healing takes time (none of it is linear)

Chapter 10

Izuku never thought he'd be in this position. Three hot as fuck alphas fawning over him, making him a blushing mess and still respecting the boundaries he had put up. He never thought this would happen.

Why would any alpha (let alone three) put up with him? Why would they want him for anything other than his body? Why would they love being able to cuddle up next to Izuku after a long day at work, and that's all? It didn't make sense, but Izuku decided he wouldn't try to argue it. It felt nice. He was wanted for the first time since he could remember, and it felt good.

"They're nice," Izuku muttered to Denki, his hands fiddling with his sweater (a sweater that Shoto had lent him) as he averted eye contact. They sat in the living room corner while Eijiro, Katsuki, Shoto and their friends were over on the couch chatting up a storm. Izuku still hadn't been entirely comfortable with their friends, leading Denki and him to put a little distance between them.

"I told you they're the good ones," Denki said with a knowing smile as Izuku's cheeks turned red.

"I- I know, but-" Izuku wasn't sure what he was trying to say. His words left his mouth before he processed them. "I don't know," he muttered, getting embarrassed with himself and hiding his face in his knees.

Denki chuckled, "I think you do know."

Izuku shrugged, turning his head just enough to see his boyfriends, his boyfriends, in the living room. "It's nice," he said softly. "But it's still weird."

"I get that. It took a while for me to get used to it with Hitoshi, too. I'm still not completely used to it, honestly." He patted Izuku's head, making the other omega look at him. "It comes with time. Lots and lots of time."

Izuku huffed a small sigh. "I wish it could be faster," he admitted. "I can see how they're all just walking on eggshells around me, trying not to freak me out or something...." Izuku didn't understand why they cared so much about his feelings. "I just feel like a burden at this point..." he muttered.

Don't get him wrong, he loved when they would cuddle or Eijiro and Shoto's soft kisses to the top of his head or Katsuki playing with his hair... he loved it, but what was he even bringing to the relationship? An omega was supposed to be there to pleasure their alpha(s), and he wasn't doing that. He was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Something was going to happen any moment now, and he couldn't stop himself from expecting it.

"I can guarantee they do not see it that way." Denki had gotten many messages from Eijiro about how happy he was that Izuku had said yes, that Izuku was perfect in every way and then worrying they would mess up, and finally believing that they wouldn't mess up. Denki loved his friend, but waking up to 126 missed messages from the alpha was a little extensive.

"But what if they do? What if I- I mess up, and they realise I'm useless and-" Denki squished Izuku's cheeks to get him to stop and look at him.

"Izuku, you are not worthless; they do not see you as a burden. Do you want me to show you the messages Eijiro sent me about how much he adores you and how they want to be around you? Because I will show you. But be warned. There's about 500 in total from Eijiro, 100 from just yesterday alone."

Izuku had tears in his eyes, his lips puckered by the way Denki was squishing his face.

When the other omega didn't get an answer, he looked past Izuku to his friends. "Eijiro, Katsuki, Shoto, tell Izuku he's not worthless or a burden."

Izuku's eyes widened, and his cheeks turned red, pulling his face from Denki's so he could face the others. "W-wait- no- no need- don't want to interrupt-"

Eijiro's brows were furrowed in worry, but Katsuki was the first to get up and approach Izuku. He took Izuku's hands and held them tightly in his own. "Izuku," he said, voice stern but soft.