Katsuki was always the kind of person to bottle up his vulnerable emotions, hiding his sadness, pain, fear, even his happiness. Expressing his feelings only through cruel actions and harsh words.

The things he said aloud to you after he became your boyfriend were no different, as you’d expect. He was still the angry blonde everyone knew him as. Although.. sometimes you could see him start to crack, whether it be him leaning his shoulder onto yours when you sat together. Or his hand lingering on yours for a moment longer than it should do when your fingers brushed over each others accidentally.

What you hadn’t anticipated however, was today, his actions throwing your original view of him away and flipping your relationship upside down. You’d noticed he’d certainly been more agitated about his run in with the league of villains, and his tendency to blame himself for All Mights retirement- but you couldn’t have expected this.

Katsuki knocked on your door with shaky hands, which no matter how hard he tried to conceal seemed to twitch and judder without his permission. As soon as the door opened and he saw you, it was like a switch was flipped. And he immediately threw himself onto yours, forcing you to hold him in your arms as he glared at the wall behind you, before reluctantly moving his head to the crook of your neck.

With a huff he groaned out half a complaint that you weren’t already reciprocating his actions and half a demand, that sounded suspiciously like a plea. “hug me.” Despite his rude tone, you couldn’t hear his voice crack slightly and his refusal to look at you spoke volumes.