“Me too,” he says instead, his voice low. “Can you— come over here, Deku.”

Izuku looks out his window. It’s raining here; maybe it’s raining in Japan, too.

“Yeah, of course,” he agrees easily, but leans back against his desk chair. “I’ll be there in ten.” There’s a light snort that sounds like a mockery of Katsuki’s laugh.

“That’s Hero Deku, right? Always so eager to please.”

Bitterness drips off his words. It’s clearly still a sore point, and Izuku doesn’t want to upset him.

Izuku answers his phone but is met with a heavy silence. He doesn’t hang up. Instead, he waits.

“This is stupid,” Katsuki finally says, breaking the tension just a little.

Izuku doesn’t agree out loud. But it is curious. Strange and unexplainable.

#dkbk exes to lovers minor character death, grief
(but a hopeful ending)