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Katsuki looks from afar, how Izuku and round face got closer. Closer than before. Everyone knows what’s going on, they’re not exactly subtle.
A pang of pain washed over his heart as he watched the two clasp hands, he’s sure it’s not because of the injury sustained. "It's what he deserves" keeps on repeating on Katsuki’s head like a mantra.
“You wanted this, you wanted Izuku to be with someone he chose. He’s not bound to you, Katsuki” is what he tells himself over and over. Yet, it never soothes the ache.
Even if Katsuki could see it coming long away, he knew this would happen. It was naive of him to think that after everything, something would change, hell he said it with his own damn mouth “I’m sure this won’t change anything between us”during his own god damn apology.
It doesn’t matter that Katsuki died for him, it wasn’t on purpose anyway. It doesn’t matter that Katsuki had stuck by his side his whole life. The past 8 years to bring Izuku’s dream back doesn’t make Izuku owe him anything.
Izuku doesn’t love him back, no matter what he does it won’t change that fact.
“Izuku doesn’t owe me anything” he’s disgusted in himself for expecting more. Maybe he expected Izuku to take his hand finally. He doesn’t blame Izuku for not wanting him, he wouldn’t want him either. Even if Katsuki has grown, he can’t change what he has done in the past just like he can’t change Izuku’s feelings.
He should be happy that Izuku even lets him be as close as they are. Sitting beside eachother, picking up the nerd after work when he has time, seeing him during lunch. It should be enough.
It doesn’t remove the pain of Izuku basically rejecting being in an agency together. “The nerd is just dense as fuck” That’s what the rational part of Katsuki tells him, if he had just asked directly like a normal person Izuku would probably accepted.
Katsuki looked from afar, seeing his fate as just a side character in Izuku’s life.
“It’s my fault. I did this to myself.”
He was cruel to Izuku, He can’t properly put things in words, He can’t show that he cares like a normal person. This is just what happens.
He walks away from the scene of the couple and into his car.
Somewhere far away, green eyes kept his eyes on the blonde.