Katsuki stood infront of his bedroom mirror, pulling on a thermal compression shirt, a sweater and finally the UA uniform, tying his tie loosely and pulling on his white airforces. It'd been snowing the entire morning today and anyone who stepped out complained about how cold it was. Unfortunately for Katsuki this meant he'd have to layer up and sweat about it. His nitroglycine would keep him warmer than most people and he'd become the human radiator of the school once again. 

He combed his hair, wrapped a yellow cashmere scarf around his neck and a white coat before catching Izuku in the dorm hallway as they held hands and walked. Izuku nudged his shoulder in an attempt to keep warm with him and Katsuki rolled his eyes.

"God I hate how lucky you are to be warm in winter Kacchan." Izuku grumbled, stuffling his other hand into his pocket while holding Katsuki's hand with the other. Izuku had been putting up well with school. He got a month of rest, and he doing better. He had little to no nightmares nowadays and slept well.

Katsuki checked his timetable and groaned, just as Izuku pulled up and saw his timetable. He groaned too.

"Half maths and half training in the snow? You've got to be kidding me. I swear whoever made this timetable is going to HELL" Izuku grumbled, entering the cafeteria. He grabbed a tray and his cutlery. The cafeteria lady spooned rice, miso soup, and grilled fish into each of his plates and bowls, before filling the cup up with hot chocolate. They sat with the squads today and Mina rambled about a late-night snowball fight going hard. 

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The bell rang signalling the end of Maths and Izuku sighed with relief, shoving his half empty book into his bag and finally trudging through the sleet into the chilly locker rooms where he changed into his hero suit. He grumbled about how three layers are never enough for winter. The bell rang signalling the start of period one. Aizawa split Izuku with Todoroki and Bakugou with Kirishima. 

By the third blast, Kirishima was coughing out blood and Katsuki dropped dead at the sight. 

"Aizawa, someone go get the nurse!" Katsuki yelled. Mina ran to the pair, and helped Kirishima heave out the rest. 

Aizawa arrived with a nurse. They took Kirishima to the hospital wing, and his condition worsened. Mina came back sobbing uncontrollably. 

"They say if he works himself out again, Katsuki, he won't survive this time" she said as Denki rubbed her back.
"I can't lose him", she said, her voice cracking. Katsuki pulled her into a hug, her mascara smearing his costume. He sighed. 

"Katsuki, you'll be pairing up with Midoriya", Aizawa answered. Izuku must've overheard them, so he jumped from where he sat and landed beside Katsuki in a soft oomph. The bell rang, signalling the end of the school day, just as they started fighting. The boys' locker room was a bustle of memes, laughing and conversations about quirk analysis. Izuku changed into his uniform and held Katsuki's hand on the way to the dorms. They showered and finally called it quits in their dorms, exhausted. 

Katsuki decided to visit Kirishima. Izuku knew anyway. As soon as he turned into the warm, nurses zoomed past him at code red in room 202. Wait. No. Katsuki picked up his pace and rounded the corner, and saw nurses piling into Kirishima's room. His monitor was on a flatline, and the nurses charged up the defibrillator and pressed it to his chest. 

One.

Two.

Three.

The flatline rang continuously, and tears streamed down Katsuki's face. The nurses had to wedge Mina off his body before drawing the white sheet up to his face. Denki's eye-rims were red and Shinsou was crying into Denki's shoulder. Katsuki had just lost his best friend. 

Flashback after flashback hit Katsuki. The first time they met. The first time he'd laughed at a shitty joke. The first time he'd come out to Kirishima, only the way Kirishima supported him was something he'd cherish forever.

- timeskip -

Katsuki tucked into dinner, which was savoury chicken stock ramen with soft-boiled eggs and chasu. As he slurped his dinner, the intercom rang.

"Hello, Class 1A and 1B, this is All Might speaking. Exactly at 5:30 PM this evening, Ejirou Kirishima has passed away" 

A glass fell from someone's hand in the distance. A sob and a broken laugh in disbelief. Izuku's hand clutched mine, and tears fell from my eyes. All because of us. I felt like throwing up. Izuku saw my sudden shift.

"Come on, Kacchan, let's get out of here, baby", he said. I stood up, blurry-eyed eyed and held his hand as we walked to his dorm. I took off my UGGS, and he hugged me. The cry I'd been holding in came out, and we both landed on his bed. 

"I know how you feel. Let it all out love" Izuku said, rubbing my back. He pulled me into his arms resting my face on his shoulder and I cried until I wore out. He laid there, rubbing away my tears and kissing every inch of my face as I cried. After stopping, he muttered something that drew a laugh out of me ad I wondered how on earth did I get such a caring and loving boyfriend, when I can't care for myself.