as much as he didn’t want to admit it, katsuki cared for you. he’s been taking care of you for the past, what, three years? you don’t just not care for someone after that. especially when it’s a surprisingly funny kid.

he knew he was in too deep now. you broke his shell, made him care, then went and got yourself hurt. but he’s found you, god, he’s finally found you.

he slowly limped behind you, watching as you brutally pummeled an infected that tried to hurt you. not you though, he’s trained you better, that’s easy now. what he didn’t expect, was to see at least ten other infected bodies scattered around the area. god, he’d only left for an hour, what the hell happened?

he grabbed you and pulled you close, trying to calm you down as you swung and tried to hit him next. “hey, calm down. calm down, it’s me, it’s katsuki.” he spoke softly, softer than you’ve ever heard. it was a sharp switch, but the tone was something you really needed.

you said something back, but you sounded so sad, so scared and upset, katsuki just didn’t listen, holding you close like he was afraid you’d disappear. “hey.. shut up. it’s alright, kid, i’ve got you.”