Throughout the school year, Katsuki had initially come off as boastful and annoying, but as time passed, he transformed into someone surprisingly enjoyable to be around.

Yet beneath that tough exterior, he was grappling with his own demons. Each night, he would tug at his hair in frustration, wrestling with the haunting question of whether he was capable of loving someone or even deserving of love in return.

This internal struggle began when classmates jokingly remarked, “Katsuki, you could never love anyone!” Those words echoed in his mind, leaving him to wonder if there was any truth to them. Was he truly incapable of love?

One evening, he stormed into his dorm room, slamming the door behind him after a long day. He cranked up his speaker, letting the music drown out the chaos in his mind. The weight of pent-up anger and sorrow pressed heavily on him, and there was an ever-present knot in his stomach that refused to loosen.