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"Katsuki Bakugo. Make it fast or hang the fuck up."

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[defendure]

[ Izuku kind of lets Katsuki meal plan while trying to handle a lot of the shopping and prep work and cleaning to even it out... ]

I'm pretty much done anyway.

[blastedass]

[So far they've managed to balance out the work for the holidays. Katsuki does handle a bulk of the planning and stuff, but he's slowly (SLOWLY) learning to let Izuku handle errands and other delegations. Not just busywork.]

Dishes in the sink.

[defendure]

[ He hasn't been accosted on his errands yet! And if he is someday, well. Katsuki did it first. ]

I know, I'll wash them before we start.

[blastedass]

[Managed to avoid the vines too? Impressive. HE DID WHAT?! Accosted Izuku on his errands?!]

Dishwasher's empty.

[defendure]

[ Katsuki got accosted by Mahito when on errands! ]

Kay. [ Izuku gathers his own dishes to go rinse off before putting them away, thoroughly because he tries not to skimp on chores ever. ]

[blastedass]

[Shit, don't remind him of losing agreements! Izuku's probably got his turn coming up at some point... Mr. Try to Drown Himself.

Katsuki finishes up his meal and then passes his dishes to the sink around Izuku's shoulder, leaving him to clean up both their dishes while he goes to put away the rest of the rice mixture and the remaining omelette sheets.]

Presents after this?

[defendure]

Yes! It's been a while since we exchanged anything, huh?

[ Like a decade and change. ]

[blastedass]

We exchanged a lot of stuff for the past five damn days.

[*cue sexy crass jazz music cue*]

[defendure]

That's not really the same thing.

[ But wow!! Izuku finishes rinsing and loads the dishwasher, checking to see if it's full enough to run yet. ]

Anyway, you weren't complaining.

[blastedass]

My mouth was busy.

[No. He wasn't. Also FUI, but you know how it goes. Katsuki finishes putting th food away and unplugs the rice cooker. Has to wait for its pot to come back.

It's full enough.]

Has been years...

[defendure]

[ Katsuki probably threw the last gift in his face or something equally traumatizing. Blew it up? ]

It's the second Christmas I'm really getting to buy a lot of things for!

[blastedass]

[Blew it up, then threw the smoldering remains in his face, with dismissive insults to add to the injury. He remembers it well enough...]

A lot?

[Did you fucking splurge on him, Deku?!]

[defendure]

Buying things for more than just one person.

[ His mom. ]

[blastedass]

You didn't break the bank on us did you?

["Us" just in case Izuku bought some things for the household. Or the bedroom...]

[defendure]

I don't think you and I can break the bank at all.

[ It's...too big. Also, he didn't buy any bedroom things. Yet. ]

[blastedass]

[That was the wry sarcasm. Katsuki scoffs at the notion before pushing away from the counter and heading towards the living room.

Time for Christmas.]

Get your ass in here.

[defendure]

Coming!!

[ He sounds so bouncy and bubbly. Enjoy this, Katsuki, you might actually miss it next month.

Katsuki's gifts are probably way better wrapped than Izuku's... ]

[blastedass]

[You know what they say: you never know what you had (miss) until it's gone. He's gonna fucking long for this after next month... But someone had to get a bit of a reality check. Katsuki went through his own humiliations.

Giving the tree a glare, just in case, Katsuki eyes the collection beneath them. Yeah, you can definitely tell who has the better skill at wrapping. Thank god they're not sewing or Izuku'd have bandages all over his fingers.]

First.

[Unless you wanna argue that...]

[defendure]

[ Whose reality check would that be?

Izuku just laughs, featuring at Katsuki to pick from his gifts - red wrapping paper. ]

Oldest goes first, sure. [ He won't argue about it. So Katsuki has his choice here...a medium sized lumpy package...a small angular package that ended up with crumpled paper...an envelope...

I might make up others if I have to even things out present wise but yeah ]

[blastedass]

[The one who has to learn he can't win every battle by himself, and doesn't have to shoulder the weight of everything alone. All Might is his mentor and idol, but Izuku's gonna have to learn someday that he's not All Might... and that his mentor both made mistakes and had his limit.

Katsuki at least bought different kinds of paper? Since he's impressive like that. Silvers, greens, reds, and some splashes of white and gold in there as well. Buy a bundle, use a variety. Time himself to improve his speed and efficiency.]

Damn right.

[Going for the angular package with crumpled paper.]

[defendure]

[ Eventually he might learn to rely on Katsuki? It just requires a bit of Katsuki letting him do it. They're still figuring it out and neither of them is good at taking help.

And that package is the earrings, custom made. The orange X (with the three black dots on one side) and the grenade stud. In a jewelry box, where jewelry lives. ]

You're an old man, but I'm in the prime of my life.

[ He'll snag a package of his own at random to open next once Katsuki is done. What is it? Only you know. ]

[blastedass]

[Taking help. Asking for it. It again boils down to the reason "why" they have such a hard time with "help" from others, but still means they're difficult about it. Perhaps someday they can team up without something horrific being on the line. Namely them.

Katsuki flicks open the package, expertly knocking the tape off and not ripping the thing open like a rampaging beast like he used to do as a kid. Takes a bit to actually find the fucking thing amid the crumpled paper (DON'T USE SO MUCH FOR A SMALL GIFT, DAMMIT!).

He's left, however, looking silently at a set of earrings, eyes widening for a second in surprise, before narrowing into his normal expression. Immediately he can tell they're custom made for him.

It saves Izuku from getting beaned in the face by a wrapping paper cannonball for that old man comment. Asshole.]

Where'd you--?

[WHAT THE FUCK?! DON'T EAGERLY SNATCH THE NEXT ONE WITHOUT APPRECIATING HIS SILENT BLINK OF APPRECIATION AND CURIOSITY!!

But alas, he's already opening it and what comes out is a long black tube. The kind a poster comes in. Of course Izuku would recognize that. But lo, there it lies, complete with rubber topping that "pop" comes off with the pull. Out slides a plastic-wrapped poster. Once opened and unwrapped...

An All Might poster. Glossy and laminated. Just like home. Standing tall and proud in his classic pose, Golden Age costume on full display, with the words "I am Here!" emblazoned on the background.]

[defendure]

[ He is waiting to open it until Katsuki's done! He just grabbed it to have it ready and so we could save a comment about it.

Also, you're right: the paper is crumpled because he used way too much of it and panicked. Wow. It's like Katsuki was there as he did it! ]

Um, I researched a bunch of jewelry shops that did custom orders and went with the best one. I can't really return these ones since they're custom but if you don't like them I can try to find something else to replace them - ?

[blastedass]

[Don't redact his mental freak out because he totally did when Izuku went and grabbed the present! Though at least without him opening it, means he can pause his shocked outburst and then collect himself with a scowl. Right, just fucking jump the gun why don't you...

Izuku, your gift wrapping is too telling. Kind of like your tie and other things that scream "Did this myself and I'm not the greatest but it's done with love and passion!" which makes you the greatest.

And look at him, guessing Katsuki's question without needing more than a broken pair of cut off words at the beginning.

Even if he wants to smack him for instantly assuming Katsuki doesn't want to keep them. He looks at Izuku with a surprisingly calm expression.]

I like them. [The faintest of smiles at the corner of his mouth.] Thanks.

[Before being a big shit and turning his head to show Izuku his pierced ear, one hand moving to brush some of his hair to the side.]

Put one in for me?

[defendure]

[ Of course he assumes Katsuki doesn't want them at first; Izuku's been agonizing for months about this (alongside agonizing about planning to still be here for Christmas, but, well, he'd be somewhere for Christmas anyway right?) and he's been nervous about every single gift. He got more than one gift just to see if he could manage to get at least one right.

He used to get decent gifts for Katsuki, he thinks, but they were children then.

The calm tone and almost smile cuts through his anxiety like a knife through butter, though, and Izuku relaxes. Goes to take out Katsuki's current earring and replaces it with the orange X. ]

You're welcome, Kacchan. It looks really good on you.

[ Most things do... ]