[ He set an alarm. Because he's that kind of person...who will absolutely go back to sleep later, but he looks so proud of himself. Full-on beaming, bubbling over with excitement. The timelines don't exactly match up, but considering it's still April 20th, Izuku figures that he can still celebrate it. Maybe he's extra excited by the thought of actually being allowed to...he has all these memories of birthdays for Katsuki he got to attend, but Izuku knows the last "real" one was when they were kids in Musutafu. That last birthday party before all the invites stopped.
He'd been a bit too hesitant to do more than a mumbled happy birthday for the first birthday Katsuki celebrated in high school, but this time...he prepared. Izuku brought Katsuki breakfast. It's nothing so fancy as he could make, but it's got a wobbly candle on the balanced breakfast bowl. ]
[He's tempted to slam the door in his face. Because Katsuki's that kind of person. Unfortunately, Izuku's got this childishly-proud expression all over his face, excited and brilliant, that the morning grump isn't willing to shut it. So he stands there with a scowl on his face and a little mussed from his morning workout. There's a towel on the floor behind him and two sets of weights he'd been using. Most of the time he goes on a run for cardio, but sometimes, it's inclement weather. (Like all damn month...) So he opts for internal exercise.
Perhaps because he's a jerk, Katsuki has not looked at the date today, willfully ignorant of why the hell Izuku's outside his door this early with such a look on his face. At least until his eyes fall and he notices the bowl in Izuku's hands.
... with a candle on it. Cereal? Oatmeal? A breakfast-styled bowl meal? Whatever it is...
it's got a fucking candle on it.
...
ah shit.]
Keep it down, Deku!
[Other people don't need to know! And now he's grabbing him by the shoulder and dragging Izuku into his room before anyone else in the suite notices.]
[ Breakfast styled meal bowl. Something traditionally Japanese and healthy he's seen Katsuki have before at the dorms, preferentially, but made by someone less...Katsuki in the kitchen? Izuku's competent but not skilled in the way someone who works at it would be. He did practice the recipe a few times though for his own breakfasts recently.
He valiantly manages not to drop the bowl as he's dragged inside, though the candle wobbles a hair. ]
Wah - ! [ Katsuki would act like Izuku's brought him contraband goods. ] Kacchan -
[Here's to being grateful Izuku isn't a sucktacular failure in cooking domestics. Katsuki notices the meal at a glance is something he's eaten before. It's not bad, certainly not an advanced preparation, but Izuku put time and effort into it and replicated the dish into a recognizable and aromatic form.
It speaks to his diligence. And Katsuki's matured enough to not blow up a gift from Izuku now.
The grab n drag was expertly done enough not to sent Izuku too much off balance. Candle could probably get nicer treatment, but it doesn't go out at least.
He's making noise when people are still sleeping! That's contraband enough!]
[ The improvement of their relationship at home to where Izuku doesn't feel like a liar when he says "friends" and the layer here of a true friendship over the years combined to trying to do something nice for Katsuki's birthday. Izuku does know Katsuki would have been fine ignoring it, but...
Still. ]
I'm not being that loud. [ Juuuust loud enough so Katsuki can hear him. ]
[Katsuki finds the memories of their life here to be a strange layer over the reality. There's obvious guilt and regret over how he's treated Izuku on his past birthdays (as well as Izuku's own), and yet the second set of memories shows things that went completely the opposite. It's a bitter pill to swallow. The what if's his pride hadn't allowed...
He tries to push them aside so he can focus on the here and now.]
You were.
[Enough that he wasn't gonna risk it. Katsuki heads over to the bed and takes a seat, draping a towel around the back of his neck. Morning workout sweat.]
I wasn't...! You're just being overly sensitive to it 'cause you don't want anyone to hear. [ Izuku guesses, anyway. He still has the bowl and follows Katsuki, apparently determined to give it to him. ]
I know it doesn't exactly match up, but it's April 20th here...and I thought, maybe, if you didn't have plans, we could hang out and watch movies tonight?
[ He's not sure who Katsuki would have plans with, but Izuku isn't going to assume he hasn't made any. ]
Urusei. It's too early to be making this much noise. [Grumble. This is why he gets up early. Cause most people aren't up and he can do his stuff in silence. Katsuki sat down on the bed so Izuku would have an easier time with the bowl.
He looks up at him as he talks, resting one ankle over his knee and his arms on his crossed lower leg. Well, being so new here, there aren't many "plans" in his head at all.]
[ Izuku manages to brighten up further from cheerful to something truly monstrous as he takes a seat, offering Katsuki the bowl and utensils again. ]
I figured you wouldn't want the whole day, though I'm free if you do. I got snacks in case you wanted to do the movie thing though, including these chips that are I guess hot enough people do challenges with them? It sounded like something you'd like.
[Oh god. It's too early in the morning for the full blast of the fucking sun. Katsuki leans away slightly, a very "UGH" face tugging across his scowl. But he takes the bowl when offered and swipes the chopsticks with an easy motions.]
I said I got nothing. Whaddya wanna do?
[He doesn't usually eat this early, preferring to finish his workout and then clean up before breakfast. But whatever. He hums in mild surprise that the food's pretty good actually. Not that he completely doubted Izuku, but you know... Izuku.]
So long as you don't get a massive fucking cake, fine. Did you eat already?
[ About the cake. He figured if Katsuki didn't want them they could be handed out generically for no reason to other people? Izuku wasn't sure what Katsuki would be cool with but knows he doesn't like sweets that much. ]
And, um, I made myself some when I cooked! [ And ate separate like a dork who wasn't sure about his welcome. ]
[Katsuki'll just give Izuku the majority of that swirly sugar tower. He knows the other boy'll like the sweets. He'll stick with the cake part and some frosting. Not anti-sweets or anything, just isn't too fond of the intense sweetness in things. He likes popsicles? Even if he has the misfortune and bad habit of letting them melt too much and fall off the stick before he's done...]
Ah. [Wasn't gonna let Izuku go hungry just to make him food. He'd've stuffed some in his mouth before he could protest.]
[ Izuku loves frosting, it's fine. Double frosting is better than no frosting or single frosting! He's...remembering Katsuki shoving frosting onto his slices of things a lot, though it never happened. ]
Anyway, I'd normally say we could marathon All Might movies, but since there aren't any, I picked up a lot of action movies? Since, well, it's the best genre otherwise...
[Where does he burn all those calories and sugars? Katsuki has some memories of Izuku making cupcake sandwiches with the extra frosting. He doesn't doubt those for a second if life had been different. Not that he thinks Izuku wouldn't do that with a cupcake normally.]
Sounds good. Wonder if there's a way to somehow get All Might movies... The quests have rewards and shit.
[If he sees Izuku waffling between a proposed All Might figure and getting an upgrade to his costume's gauntlets, he's going to smack him upside the head and give him a side-eye glare.
[ He has no All Might merch right now, and he has his uniform he showed up in...so the merch would be better! ]
Uwaa...well, I guess it's just speculation now. But, um!! So...yeah, that was what I had planned. Movie marathon and...well, offering to hang out and do whatever you wanted. There's lots of stuff in the city to do, and I knew you wouldn't want me to tell anyone or set up anything really fancy, but...
[That's hard to argue with emotionally. Logically, it's simple, but... They can get armor from this world! They can't get All Might from this world with any regularity!
Well...yes, and no. [ Katsuki's memories might suggest things, but Izuku's been wandering around himself, so he does know more... ]
There's always the beach, although there's lots of crabs right now and the weather is, uh, not the kind of weather you'd use for like, swimming and such. Or arcades are indoors...I went with a few people last month to that. Then actual movie theaters...or I think there's an indoor rock climbing wall, but that might be too easy for you?
[They will, when he's not so focused on the here and now. That kind of trumps his Duocaeli memories. Like pushing through fog to reality.]
Arcade and rock climbing sound good. [He wants to test the place out for himself rather than accepting "other" Katsuki already did it. Reality, again.]
Sure! Wherever you want. I mean, you can pick a genre of food and then I can offer recommendations...? I don't eat out a lot but I have part time shifts at a bunch of places.
[ He's just idly kept those up in synch with his fake life since he likes having spending money. ]
Depends on what you mean. They're obviously not real, but...they do seem to have my tastes down pretty well when it comes to places I go and enjoy or things I see and enjoy. I've been double checking them as I go, but you know, like - I don't know, I guess I just take them as a sort of guidebook brochure...?
[ Also, the emphasis was not suspicious. Izuku usually eats at Dodo house and doesn't eat out a lot - but he's got a bunch of part time jobs so he's been around the food places a few times and eaten at work once or twice, or just taste-tested things so he can do the menu better. ]
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Date: 4/20/23 03:39 (UTC)no subject
Date: 4/20/23 04:37 (UTC)But knowing there's only one person who'd knock so far, Katsuki grumbles and opens the door.]
This early, Deku?
[Better than the more growly "whaddya want?" he got months ago.]
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Date: 4/20/23 05:08 (UTC)He'd been a bit too hesitant to do more than a mumbled happy birthday for the first birthday Katsuki celebrated in high school, but this time...he prepared. Izuku brought Katsuki breakfast. It's nothing so fancy as he could make, but it's got a wobbly candle on the balanced breakfast bowl. ]
Happy Birthday, Kacchan!! [ Eagerly. Effusively. He hasn't told anyone else, but... ]
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Date: 4/20/23 23:12 (UTC)Perhaps because he's a jerk, Katsuki has not looked at the date today, willfully ignorant of why the hell Izuku's outside his door this early with such a look on his face. At least until his eyes fall and he notices the bowl in Izuku's hands.
... with a candle on it. Cereal? Oatmeal? A breakfast-styled bowl meal? Whatever it is...
it's got a fucking candle on it.
...
ah shit.]
Keep it down, Deku!
[Other people don't need to know! And now he's grabbing him by the shoulder and dragging Izuku into his room before anyone else in the suite notices.]
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Date: 4/21/23 02:06 (UTC)He valiantly manages not to drop the bowl as he's dragged inside, though the candle wobbles a hair. ]
Wah - ! [ Katsuki would act like Izuku's brought him contraband goods. ] Kacchan -
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Date: 4/21/23 02:56 (UTC)It speaks to his diligence. And Katsuki's matured enough to not blow up a gift from Izuku now.
The grab n drag was expertly done enough not to sent Izuku too much off balance. Candle could probably get nicer treatment, but it doesn't go out at least.
He's making noise when people are still sleeping! That's contraband enough!]
It's early.
[And shuts the door behind him.]
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Date: 4/21/23 03:06 (UTC)Still. ]
I'm not being that loud. [ Juuuust loud enough so Katsuki can hear him. ]
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Date: 4/21/23 03:34 (UTC)He tries to push them aside so he can focus on the here and now.]
You were.
[Enough that he wasn't gonna risk it. Katsuki heads over to the bed and takes a seat, draping a towel around the back of his neck. Morning workout sweat.]
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Date: 4/21/23 03:37 (UTC)I know it doesn't exactly match up, but it's April 20th here...and I thought, maybe, if you didn't have plans, we could hang out and watch movies tonight?
[ He's not sure who Katsuki would have plans with, but Izuku isn't going to assume he hasn't made any. ]
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Date: 4/21/23 03:41 (UTC)He looks up at him as he talks, resting one ankle over his knee and his arms on his crossed lower leg. Well, being so new here, there aren't many "plans" in his head at all.]
I've got nothing all day. You gonna sit or not?
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Date: 4/21/23 03:47 (UTC)I figured you wouldn't want the whole day, though I'm free if you do. I got snacks in case you wanted to do the movie thing though, including these chips that are I guess hot enough people do challenges with them? It sounded like something you'd like.
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Date: 4/21/23 05:14 (UTC)I said I got nothing. Whaddya wanna do?
[He doesn't usually eat this early, preferring to finish his workout and then clean up before breakfast. But whatever. He hums in mild surprise that the food's pretty good actually. Not that he completely doubted Izuku, but you know... Izuku.]
So long as you don't get a massive fucking cake, fine. Did you eat already?
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Date: 4/21/23 05:21 (UTC)[ About the cake. He figured if Katsuki didn't want them they could be handed out generically for no reason to other people? Izuku wasn't sure what Katsuki would be cool with but knows he doesn't like sweets that much. ]
And, um, I made myself some when I cooked! [ And ate separate like a dork who wasn't sure about his welcome. ]
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Date: 4/21/23 05:29 (UTC)[Katsuki'll just give Izuku the majority of that swirly sugar tower. He knows the other boy'll like the sweets. He'll stick with the cake part and some frosting. Not anti-sweets or anything, just isn't too fond of the intense sweetness in things. He likes popsicles? Even if he has the misfortune and bad habit of letting them melt too much and fall off the stick before he's done...]
Ah. [Wasn't gonna let Izuku go hungry just to make him food. He'd've stuffed some in his mouth before he could protest.]
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Date: 4/21/23 05:40 (UTC)Anyway, I'd normally say we could marathon All Might movies, but since there aren't any, I picked up a lot of action movies? Since, well, it's the best genre otherwise...
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Date: 4/21/23 05:50 (UTC)Sounds good. Wonder if there's a way to somehow get All Might movies... The quests have rewards and shit.
[Who knows. RPGs sometimes have wishes to make.]
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Date: 4/21/23 05:57 (UTC)[ Izuku says like if it was a choice between merch and his hero gear he wouldn't pick merch...depending on the merch. ]
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Date: 4/21/23 16:53 (UTC)[If he sees Izuku waffling between a proposed All Might figure and getting an upgrade to his costume's gauntlets, he's going to smack him upside the head and give him a side-eye glare.
The hell are you stalling for?
You can always get more armor!
...
No he'd be torn too.]
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Date: 4/21/23 16:57 (UTC)Uwaa...well, I guess it's just speculation now. But, um!! So...yeah, that was what I had planned. Movie marathon and...well, offering to hang out and do whatever you wanted. There's lots of stuff in the city to do, and I knew you wouldn't want me to tell anyone or set up anything really fancy, but...
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Date: 4/21/23 18:17 (UTC)His vote's on the merch then.]
Stop rambling. I already said we can.
[Do the whole day together and stuff.]
You know more about what's in the city than I do.
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Date: 4/21/23 18:31 (UTC)There's always the beach, although there's lots of crabs right now and the weather is, uh, not the kind of weather you'd use for like, swimming and such. Or arcades are indoors...I went with a few people last month to that. Then actual movie theaters...or I think there's an indoor rock climbing wall, but that might be too easy for you?
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Date: 4/21/23 19:19 (UTC)Arcade and rock climbing sound good. [He wants to test the place out for himself rather than accepting "other" Katsuki already did it. Reality, again.]
Do lunch while we're out.
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Date: 4/21/23 20:34 (UTC)[ He's just idly kept those up in synch with his fake life since he likes having spending money. ]
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Date: 4/21/23 20:51 (UTC)All right. I'll think about it during the day.
[It's hard to think of a restaurant to go to when he's currently eating a breakfast bowl.]
These other memories we have... How much faith do you put in them?
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Date: 4/21/23 21:02 (UTC)[ How much faith...? ]
Depends on what you mean. They're obviously not real, but...they do seem to have my tastes down pretty well when it comes to places I go and enjoy or things I see and enjoy. I've been double checking them as I go, but you know, like - I don't know, I guess I just take them as a sort of guidebook brochure...?
[ Also, the emphasis was not suspicious. Izuku usually eats at Dodo house and doesn't eat out a lot - but he's got a bunch of part time jobs so he's been around the food places a few times and eaten at work once or twice, or just taste-tested things so he can do the menu better. ]