Hikkokomori Adventures Vol 3

10 - Set you on the glass

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"You better keep that shit spotless; you got it?! I'll beat your ass if it isn't!" 

"I will, I promise!" 

"I'm not fucking around, nerd!" 

"I know! I'll keep it clean!" 

Katsuki grips the bag with cleaning supplies tightly as he makes sure the nerd won't slip up while he's gone. 

"Good!" 

Katsuki finishes putting on his shoes, opening the door and stepping out. The warm night air brushes against his face as he is about to close the door. 

"See you." 

The door is held back, and he meets the nerd's eyes, slightly confused. The boy looks just as confused as him for some reason but doesn't let the door close. Katsuki furrows his brows and is about to ask why the hell he's holding the door back. 

"Um, thank you again for helping me, Bakugou, I really appreciate it!" 

Katsuki doesn't say anything, just stares as he talks. The light from inside almost shines compared to how dark it is outside, and Katsuki takes in just how bright the nerd's eyes are. Even his fucking freckles stand out. 

They dot his nose all the way to his cheeks, but even when there are so many, Katsuki can make out four distinct ones on each cheek. They are evenly apart, all eight look exactly the same. Fucking weird... 

"Are you okay, Bakugou?" 

Katsuki's heart speeds up and he turns away, shoving one hand into his pocket, walking down the porch steps. 

"Yeah, yeah! Stop thanking me already!" 

He doesn't turn around to see Midoriya's face when he calls out. 

"Get home safe!" 

He walks away from the Midoriya household, the dim streetlights letting him see the sidewalk clearly. His heart hasn't stopped beating like he just ran a thousand miles. He takes a deep breath, trying to get it to calm the fuck down. 

It must be because he's feeling pumped up or something! Like working out, cleaning gets him motivated! Yeah, that's it! After spending the whole day getting that hell hole cleaned up, how could he not feel a sense of accomplishment!? 

"Um... Thank you again for helping me, Bakugou." 

He practically runs all the way back to his house, slamming the door closed when he gets inside. 

"Brat! Don't go slamming the damn door like that so late!" 

"Honey, it's alright, I'm sure he didn't mean to!" 

Katsuki takes off his shoes and passes the living room entryway as he makes his way to the cleaning closet to put the bag full of cleaning supplies away. When he passes, he looks into the room, his parents are sitting next to each other with barely any space apart. 

Mugs of something hot are held in their hands. The steaming mugs and the huge ass quilt around them is the only hint he needs to know that he just walked in on one of their date nights. He shudders and shuts the closet door, starting to go up the stairs. 

"Hold on Katsuki! Get back here!"