Aizawa's Cat (Old)

Chapter 10

Shouta felt anger and disgust curdle in his stomach as he watched. It was the worst case of abuse he had seen, the boys back was nothing but scar tissue, lines overlapping, the new marks standing out. Burns littered the small body, the worst being on his left arm. As it was his job, he wrote down every wound and its corresponding story, desperately reigning in the urge to just hug him and never let go.

'They are going to put him in the system after this.' His eyes flicked to the two boys standing close to the greenette, eyebrow raising slightly in surprise.
'Huh, that's a little surprising. Midoriya is lucky he has such......friends at a time like this.'
The man debated his options as he wrote.
'It's early into the start of the year, if he goes into care then he will have to give up his spot in UA, however he wouldn't want that. Hmmm I need to speak to Hizashi.'

Izuku re-dressed, getting pulled into a three way hug almost instantly.
"You did it Midoriya!"
"You did fucking amazing!"
He smiled softly, squeezing the two tighter. He was grateful they were there with him, he didn't think he could do it by himself.

"You can't go home tonight for obvious reasons, however there isn't enough time for us to sort something else out." All three boys looked to their teacher, mulling over his words.
"He can stay at my place. Icy hot can too if he wants or whatever." Izuku beamed,
'Kacchan is being so nice!'
*He thinks you're pathetic.*
Ignoring the voice for now, Izuku hugged Katsuki as he thanked him over and over again. Shoto smirked faintly at the blushing blonde who was trying -and failing- to look unaffected.

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Shoto sat on Katsuki's bed that night, his back against the wall. It was late but he couldn't sleep. To his right the blonde and greenette had fallen asleep watching a movie and now laid curled together, Izuku's back to Katsuki's front. He watched them for a while.
'They look so peaceful.' He admired their soft faces in the light of the television. 'I'm glad I was there for both of them. I wish I had someone when I went through it all.' His sister and brother weren't allowed to see him after it all came out. He had to be questioned and photographs taken of his injuries by himself so they didn't corrupt his story, whatever that meant.

As he watched his stomach felt weird.
'What is this feeling?' His hand seemed to have a mind of it's own as it reached out, stroking both of their faces gently. Shrugging off the unknown emotion for later, Shoto laid behind Katsuki, wrapping his arm around them both. 'This feels nice.' Slowly his eyes closed as he fell asleep.

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Izuku woke up slowly, feeling safe and warm for the first time he could remember. His mind was blissfully blank as he stretched, eyebrows furrowed as he hit something soft. Peeking out of one eye, he struggled to focus. Pale flesh came into view as a slightly smoky scent reached his nose.
'Oh, it's Kacchan.'
At some point in the night Katsuki had rolled onto his back, Izuku and Shoto curled up either side of him with each having a leg over one of his.

Both of them were still asleep so the greenette allowed himself to enjoy the moment, flushing slightly. Thanks to his quirk Izuku's sense of smell was heightened so when Shoto moved in his sleep he smelled burnt caramel and rain, both the other boys scents, mix together. His hand wandered, sliding over Katsuki's firm chest and onto Shoto's arm where it stayed. 'I could get used to waking up like this. Maybe just a little longer.' Izuku's eyes drifted closed again.