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KATSUKI BAKUGOU ✨ STARS

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Event aftermath | Sometime after 1/24 when the punishments go out

[mightdoriya]

[Katsuki likely hasn't seen Izuku at all since he patched him up on the battlefield during the fighting. Much damage had been done both physically and emotionally, and because Izuku's sense of justice didn't extend only to the court...he'd gotten himself in hot water with the Emperor. Little enough that he was spared something more serious like jail time, but you know...still not. Great. His punishments were two fold: a cursed tattoo branded on his right hand that would show everyone of his traitorous actions, and the task to inform families of the dead that their loved ones had passed during the war.

Katsuki will come across Izuku in the market square. He's not actually trying to interact with anyone (he's already found out what happens when he makes the attempt), but even as he passes it's obvious people are noticing if they happen to look. Most just avert their eyes and give him a wide berth, but some others aren't discreet about their displeasure. Izuku stops to buy something to eat but is immediately turned away, being informed that his money will be good there once he's learned where his loyalties should lie.

With soldiers that catch him passing, it's even worse. At the moment he'd been heading back towards the castle, but before he can get out of town he's stopped by his shoulder being grabbed by a nearby guard standing with some of his mates, who pushes Izuku back so they can get a good look at him. They note the tattoo and express their disgust in no uncertain terms, doesn't he know how many people died during this war? How many people he probably let die while he was spending his time fraternizing with the enemy?

Tears burn in his eyes as he keeps his mouth shut. They shout after him as he turns to continue to walk away, immediately drawing looks from the rest of the square.]

[comburst]

[ Katsuki doesn't really look into Deku after the battle. He can still see him on the compasses, so Deku's still in Fellden and still alive. That's enough for Katsuki to know.

He does spot Deku in the commotion, though, trudging away and... ]

Why the fuck are you always crying whenever I find you??

[ He has some bags in his arms from shopping and an annoyed scowl on his face. ]

[mightdoriya]

[Izuku almost startles when he hears Katsuki’s voice come to him across the way, tense from having been shouted at and scolded for so much of his time today. It’s tempting to just walk off, but he knows there’s a likely chance Katsuki will follow, demanding he not ignore him...

Izuku hesitates, refusing to wipe his eyes as he brings his right hand between his arms, folding them as he slows but continues to walk.]

It’s nothing, Kacchan.

[He knows he can’t keep it from him, and doesn’t intend to. But he’s not sure he wants to talk about it now, out in the open.]

[comburst]

[ The fastest way to be sure Katsuki won't leave him alone is in fact for Deku to tell him to
leave him alone. Katsuki is a petty ass bitch.

He's scowling now as he falls into step with Deku, annoyed Izuku didn't immediately give him his full attention even though he didn't...want it.., ]

So now you're crying about nothing??

[mightdoriya]

[Ugh. He can't lie, Katsuki will just know...Izuku looks down at the ground as he continues to walk, wishing he'd thought to pull his hood over his head so people couldn't recognize his hair as he made his way back.]

I...I don't want to talk about it out here.

[comburst]

[ Izuku is such a picky bitch. Katsuki, the petty bitch in this relationship, decides to shove a few bags at Deku. ]

Fine. Be useful then!

[mightdoriya]

Ah-

[Izuku pretty much has no choice but to reach up and grab the bags before they drop into the snow, juggling them for a moment before he gets them in his arms in a way that he won't be at risk of fumbling them.

Okay, fine. He can do this, at least. He tucks the bags close to his chest, planning on staying quiet as he follows Katsuki back to the castle with his shopping.

He can't as easily hide that new tattoo like this, though. He's not sure what he was thinking before anyway...it can't be hidden, no matter where he tries to hold his hands.]

[comburst]

[ Yeah, no, Katsuki sees it. ]

You're lucky you weren't thrown out, too.

[ Like Korra. ]

[mightdoriya]

[No beating around the bush with Katsuki. Izuku hugs the bags a little closer to himself.

He wishes he had it in him to hold his tongue and not reply, but he feels like he has to defend himself, now. His teeth grit hard behind his lips.]

I didn't do what she did.

Post Quest | Sometime the first week of March

[mightdoriya]

[After being unconscious for a full day, Izuku finally wakes. He wakes up disoriented and not knowing where he is...hardly remembering what the last thing he did was before he went under. The room he wakes up in is both recognizable and not...it's not his own room in the castle, but he gets the feeling he's been here before...

He groans under his breath, turning his head a little against the pillows it's resting on. The first thing he tries is to move, maybe get out of bed...but the pain that hits him is excruciating and nearly causes him to black out right then and there, forcing him to fall back down with his eyes firmly shut.

Against all odds, Izuku Midoriya survived.]

[comburst]

[ Thank god he fails to get out of bed, because Katsuki would have shortly exploded him back there...

For now, though, he can feel free to look around if he opens his eyes. The room he's in isn't his own; there aren't a lot of furnishings, really, but there's a blond sleeping in a chair by the window, a book open in his lap. ]

[mightdoriya]

[Oh...]

Kacchan...

[Izuku croaks weakly, his eyes half open as he looks over at Katsuki sleeping sitting up nearby. What's he doing in here...?]

[comburst]

[ IT'S HIS ROOM!

Also, he's specifically making sure Deku doesn't die overnight. Which he...accomplished, and then more than a day of staying awake caught up with him.

He's jarred awake by the croak of his name, though, like he wasn't by Deku trying and failing to sit up. It takes a minute for his tired brain to sort of catch up with what's happening but then the book is left on the chair as he stands to come closer.

Glaring, of course. ]

Don't you dare try to move.

[mightdoriya]

[Oh that is...not a good look. At all.

...

And it's probably going to get angrier in a second when Izuku suddenly jolts, gripping the edge of the blanket as he moves to try to sit up again, hit with the realization of what the hell happened like a ton of bricks.]

T-the ritual! The- civilians, where are they-!?

[comburst]

[ HE'S GOING TO KILL DEKU after all that work trying to save him. Katsuki slams a hand down on Deku's chest (avoiding those wounds, though) and firmly shoves him into the bed. Deku's injured, so he probably can't actually get up with weight on him keeping him down. ]

What did I JUST say, shitnerd?!

[mightdoriya]

[He's way too weak to move. Katsuki is easily able to push him back down as Izuku groans again with protest, eventually settling against the pillows because he has no other choice. His body feels like it's on fire, especially his abdomen...and his leg. Both are wrapped up with gauze that's been changed every few hours, because although the healing magic performed took care of most of the internal damage and bleeding, it couldn't cover everything in a pinch.]

Tell me, Kacchan!

[comburst]

[ Yeah. Deku may notice at this point he's basically in his underwear to make the whole changing gauze shit easier on the person who's been doing it (Katsuki, probably) but like, that's probably not a huge deal here. They've known one another since diapers and they've shared changing rooms.

Katsuki snarls. ]

Dropped the ones we saved off at the Emperor as soon as we got back. Stay still or I'm knocking you out.

Action | 4/20

[mightdoriya]

[Izuku wonders, briefly, if Katsuki remembers what day it is today.

...of course he does. Nobody forgets their own birthday unless by choice, and Katsuki...well. Since growing up, he hasn't been a huge fan of birthdays, particularly not his own. Izuku wouldn't say he hates the idea of getting older or anything like that, no. It's more that he can't stand being fussed over, and the parties and the excitement that generally come with them. Since Katsuki had started attending U.A. and made- ugh- friends, he came to realize right quick just how eager they were to throw him a party.

He hated it. Absolutely hated it. They had the party in the common room, everybody from 1A was there, and Katsuki stayed all of five minutes (if that) before he stormed out and went to bed. Here...well, he doesn't have that looming. There are no friends or classmates to be throwing parties. Izuku doesn't know how many, if any, of Katsuki's acquaintances even know the significance of today other than him...

But he hadn't forgotten, even in the stress of everything. And during his Alchemy lessons with Waver, he'd taken the time to work on something that wasn't related to his offering for the Emperor. Something...different.

Izuku decides that instead of hunting Katsuki down in the early morning since he's not always in his room, he'll wait until later in the evening to see if he can seek him out. At least then it'll be more likely that he'll find him in the castle.]

[comburst]

[ He definitely didn't forget his own birthday, Deku, what the fuck. Katsuki simply isn't...you know, doing anything for it? It's a thing, it exists, but he doesn't really plan to do anything other than attempt to make himself curry in this shitty place of no Japanese food.

It's a work in progress, and not as terrible as it could be if anyone else tried, so...

Izuku will actually find him in the kitchens, working on that. He narrows his eyes when he spies Deku creeping around (although realistically speaking Deku actually isn't creeping at all). ]

What do you want? I'm not giving you my dinner.

[ This is how you greet a friend ]

[mightdoriya]

[Ah, there he is...Katsuki being in the kitchen isn't terribly uncommon either, though maybe moreso when it's possible other people could be in there, barring the castle staff themselves. But it's later now and most others have either gotten something by now or don't need the kitchen anyway, leaving Izuku and Katsuki alone. Izuku lifts his satchel a little higher on his shoulder, careful to make sure the bag is laying carefully against his hip still.]

O-oh no, that's okay...I was just wondering where you were.

[How...does one broach this topic. Katsuki already seems grumpy, though perhaps not as much as he could have been. No one has tried throwing him a party all day, which is likely an insance on his birthday he's not used to anymore.]

What are you making?

[comburst]

Curry. Is your nose fucking broken again?

[ It doesn't look broken, but.

...

Despite insisting Deku can't bum a meal, he does start adjusting the recipe a little, but Deku's kind of a dense fuck sometimes so he maybe won't notice anyway until later. ]

[mightdoriya]

[No, just his brain. As is the usual when he's trying to deal with Katsuki...

And yeah he definitely doesn't notice that Katsuki's adjusting his portions specifically so Izuku can be fed too, the dummy.]

Ooh...that sounds good. Not too often we can have food from home like that here...

[Even what Katsuki prepares is probably not going to be the same due to the lack of the appropriate spices, honestly. But it will be close. Izuku takes advantage of the times when Fellden has the power to offer up food from home, in which he gets Katsudon literally every time.]

I just got back from one of my alchemy lessons.

[comburst]

[ He's trying pretty hard, but yeah, it's not going to be an exact match.

Also? Deku? Change your meals the fuck up, holy shit. ]

Yeah? You actually learning anything in nerd school?

[ Katsuki says, like he doesn't study shit on his own... ]

[mightdoriya]

[Izuku nods, finding a clear place to sit that isn't in the way of Katsuki's meal prep.]

I've nearly mastered Enchantment by now. Alchemy hasn't been coming quite as easy, but Waver-san has been tutoring me.

[comburst]

[ Good, he won't get yelled at...

For that, anyway. Everything else is still fair game. ]

Right, you mentioned him...

[ Not like Katsuki plans to memorize the name or anything crazy here. ]

Are you bad at alchemy because you suck at cooking?