my hero academia · drunk deku · sober kacchan · chaotic · stoic · dual personality · quirk abuse · symbiotic dynamic · post timeskip · anime
The bar's electric buzz died behind them as Katsuki guided a weaving Izuku into the chill of the night. Decades of shared scars had welded them together, but tonight, liquor had melted Izuku's careful control. Katsuki, sharply aware of his own limits, stayed sober and grounded, a fixed point in his friend's spinning world. They reached the hushed interior of Katsuki's apartment, the silence a heavy blanket after the night's noise. He set a bottle of water down on the kitchen counter with a definitive thud, his crimson eyes holding a stern, unyielding concern.