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"Recovery Girl says the quirk's effects will last 24 hours," Aizawa tiredly repeated, "Can you handle that?"

"Of course Aizawa-sensei! What could possibly go wrong?" Izuku confidently replied.

Aizawa stared blankly at him, sighing, "With you? Just about anything."

Izuku's brows furrowed at the back-handed comment as he exited the faculty room, nothing's /ever/ gone wrong--okay mayyybe he had a point. Izu like to act before thinking.

Settling into his desk, he unpacked his back, taking out his quirk analysis book & started a new page.

He couldn't pass up the opportunity to study a quirk!

Classmates filtered in, Iida & Uraraka all stopped by his desk.

"Did you sleep well Deku-kun?" Uraraka asked

"Why yes! I did!"

"Did you study for the exam?" asked Iida

"Of course! Who do you think I am?"

Izu jotted a few notes, /just as I thought, quirk's effects have minor effect./

Metal scraping the floor caused Izuku to look up at the seat in front of him.

"Good Morning Kacchan!"

Katsuki shot a small glare his way w/ a noncommittal grunt and sat down.

/Today is going to be a breeze!/ Izu thought.

The day passed without incident, as all of 1-A filtered into the common room for dinner. Izuku was calmly observing people when his eyes locked with Katsuki, and suddenly fear took over.

"What the fuck are you looking at, nerd?"

"The hottest person to ever walk this ear-" Izuku slapped his hands over his mouth as his eyes bugged out in shock.

The white noise of chatter & movement came to a halt as everyone froze in place, all heads turned jaws dropped to Izuku

"What the--" Katsuki looked just as flabbergasted.

Izu ran out of the room in embarrassment

/Fuck, fuck, fuck,/ he repeated in his head.

He thought he was in the clear as he bounded up the steps, until he heard a booming "OI!" echoed up the stairwell, an explosion followed--

Izu used his quirk to get away faster; just as his hand reached for his doorknob he was slammed into his door.

"What the fuck nerd. I knew something was off with you today."

"What do you mean, Kacchan?"

"Your speech pattern. You spoke /less/. No mumbling. It was unnerving."

Izuku laughed nervously as Katsuki loosened his grip. He looked around the hall, opened his door and gestured him to come in.

"So, what happened?"

"I got hit by a quirk on the way to school, saving a kid from getting hit from a car."

"What's the quirk?"

"Compel - I answer any question with 100% honesty"

"Oh?" Katsuki's eyebrow quirked.

Izuku gulped, "...ye-yeah"

"So, nerd. Can u repeat what u said in the common room?"

"The hottest person to ever walk this earth," he blurted.

Horrified, he ran his hands thru his hair --

Katsuki crowded Izu, devilish smile crossing his face, "Hottest huh?"

"You got a crush on me Deku?"

"No."

"No? Then /what/ do you feel for me?"

"Love." Hands covering his mouth, as he watches the look of shock on Katsuki's face.

"You love me?" Katsuki says almost breathlessly.

"Yes!" Izuku blurts.

"Since when?"

"The day we met," Izuku starts to tremble & cry as his secrets start to get pulled from him.

"Even when I ...in middle school?" Katsuki's face contorts in pain.

"Yes. I know you didn't mean whatever you said or did."

"Deku, I--fuck."

"It's okay Kacchan, we've gotten better!"

"But, do I deserve it?"

"Yes. You deserve to be loved."

"I'll work harder, I'll be better. For you."

Izuku blushes, "Ah, you're, um...what..."

Katsuki's face is open, vulnerable, "I love you."

Izuku splutters, "WHAT!?"

Katsuki puts Izu in a headlock and gives him a noogie, "I'm not repeating myself, nerd!"

When Izu is released, Katsuki's face goes neutral again, "Can you tell me again?"

"You have to be specific."

"Do you love me?"

"Yes, Kacchan. I love you."

"Can you repeat that?"

"I love you."

Katsuki pulls Izuku in for a hug and squeezes him tight, quietly confessing, "Tomorrow & everyday, please continue to tell me, and I promise to do the same. Whether in words or actions, I promise I'll show you that you're loved and deserve to be loved just he same."

Izuku smiles into Katsuki's shoulder, his arms wrapping around his sturdy back, "Okay, Kacchan. I promise."