Some Things Stay the Same

5: There's Been a Change in You

February 9, Thursday

"Tree top!" Katsuki's voice shouts as Akatanis body is pushed forwards, a hand going to his head and ruffling his hair. He hisses and he swats the hand away as he hears the blond laugh at him.

"You're messing it up!" The boy yells as he steps away from Katsuki grip, hands to his hair to try and fix it back into place. Katsuki ignores him in favor of wrapping an arm around his shoulders.

"Like I could make your rat nest any worse than it is." Katsuki leans a little to the side as he takes a breath through his nose. "At least it doesn't smell."

Akatani was already struggling out of his hold, ducking away from his invasive manner of greeting. Not to mention the fact that his face was quite literally in his hair to sniff. When he finally managed to step away from the blond, he continued to straighten himself, dusting off his jacket and swiping stray hairs from tikling his nose as he sent a glare at the other.

"I just washed it yesterday, you weirdo."

Katsukis hands retreat themselves into the pockets of his pants as a teasing grin stretches across his face, but before he could say anything, Akatani was rubbing at his nose furiously before sneezing, quickly followed by three more. Katsukis brows raise as if impressed.

"Bless you."

The boy makes a noise of garbled misery as he rubs his nose, turning red in irritation. Akatani looks at the blond in scrutiny, assessing him before he finishes with a final sniffle. He mumbles something but Katsuki doesn't quite catch the words as he turns back towards the machine.

He watches in mild curiosity and absolutely no patience as the other takes his time in looking through the selection of the vending machine. Akatani sniffles again before punching in the numbers under his desired snack.

"Why do you buy this stuff? Can't you make something at home to bring to school?" Katsuki questions as he watches Akatani crouch at the drop-box.

"I don't have the time for that nonsense."

"What about leftovers?"

Akatani makes a face and Katsuki clicks his tongue at his pickiness.

"Then- wake up early and make something in the morning! Anything is better than this processed junk."

"I wouldn'tt want to wake my parents." Was the answer and Katsuki goes to huff in an exaggerated manner, almost whining as he goes down to drape over the others back.

"How can you be so picky with your skin and bones?"

Akatani had been quiet in the brief moment after giving his answer, lost in thought as his skin had pickled all the way down to his stomach, but he let out a surprised huff when Katsuki sudden weight pulled at the tendons of his heel and straining the calf muscle as he tried not to fall forwards. He managed to put his hands down on the floor before his knees hit, but his head still made contact with the plexi glass of the vending machine.

Air escaped him at the sheer weight Katsuki was holding him down by, but he still tried to shove the other off of him and demanded to know why Katsuki 'had to be such an ass and butt into his business'.

"And why do you care what I eat." Akatani groans as he pushes some of Katsukis weight off of him, but the arms that had been hanging loosely over his shoulder come to circle his neck to not lose balance.

"I think you know the answer to that already, Yamikumo-kun." Says Katsuki, and Akatani goes to grab at the fallen food in the drop-box, waiting for an opportunity to shove the other off of him.