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“The fuck….”
Katsuki groans as he reluctantly sits up from his bed, rubbing his tired eyes he glances to the clock sitting on his nightstand,
‘2:27AM’ it read.
Well there goes my sleep schedule Katsuki thought to himself with a sigh.
Another knock at the door before Bakugo slipped out of bed dragging his feet along the wood floor, out into the hallway until he was at the front door. Now as the number 5 hero Katsuki should probably have checked the peephole before opening his door at 2AM in the morning but he was too sleep deprived for that thought to cross his overworked mind.
He goes through all five of the locks on his door because again. Number 5 hero.
As the door begins to open he mumbles more so to himself than whoever is on his porch “this better be fucking impor-“
He swallows the ending of his harsh sentence the second he sees who’s standing infront of him.
Izuku Midoriya.
“Izuku?” Katsuki eyes widened as he takes in his childhood best friend’s appearance, it was pouring rain so the man was drenched in water but there was also the obvious image of his hero suit being torn slightly with cuts and bruises lining his body and face. Psh as if he didn’t have enough scars as is Katsuki thought again to himself.
“H-hey Kachan…I’m really sorry to be waking you up so early the morning I just uhm..”
Izuku didn’t really finish the sentence as his appearance sorta finished it for him, he had obviously gotten into an altercation as he usually did but Izuku always took care of most of his injuries on his own especially since he wasn’t apart of a hero agency at the moment with his teaching job and all. The question rose in Katsukis head but he let it rest on his tougne not bothering to let it slip, why did Izuku come across town at 2 in the morning in a rainstorm, INJURED to Katsuki instead of going home?
Katsuki is shaken from his thoughts when he realizes Izuku is still standing in the pouring rain looking as if he is about to pass out, Bakugou quickly raps an arms around Izukus waist to help him inside before closing and locking the door behind him and setting Izuku on the couch not really caring about getting his expensive furniture wet.
“Izuku what the fuck happened?” Katsuki sat on his coffee table facing Izuku who sat slumped on the couch.
“So uhm. Long story short I was going on patrol when I heard screams, when I went to investigate I found an attempted kidnapping. When I went to help the child I greatly underestimated who I was up against and did not prepare myself properly…” Izuku groaned slightly at the end of his not so short story clutching his side, he might have broken a rib or two.
This story didn’t add up, Katsuki knew Izuku like the back of his hand, even in middle school for godsake. And Izuku never underestimated who he was up against he was always scanning and aiming before an attack even if he was reckless, he wasn’t stupid. Something isn’t right.
Katsuki decides against pestering Izuku further given his current predicament and instead gives him a small scolding on being reckless and refusing to call Bakugou for backup, he then offers to let Izuku stay for the night.
Izuku puts his hand up infront of him “N-n-no need Katchan I don’t want to be a burden I just-“ he is quickly cut off as Katsuki pulls him off the couch as softly as he can without causing any more unnecessary pain.
“Shut up Deku. Your staying the night and the night after to make sure you don’t die on me, end of discussion.” Katsuki seems to have won as Izuku sighs letting his tense shoulders slump and leaning against Bakugous side as the walk down the hall and into the bathroom.
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After getting Izukus injury’s checked up on and cleaned Katsuki gave a pair of almight boxers and a loose black shirt with a skull on it.
Izuku giggles at the boxers, even though Kachan didn’t admit it he was such a nerd when it came to almight.
Izuku walked out of the bathroom still with a limp and brows furrowed in pain but he seemed better, less tense and more at ease.
Bakugou thanked his earlier self for turning off his heart monitor because the thing would be ringing right now with how fast his heart is racing. The boy he had been inlove with for god knows how long is standing infront of him in his clothes looking as gorgeous as ever, Katsuki could die a happy man right here and now.
He helps Deku to sit on the bed as he sits next to him.
“So, are you going to tell me why you really got hurt in that fight or are you going to keep bullshitting me?”
Bakugou asked with a glare but it wasn’t as fierce as usual.
“Can I keep bullshitting?…” izuku asked hopefully which earned him and light poke to his broken ribs bringing out a yelp and a glare from the shorter boy.
With a sigh Izuku mumbled a “fine” sounding as reluctant as ever.
“I haven’t been sleeping good. I mean I haven’t slept good since the end of our first year but…yaknow…” Bakugou placed a gentle hand on Izukus back rubbing soft circles with his warm palm which seemed to allow Izuku to continue.
“sometimes I get periods of time where the nightmares are worse than ever…and this last month has been the worst yet. I mean I haven’t slept this bad since right after the-“ he cut himself off for a moment grimacing.
“The war I mean.”
Worry evident in Bakugous eyes he whispered “so when was the last time you slept?” Izuku glanced at him with a guilty look and mumbled under his breath which Bakugou almsot didn’t catch “I think I’ve had about 6 hours of sleep in the last week”
Ok now Bakugou was really glad he turned his heart monitor off because it just dropped to the pits of his stomach. “Oh izuku…I don’t understand why didn’t you just come to me? You know I would have helped” Bakugou breathed.
“I know, I know. I just- well I just didn’t want to be a bother.” Izuku winced which earned a groan form Katsuki “dammit Izuku again with being a bother! Why can’t you understand that you could never be a bother or a burden to me!” Katsuki cups Izukus face in the palms of his rough hands “You are everything to me Izuku.”
Izukus eyes were wide with a dust of pink shading his cheeks and the tips of his ears, he looks like he might start to cry but Bakugou wasn’t done just yet.
“I would die a thousand times again if it meant I could see that glimmer of happiness in your eyes. So don’t you ever think you could ever be a bother to me Deku.”
And with that the tears started to fall down Izukus cheeks. Bakugou rubbed his thumb along Izukus cheek to wipe away tears “Dammit Zu. I fear I may love you more than I was ever supposed to.”
Silence.
Izukus eyes widen, mouth parted as the tears keep rolling down his face, bakugous can feel his heart in his ears as guilt poured into his stomach. “I-I’m sorry that wasn’t the right ti-“ he was cut off by soft intoxicating lips against his, Bakugou immediately kissed back.
It wasn’t harsh or desperate but more so soft and gentle with a yearning built deep into the both of them for years that is finally being relinquished.
After a minute they part ways to breath and rest their foreheads together “I could kiss you for the rest of my life, until my very last breath.” Izuku breathed and Bakugou felt like he was floating on clouds.
“Stay the night. And the night after, fuck it just stay with me forever Izuku. I’ll never let you have a lonesome night ever again. I’ll chase the nightmares away I swear to it” Bakugou raps his arms around the green haired man holding him close.
Izuku nuzzled his head against Katsukis broad chest as he lets out a muffled “okay.”
The lay back onto the bed together holding each other tight as Katsuki rests his chin on the curly green hair that is Dekus as he rubs circles onto his back.
After no time at all both boys start to drift off to sleep.
That night Izuku Midoriya slept fully, the only thing occupying his dreams were the man that had filled his mind years ago.