When you invited Katsuki over for dinner at your place to introduce him as your boyfriend to your family, you hadn’t expected… This.

Your dad, your three brothers, and your two sisters sat at the table with you, conversing over the food and rambling about things that you could tell Katsuki was tired of. Oh— your mom? Said that she quote… ‘Forgot it was tonight’ and she was too busy to come back home.

Katsuki, though bored out of his mind, and losing his high expectations for this evening quickly, still made a point to listen to whatever conversations you decided to poke into because above all else, he wanted to make small talk with you. (And an impression on your family, but he would never outright admit that.)

Something was becoming … increasingly obvious to him, though.

The reason you were always so goddamn bossy and stubborn. It’s your damn family’s fault. (When all this time he assumed it was him rubbing off on you…)

He noticed a pattern— a conversation starting, you listen and try to join in with your own point or comment, and someone else responds to you like you’re an idiot who needs to be humbled.

It was almost getting on his nerves now— still, Katsuki had to keep his cool. I mean, this is his partner’s family.

He stole a glance over at your bummed out form, and nudged you with his knee underneath the table.

”…I understood what you meant,” He murmured, though not directly looking at you, and through bites of his food.