If he's anything like me - BakuDeku

Our secret

"Well, this is a bit confusing," the doctor told Inko and Izuku's psychiatrist. "His records have him marked as quirkless, but the tests came back and say he has a super strength quirk, hence the healing broken bones in his right arm. It seems his body isn't strong enough to handle all the power. Also, you said he's on Sertraline?"

Inko nodded. "He has been taking it for a year and a half now," she said.

"Well, there are no traces of it in his system," the doctor answered. "So he hasn't been taking it for at least a month."

The adults continued to talk about how odd Izuku's situation was while Izuku awkwardly filled Katsuki in on his situation. The blonde sat as close to Izuku as possible, with the uncomfortable plastic chair pulled up right beside the crinkly hospital bed. They had been there for at least three and a half hours now.

"So, to recap," Katsuki muttered. "You're from a different reality, timeline, dimension or whatever where me and you aren't friends and also, some guy named All Might gaslit you into eating his hair so you wouldn't be quirkless anymore."

Izuku nodded. "It sounds pretty bad when you say it like that, though. All Might isn't just some guy. And he didn't gaslight me. He's my hero and my inspiration. Yours, too."

"Right..." Katuski pinched the bridge of his nose to force back the headache coming on. "Can you see why I might find this unsettling? What kind of creepy ass fifty year old man makes a fourteen year old eat his hair and push around a refrigerator at night alone on a beach?"

Izuku chuckled a bit. "It's really not that bad," he says. "I think it's worth it. Now I've got a quirk! And you and I are attending Yuuei together."

Katsuki frowned. "But we're not friends."

Izuku shrugged. "We're getting there."

"Ugh, that's so ass. So you've been dealing with bullies all by yourself? Do you even know how to defend yourself? What the hell is your version of me doing while Tesaki and his asshole lackeys torment you?"

"Tesaki? H-he's your lackey, Kacchan."

All the color drained from Katsuki's face. "What? You mean... I bully you, too?"

Izuku flushed red with embarrassment. "I-it's not that bad, I swear! I—"

Katsuki raised his hand experimentally, and as he expected, Izuku flinched and covered his face with his forearms. Like he expected Katsuki to blast him or punch him or something. Katsuki sighed and took Izuku's hand in his own. "That's shitty of me," he muttered. "I can't believe I would ever do something like that. Especially to you."

Izuku froze. The words were so foreign to him that they almost didn't register in his mind. He didn't want Katsuki to feel bad, especially this Katsuki who had been nothing but nice to him. "Like I said, it's fine now," Izuku explained. "We're working on fixing things between us. Even if it's slow, the progress is enough for me."

Katsuki nodded solemnly, rubbing circles on the back of Izuku's hand. Izuku stared at it, completely baffled. "Sorry if it's weird," Katuski said. "My Izuku says it's calming."

Izuku also didn't know Katsuki was capable of apologizing. "It's okay," he said. "He's right. It is calming. Thanks."

"Another thing," Katsuki said, "you don't have to have a quirk to be a good hero. There are a bunch of quirkless pro heroes in this reality, and they all kick ass. Most of them are vigilantes, actually, but I think that makes them even cooler. I know you've got a deal with Ass Might—"

"All Might."

"Pfft, whatever. Same thing. But seriously, you don't have to keep this power. I think you're just as badass when you're fighting quirkless. I've seen it, trust me."

Izuku smiled softly, his gaze warming as Katsuki gently squeezed his hand.

"And if your Katsuki is anything like me, then he cares a lot about you. He might not be good at showing it. I know I'm not, though I'm obviously better than him. That's why I kick the shit out of all the people who try to hurt you. I care about you, 'Zuku. You're important to me, so I know you're important to him, too."

Izuku sniffled.

"Jeez, are you gonna cry?" Katsuki chuckled. "I guess that stands across all realities: Izuku is a total crybaby. Ha, don't worry. I won't tell anyone if you wanna cry. It'll be our secret."