Izuku’s friends throwing him a huge birthday party because they’re all convinced Katsuki probably won’t do anything special for him on his birthday.

Izuku doesn’t really enjoy being the center of attention but he goes anyway and smiles as his friends lavish him with gifts and

attention. He’s beyond grateful for everything but about half way through the party he begins to feel drained, that special type of exhaustion that comes from being surrounded by people for too long.

Katsuki, who has been close to his side all night, notices the moment Izuku

starts to slow down, his smiles a little less wide and the twinkle in his eyes dulled just a bit.

The first chance he gets, Katsuki pulls Izuku outside to a quiet spot where they can be alone and Izuku can recharge.

After a few deep breaths Izuku smiles up at his boyfriend,

“Thanks, Kacchan. I needed that.”

Katsuki scoffs but pulls Izuku close, letting his chin rest against the top of the little nerd’s head where it lays against his chest.

They can still hear the faint beat of the music from inside & Katsuki leads Izuku in a slow dance of sorts

as the two sway together and just enjoy the feeling of being /together/.

“I really enjoyed today.” Izuku says a few songs later and Katsuki knows he’s not talking about the party they’d just escaped from.

“Yeah? You sure you don’t want me to throw you a big shit show party

like this one next year?”

Izuku giggles and snuggles his face even deeper against his boyfriend’s chest, liking the implication that they’ll still be together next year. “It’s not a shit show, Kacchan!” He admonishes anyway. “They just don’t know me like Kacchan does.”

“Damn straight they don’t,” Katsuki agrees, cocky and full of himself.

But it’s true.

Izuku’s friends might think Katsuki hadn’t done much, or anything, for Izuku’s birthday but thats because the things Katsuki did weren’t for anyone but /Izuku/.

The sweet kiss he’d woken Izuku up with. The gentle way he’d smiled down at him as Izuku blinked awake. The soft “Happy Birthday, nerd” he’d whispered when Izuku had smiled back. The slow, intense way they’d held each other’s gaze as Katsuki had made love to him that morning and

the amazing breakfast of all Izuku’s favorites he’d cooked for him after.

The way Katsuki hadn’t let Izuku lift a finger the entire day. The massage he’d given him with the special oils he’d bought for Izuku that were supposed to help overworked muscles. The way he’d diligently

helped Izuku pick out a decent outfit for the party and the way that Katsuki had agreed to come along even though Izuku knew he’d rather be anywhere else.

Everything that Katsuki had done for Izuku’s birthday had been exactly what Izuku had wanted, exactly what he had /needed/.

It may not have seemed like much to anyone else but to Izuku it had meant the world and reminded him just how much his boyfriend knew and understood him. The things Katsuki did weren’t meant to please anyone else, they were meant Izuku and Izuku only.

Later that night, when they’re still outside and alone, Katsuki pulls out a ring and asks Izuku to be by his side forever.

Izuku doesn’t cry. Instead he holds out his hand, focusing on keeping it steady and looks unwaveringly into Katsuki’s eyes and gives him a solid, firm ‘yes’

His way of letting Katsuki know that there’s no doubts behind his answer. The resounding kiss Katsuki gives him after is full of all of the joy he feels and that’s when Izuku finally lets his tears fall.

When they finally go back inside, they don’t announce their engagement to

any of their friends, wanting to keep it to themselves just a little bit longer. The love they share is something special and it’s /theirs/.

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