The Catalyst (Can We Change the World?)

Chapter 14

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Shoto closed the textbook and let out a breath. He cringed at his nervousness- it wasn't like she didn't know he and Katsuki were together. And she wasn't stupid enough to assume things weren't going on. He laid on his back and squeezed his eyes shut- stupid.

Being nervous over something like that.

Katsuki got up from his chair and stepped on his boyfriend's stomach gently. "Idiot." He muttered as Shoto yelped and smacked his foot away.

"How am I the idiot?" Shoto asked, sitting up before Katsuki stepped on him again.

"You grabbed my fucking English textbook." He bit, grabbing on to Shoto's arm and pulling him up.

"So?"

Katsuki yanked him over to his desk and pointed at the math, "does that look like English to you?"

Shoto bit the inside of his lip, despite Katsuki's rough tone, he still liked being held onto. He'd never say no to that- not when it was coming from his boyfriend.

"I doubt she noticed." Shoto lied, chances were likely that she did.

"She never misses anything- it's freaky." Katsuki sighed, letting go of Shoto's arm. Shoto almost complained before remembering that he had literally killed people. Why the hell was he complaining because someone stopped touching him?

He was a villain for crying out loud.

Shoto sighed to himself before looking at Katsuki intently, he wanted to kiss him again.

Was it normal to want someone so much? Shoto didn't care, he was anything but normal anyway.

Instead of kissing him, Shoto found his way into Katsuki's arms, laying his head on his shoulder for a moment. The blonde mellowed out at Shoto's gentle touch. He always seemed so independent and Shoto was always so soft for him.

Katsuki supposed he wasn't much different, not that he'd ever admit it, but it was nice- for someone to want him to hold him. And so Katsuki would, he'd hold Shoto as much as he wanted because there was something so refreshing about it.

"We need to go downstairs for dinner." Katsuki whispered softly, he could almost feel the tiredness coming from Shoto. Guilt poked at him again, reminding him it was his fault Shoto was like this.

He pushed him too far. Was he just like Shoto's father?

Forcing him to train with him to the point of exhaustion.

Katsuki leaned back, needed to see Shoto's face when he was him. "Hey," he said softly, Shoto met his eyes. He could feel the worry coming from him, it felt like scratching at his skin when their bodies touched.