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A/N: the next chapter is going to be pure, romantic, raunchy smut. strictly. just a heads-up.

"Hey baby." 

Katsuki ultimately ignores Touya; he doesn't even offer a glance in his direction to acknowledge his presence. It doesn't leave Touya feeling any less nervous or any more hopeful about the situation at hand. How is he supposed to comfort and assist his tiny lover if he can't even communicate with him? 

The raven sighs, discouraged but not quite ready to give up just yet. He shuts the door behind him upon entering the bedroom. He debates opening the doors to the balcony since it's a bit stuffy in there but he decides against it, assuming that Katsuki's attempting to keep his scent as well-trapped in their bedroom as possible. 

There's a nice, plush nest made upon Touya's sizeable bed that seems to have had a great deal of effort put into it, certain clothing items and towels meticulously placed with purpose. It's impressive, to say the least, and large enough to fit the both of them in it without any issues. That alone leads Touya to believe that Katsuki did, in fact, expect the alpha to help in the throws of his heat. That's a good sign, at least, right? 

Curious fingers reach out to brush against the nest but the loud and feral growl he receives has Touya recoiling as if it had burned him to the touch. 

He's never heard such an aggressive noise come out of Katsuki's tiny little body before and he's certainly never seen him look as if he'd rip Touya's eyes right out of their sockets if they even so much as looked at his nest again---Touya finds himself tucking his hands against his chest in fear. His wide and frightened eyes are held by Katsuki's own sharp gaze from where he's crouched on the other side of the bed, having been digging through the very bag they'd kept all of their 'toys'  in up until Touya had gone to reach for the nest. It's almost as if Katsuki could sense when he was getting too close to it---had to have been able to since Touya had basically been invisible to him up until that point. He's unsure of how long Katsuki holds him there with his scrutiny before the blonde relaxes a bit and turns away, continuing to dig through the bag. 

"N-Not ready. Not yet." He says, "Not ready for alpha." 

Touya is mildly confused but stays still lest he somehow incur upon Katsuki's wrath once more. 

"...you mean that the nest isn't ready, baby? Or that you aren't ready?" He's sure to keep his tone as gentle as he can. He imagines that Katsuki is probably a bit confused and a little frightened as well, simply following what his instincts tell him to do with no real understanding of what's happening to his body. It's best that Touya continues to be patient with him. 

"...Nest. Nest not ready." 

He hadn't expected a verbal response.

Fuck, he hadn't expected a response at all. 

"Okay, babe, I understand. I'll ask permission before I touch you or your nest next time, okay? Alpha is very sorry." He manages to relax a bit, sinking down to sit on the floor at the foot of the bed instead. "Is there anything that I can do to help, angel? Anything you need in particular. Food? You have enough water?" 

He can see the tension in Katsuki's back and shoulders slowly begin to ease away. That tells him that he's at least doing something right. Katsuki eventually quits rummaging through the bag and instead dumps it into the middle of the nest, condoms and vibrators and plugs strewn about. He seems satisfied with that, much less angry when he makes eye contact with Touya again.