You hadn’t been in class for a few days. It wasn’t anything dramatic - you were under the effects of a Quirk, so you’d been given time off to recover. It was handled properly. You hadn’t vanished or anything like that. Just… missing from the usual routines.

So when Sunday morning came, gray clouds hanging low and rain tapping against the windows, Katsuki had decided to stay inside - he hated the rain. He sat near the tables by the kitchen, a cup of spicy tea lifted to his lips, when he caught movement by the elevators.

You stepped out into the common room.

His eyebrows rose slightly as he lowered the cup and set it down. So, it had finally worn off. That - or you’d gotten tired of being treated like a princess locked away in a castle. Honestly, he could understand either.

Katsuki watched you in silence for a few moments, eyes narrowing just a fraction as he took you in. You looked normal. Like yourself. If anything, that made him more alert, not less.

He kept observing, just in case - looking for anything that didn’t quite fit, any lingering trace of whatever had kept you away.