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"Hey babypup, what're you doin?"
Katsuki leans against the door frame at a slanted angle so his head can fit beneath the frame. Izuku looks at the Enigma with a soft smile and holds up the carrot he's chopping with a look of pride.
"I'm making myself a snack!"
The carrot flops by its bright green leaves and Katsuki pads over to lightly place his hands on the Omega's hips. He nuzzles at the other's scent glands dotingly before twisting Izuku back to face the cutting board so he can continue.
Izuku is on a support plan and part of the routine is eating 'safe' foods at designated points during the day. At first, Katsuki had tried to make Izuku the snacks and meals himself, but he soon learned he had no clue what felt safe for his Omega to eat and when. That doesn't mean he doesn't check in every time it's time to eat, though.
"Oh yeah? What's it today?"
Izuku points at a bowl of shiny golden sludge.
"Carrots with hummus. I've got a protein and a vegetable!"
Katsuki kisses the nook of his shoulder and neck before flicking his tongue softly against his mating claim. Izuku shivers satisfyingly in his arms.
"Hmmm, that looks fuckin' yummy. Good job pup."
The Omega melts, scent turning sweet and needy as he exhaled shakily. Katsuki's inner Enigma roars in approval.
"T-thanks, Enig- Kacchan."
His Enigma's voice has rendered Izuku useless, so Katsuki ends up needing to reach around Izuku to cut the rest of the carrot for him before loading it into the hummus bowl and picking up both it and the Omega. He carries both back up to his room and sits his boyfriend on his lap and holding the bowl out.
"How was today's therapy, Deku?"
Izuku picks up a single slice of orange and dips it daintily into the outstretched bowl before holding it in front of his face to carefully inspect. He stares at it like it's a puzzle to solve and a nervous itch starts at the back of Katsuki's neck.
"It was ok. We talked a bit about loving my body and focusing on what I like the most about myself instead of the least."
Katsuki nudges his anxiety away with a firm push of his nose into Izuku's scent gland. He breathes in deeply as he speaks, mouth muffled by his mate's shirt. He can't force his Omega to eat...
"So what's on the top of your list?"
Green hair tilts into blonde as Izuku rests his head against the other's. He's taken back to his earlier session, where he had placed his hand on the scarred marking of his shoulder- the deep claw incisions and wide bite. The therapist had wanted to talk about that too...
"Your mating bite. I've always had a lot of complicated feelings about it, but whenever I see it, I feel lucky to have it."
The Enigma goes lax, a low rumble of satisfaction filling him. Warmth melts into his very being, knowing how loved and accepted his bite is to his little mate.
"I feel the same way when I see your bite, babypup. Wanna know what my favorite part of your body is?"
He pumps out all the gentle happiness and joy he can muster through his scent, trying to convey his feelings for Izuku through it. The Omega preens and nods with a whispered noise of approval.
"Mhmm..."
"It's gotta be your whole fucking face. Everything about it just makes me wanna hoard you in my den with your nest forever."
Izuku's face heats as he thinks about it, cuddling down further into Katsuki's arms as he looks away, flustered. Katsuki's voice quiets as he continues on, like his confession was a secret. He feels like it is. This side of him is for his Omega, no one else.
"You got the cutest fucking freckles, and the biggest beautiful eyes, and the most kissable lips."
A smothered giggle makes the blonde's heart jump. He feels invigorated. Time to lay his truths home.
"They just make me want to fucking pounce on ya', my Enigma goes crazy saying shit about how pretty our pups would look with our genes."
It's a dirty trick, playing to Izuku's Omega instincts like that. Either way the sharp inhale of excitement and burst of sweetness in the air makes the buttered comment worth it.
"R-really?"
It's stupid how absolutely whipped his inner Enigma is for Izuku. It's even stupider how whipped Katsuki is. Admitting his secondary gender's obsession is easier than admitting his own, though.
"Fuck yeah Deku, your Enigma won't shut up about you. I won't either. Eat another carrot."
Izuku shoves another slice of the vegetable into his mouth and chews loudly with his mouth open. It's both disgusting and adorable. Katsuki doesn't say anything but his Enigma whoops at the sight. The Omega licks his lips and pulls away slightly to look up at him.
"What did you learn in school today?"
Ever since Izuku had dropped, then been hospitalized, then started his outpatient recovery, UA had been giving him workbooks instead of letting him attend classes. The Omega isn't shy about how much he misses their classroom. Even though he's learning all that he's missing by himself, he asks Katsuki the same question every day.
"Nothing new. The teacher's are still covering the same shitty subjects as before but I can catch you up during the weekend. You're already way ahead though."
"That's probably true, the textbooks the school is letting me borrow are really informative and fast paced. Maybe you should start studying with me to get ahead?"
It's a desperate plea for more attention, even though they practically spend all their free hours together. Katsuki pecks Izuku on the nose and holds up another carrot for him to eat. Take the bait! His Enigma whispers through him.
"You're such a fucking smart Omega, ain't ya' babypup?"
Izuku shrugs abashedly and bites down on the carrot held out to him without much thought as he flourishes from Katsuki's compliment. YES! The Enigma roars silently in victory. Now that he's started, he can't stop. His need for the Omega in his lap to understand how amazing he is overwhelms him.
"The smartest person in our fucking class. Shit, talking to you is like the funnest college class in the world. I should be eligible to gain credits from spending so much time with you."
Izuku buries his face in his hands and swallows down his mouthful of food.
"Kacchan! You're so embarrassing..."
Bakugou nudges another carrot towards his mate's face until it hits the barrier his comically large freckled hands create.
"It's true though, you're fucking special. You make me smarter just by being my mate. I bet my grade average went up after we reconnected."
Izuku looks up and rolls his eyes as his ears burn. He takes the carrot stick into his mouth as he chuckles.
"Ok, ok, I believe you! You don't need to lay it on so thick."
Katsuki rubs their cheeks together as his hand plays with the hem of the other's shirt.
"Don't I? My babypup still struggles so much to hear the truth, I need to make sure you understand."
"Enigma, I do understand, I know you see me that way."
Katsuki turns serious all of a sudden. His cooed words of pampering turn hard edged and strict. The tone forces Izuku to take him seriously.
"I do, but you don't. That's the damn problem pup, you're not taking good care of my mate. I can't have you being so mean to him, he's my everything."
Izuku can't meet those piercing red eyes.
"I promise I'm trying to be nicer to him- me. In the meantime, you're here, right? I'm letting you do what I'm still struggling too."
Katsuki sighs and leans back, setting the bowl on the blush blankets beside them.
"I know baby. C'mere and cuddle in your nest, tell me about what you want to do tonight for your therapy homework."