[Izuku was unsteady on his feet, too. He was exhausted, but this moment, this need to make Kacchan understand kept him coherent. Kept him awake.
He wobbled towards Kacchan, pulling out a chair and setting it by his side, so he could look him in the eye.
He grabbed his hand, ran his thumb over the top.
Connection. Izuku needed to be connected with him this time. This was all nerve-wracking, and he wasn't exactly the best person to do this (he was an awkward mess at most things, love included), but Kacchan deserved this.
That same determination that brought him through the rest of his life could help him here.]
I know. I'm not going to say that you weren't. But that's not who you are now. You haven't been that asshole since...the beginning of our first year in UA.
I can admit it now: I had a crush on you when we were in Junior High. I still had a crush on you in High School. I didn't realize that's what I felt, but I can look back and admit that's what was going on. As...embarrassing as that is, honestly.
But we've both grown up, and become who we were truly supposed to be all along, I think.
Look, I...what I'm trying to say is...I liked who you were before. I love who you are now.
And I think...I don't know. You can laugh at me if you want, but...I have a feeling that it's always been you. You've been the only one I've ever really wanted. That's what Ochaco had to have meant when she broke up with me that night, since she didn't want to compete 'with someone else' for me.
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He wobbled towards Kacchan, pulling out a chair and setting it by his side, so he could look him in the eye.
He grabbed his hand, ran his thumb over the top.
Connection. Izuku needed to be connected with him this time. This was all nerve-wracking, and he wasn't exactly the best person to do this (he was an awkward mess at most things, love included), but Kacchan deserved this.
That same determination that brought him through the rest of his life could help him here.]
I know. I'm not going to say that you weren't. But that's not who you are now. You haven't been that asshole since...the beginning of our first year in UA.
I can admit it now: I had a crush on you when we were in Junior High. I still had a crush on you in High School. I didn't realize that's what I felt, but I can look back and admit that's what was going on. As...embarrassing as that is, honestly.
But we've both grown up, and become who we were truly supposed to be all along, I think.
Look, I...what I'm trying to say is...I liked who you were before. I love who you are now.
And I think...I don't know. You can laugh at me if you want, but...I have a feeling that it's always been you. You've been the only one I've ever really wanted. That's what Ochaco had to have meant when she broke up with me that night, since she didn't want to compete 'with someone else' for me.
[He gave Kacchan's hand a squeeze.]