks into the living room, Katsuki surprisingly being home. Izuku instantly can feel a huge weight coming off his shoulders.
“Kacchan! I didn't know you’d be home yet!” Izuku says with a raspy tone.
Katsuki’s body moves promptly to the sound of Izuku’s voice. He puts his book down quickly, taking off the pair of reading glasses, and gets off of the couch. He pulls Izuku into a hug, resting his chin on the boy’s head. Izuku hugs back, letting his arms stay wrapped around his boyfriend's waist.
"Welcome home, ‘Zuku." Katsuki looks at him, his eyebrows raising slightly, taking in his full appearance after the hug.
"Geez, you look like shit." He says blatantly.
"Thanks Kacchan. I totally didn’t know that already." Izuku says back with obvious sarcasm.
Katsuki laughs at his sarcasm. He cups the sides of Izuku’s face, giving him a forehead kiss upon his arrival. "Missed ya nerd. How was your mission and patrol?"
"I missed you too!" Izuku sighs, speaking again, "To be honest, really shitty.", he says with a defeated laugh.
"I can imagine. Mine was shitty too." Katsuki says, noticing how hoarse his voice is and how scuffed up he looks. "Go take a quick shower and then we can relax. I got home like an hour ago so I'm chill."
Izuku nods, "Yeah, ok."
"Go take care of yourself, nerd." Katsuki says as he walks off.
Izuku walks into the bathroom, taking off his hero costume, the bulky gloves and knee pads finally lifting some weight off. Izuku takes off his hero suit and goes into the shower, getting it steaming hot, needing something other than a cold shower for once. He sighs deeply, letting himself get used to the temperature and grab his shampoo. A nice coconut scented shampoo after his old one was replaced, because in Katsuki’s words, ‘That 5 in 1 shit has to burn.’
His hair feels full of tangles, not having time to manage it very well during the mission, but he would get over it. He runs the conditioner on the tips of his hair, letting it stay in for a minute or so, getting clean quickly. He washes it out and turns off the shower. Wrapping his hair and body in warm towels. He gets dressed in the clothes Katsuki left for him in the bathroom and cracks the door to let in some cool air.
Katsuki walks into the bathroom.
"Better?" the blonde asks, his arms crossed
"Mhm. Izuku smiles, sharing a kiss with Katsuki.
"That’s good." Katsuki says as he grabs the hairbrush, going through Izuku's hair, making sure to be gentle. Katsuki adds some hair oil to his hands, rubbing them together and massaging Izuku’s hair and scalp, allowing his head to lean back a little. Scrunching his hair afterwards, making sure it is not dripping water.
Izuku cleans his face off and looks over at Katsuki who is on his right as he pops his head over to look in the mirror. Katsuki takes two hair clips and clips back Izuku’s bangs, he takes some moisturizer into his hands and softly applies it to Izuku’s face. Small affectionate acts of service like this were very normalized with the two of them living together. Katsuki squishes Izuku’s cheeks with his hand, his lips pushed out. Katsuki looks at him and has a soft grin, "cute." he thinks in his head. Izuku pulls his head out of his grasp, feeling his cheeks heat up as Katsuki laughs.
"Did you get any dinner before you came home?" Katsuki asks
"Not really, I had a granola bar at like noon though.”
"It’s 8 pm ‘Zuku." Katsuki says blatantly with a frown on his face, walking to their kitchen.
Katsuki exhales and opens the fridge, grabbing two bowls of Katsudon. "Auntie dropped off some food for us before you came home, go sit on the couch and I’ll heat it up."
"Ok Kacchan.", Izuku says, needing to collapse on a piece of furniture soon enough.
It was a pretty simple meal, Katsudon. That should have been an obvious to Katsuki at the start giving Inko was his mother and knew how much he loves Katsudon. Both Katsuki and Izuku were very relieved that they did not have to make anything or even wait for takeout to arrive. It was a very comforting meal anyways which they both deserved after days of dealing with villains, wounds, and 'overall bullshit' in Katsuki's words. He passes Izuku’s bowl over to him, setting his own down with two glasses of water. Plopping back onto their couch, leaning into Izuku, the blonde lays his cheek onto Izuku’s hair, inhaling the scent of coconut and a hint of citrus. After the shower, his hair was so soft and fluffy.
The pair eats side by side, small conversation also occurring. Asking about how Katsuki’s mission was, what the hotels were like, etc. Katsuki and Izuku could talk about complete nonsense gibberish and still love it because they were together.
"--And then of course they made me do this fuckin' bullshit paperwork for property damage I didn't even do. So then I had to go lodge a complaint to the asshole that gave me the paperwork and direct it to the actual person who did the damage." Katsuki complained in between bites of food. "I was at my limit with dealing with stupid people."
Izuku laughs at that last part, "Tell me about it." Izuku says, relating to Katsuki's statement. "Plus, did you also get asked where I was? I got asked a ton where you were."
"Oh my god yes! Seriously though, we should start making them take both of us on missions, so much for being the fucking 'Wonder Duo' and then putting us on separate missions." Katsuki says blatantly.
"Honestly, I think we could make that happen." Izuku says after contemplating it and laughs.
Izuku sighs, laying back on the couch, laying his cheek onto Katsuki’s shoulder. Katsuki runs his hands through Izuku’s hair.
"I missed this." Izuku says and laughs,"I know it’s been only a few days but still."
Katsuki laughs, "Me too."
"I have so much paperwork to do, we don't have patrol tomorrow do we?" Izuku asks
"Nah, we're off tomorrow. 's a catch-up day or whatever they wanna call it." Katsuki says and shrugs, "So yes, we can sleep in."
Izuku smiles and speaks, "That's good, I need the sleep."
Katsuki puts his plate on the table and lays back on the couch. He could do dishes tomorrow, he had more important things to do. Letting Izuku lay on his chest, listening to Katsuki’s heartbeat. Katsuki ruffles his hair, kissing Izuku’s head. Izuku pops his head up, moving up slightly to give Katsuki a tender kiss. Their lips lock together and they can both feel the smiles through the kiss. Katsuki cups his face and buries his face in Izuku’s neck, letting out a small laugh, exhaling a warm breath.
At this point, he hasn’t seen his boyfriend in days, his hair smells divine, and Izuku’s skin feels cool to the touch. Always good for someone like Katsuki, who usually runs very hot. Katsuki could just bask in the scent for days. He decides to take advantage of their time and starts instantly peppering small kisses onto Izuku’s neck and face as Izuku giggled for what felt like hours.
“Kacchann!” Izuku said, holding back a laugh as he squirms from Katsuki’s soft touch. Katsuki wraps his hands on Izuku’s waist, pressing one more soft and passionate kiss to Izuku’s lips. Izuku kisses back, the kiss feeling like second nature, much different than how Katsuki acts around others. Soft and tender through kisses, not letting the rest of the world see that side of him very often. Laughing as he slows down, letting Izuku get situated, laying over his chest.
Izuku exhales, listening to Katsuki’s heartbeat. After the war, it became a habit for Izuku to do so it just became part of their daily routines. It was always a comforting reassurance, especially whenever nightmares hit Izuku. Nightmares for the both of them were always around but were not as frequent as when they were in their UA days.
However, when they were around each other close to sleep, the nightmares lessened compared to before. Thus starting a new stage of codependency for the pair. Throughout their second and third years at UA, they barely slept alone, always going to the other’s dorm. Of course, the two had been through so much together and so many phases of life, it was nerve racking to be in a stage like that. So clingy and codependent.
After a while and a ton of communication, Katsuki and Izuku started dating. Izuku was sick of the pining and Katsuki was scared of saying his feelings too late. After Katsuki’s breakdown at the hospital and the two connecting in ways they never thought they could, the warmth that their relationship gave was always visible and comforting. The two decided to fulfill Katsuki’s dream of being with each other, ‘for the rest of their lives.’. Right out of UA, the two bought a 'nice enough' apartment. After a few years and a very big up rise in hero popularity, they got a much nicer place, almost penthouse level and closed off from the majority of the city.
It was much better this way.
In the meantime, they always enjoyed each other’s company, as 'The Wonder Duo' and as boyfriends.
The two go into the bathroom, brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed.
Katsuki rests his head onto his pillow, wrapping his right arm over Izuku. Izuku mumbles, “warm…” Katsuki lets out a gentle laugh, ruffling his hair, running his fingers through the soft green curls.
Katsuki often listens to Izuku’s breathing, another reminder to Katsuki that Izuku was alive and well. Katsuki sinks in closer to Izuku, letting himself practically melt onto Izuku.
Katsuki pulls the covers up for both of them, letting Izuku cling onto him and swing a leg over Katsuki's. Izuku lets out a yawn and closes his eyes.
“Goodnight Kacchan, love you.” Izuku says in a drowsy voice, minutes away from sleep.
“Goodnight ‘Zuku. love you more.” Katsuki says, finally shutting his eyes.