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Katsuki could feel the headache slowly creep up and settle itself, the tenseness of his shoulders that reached up to his neck only exmaplifying the fact that he needs a break. He gently massaged his forehead with his index and his thumb trying to ease it up long enough so he can finish the asisgnemnt propped up in front of him. Quickly scribbling down the last of his thoughts he sighed and threw the pencil down a little too harshly as he pushed himself back in his chair . Allowing the wheels to swivel him around as he looked up at his ceiling and huffed.
Izuku who was sprawled on Katsuki's bed immersed in his notes, looked up at him with those curious eyes "you ok?" He asked with a hint of amusement, finding the behaviour both off and cute with the way Katsuki was trying so hard not to frown "I have a shitty headache and I feel tense as fuck" he sat up rolling up his shoulders to try and get the tension to ease up, this made Izuku scoot closer to his side and take a good look at his frustrated boyfriend. Or would calling him fussy be a better way to describe it?
"Here let me help with that" Izuku's hands gently caressed Katsuki's shoulders before finding a good grip and gently pressing his thumbs in soft circular motions. He was obviously tense with how hard Izuku had to push, the groan from Katsuki supported that "yeesh have you been holding a butt ton of boulders or what?" Katsuki scoots up on the chair to make himself more comfortable "tell me about it, I've been tense this whole week…" Izuku gave him a raised eyebrow clearly hinting at something.
It barely took a second for Katsuki to figure out what he meant "yeah yeah I know" he sighed. He hasn't done it in a while because of how swamped he's been with everything, he's normally more capable of organizing his schedule. But for some reason he never accounts for situations like hangouts or check ins with his parents "you know, I'm pretty much free for the rest of the day after I finish this assignment. So, if you want…" he trails off and goes up to massage the blond's neck and scalp instead "but I wanted to wait until my new cup gets here" he huffs leaning in to the touch. Without much thought Izuku chuckles and tacks on "you mean your new All might sippy cup that I got you for using the potty like a good boy?" The switch in tone makes Katsuki blush and grumble "I said I'm busy! So don't go all caregiver mode when I've got shit to do!" And with that he pushes Izuku off and goes back to glaring at the assignment on his table.
Which he already finished. Hm.
Ok maybe he could use a proper break, he can still feel Izuku looking at him with his stupid bug eyes so he swiveled around making eye contact "I'm not even in the mood to regress right now, so no" Izuku pouted, scooting closer to him "well you know I can help with that!" those dumbass bright eyes of his are irritating as fuck "and I said I've got shit to do, I'm just gonna take a short break for now but that doesn't mean I'm gonna regress" and as if on cue a lightbulb lit up in the nerd's head "how about a snack then?"
Katsuki squinted at him suspiciously "a snack?"
Izuku nodded enthusiastically "yeah! Dinner's not until seven and I'm sure it'll help soothe your headache" Katsuki though for a second then shrugged "sure, why not" Izuku shut up from the bed, startling Katsuki a bit " great! Finish up the assignment while I set us up" and with that he was hurrying downstairs.
Katsuki sighed and decided to work on getting a head and working on next week's asisgnemnt.
In the meantime, Izuku was in the kitchen excitedly pulling out the adorable snack tray for when Katsuki's little. It had little bunnies on it which Izuku finds adorable, he was about to grab himself a regular plate; but hesitated as his motive would be too obvious and might scare him off. So he pulled out another snack plate, this one was dinosaur themed.
He hummed to himself as he prepped everything. Lately Katsuki has been more eager to regress, although he still has his moments of course. Getting him to open up about it in the start was difficult for sure, it was messy and there was a lot of crying involved. Izuku doesn't blame him, with how much he had to face this past year with the whole kidnapping and not to mention the guilt of having needed to be saved. Poor guy still has nightmares.
He shook his head trying to focus on the task in front of him. No depressing thoughts Izuku! We've finally got it under control, and the best part of it now is that Katsuki actually feels comfortable to come to Izuku if anything was bothering him.
He looked down at the ensemble and huffed in approval, a little glimmer in his eyes at the thought of Katsuki getting all excited over them. He made everything on theme, a basic sandwich with two slices of havarti and parmesan cheese, cherry tomatoes cut in half, some olives, some cucumber slices and arugula. On whole weat toast cause white toast was banned in the dormitory kitchen for a reason he doesn't bother to recall. He used a bunny cut out to make it more appealing and fit the theme! He had cashews and baby carrots in one section, with a little container of hummus on the side. He had exactly four strawberries, a handful of blueberries and for a sweet treat a little cosmic brownie. Izuku had the same on his plate but didn't bother to cut the sandwich into a bunny, he also made sure to grab some apple juice as he headed back upstairs.
"I'm backkkk" he stretched out as he opened the door using his elbow, Katsuki looked up at him with a grumble and- the end of his pen in his mouth. Huh. Izuku blinked and placed the trays on the desk, moving some of the stuff on it to the side in the process. Katsuki glanced at the trays and frowned "why'd ya use the kiddy plates?" Grumbling and pointing to them with the pen. Izuku just shrugged and started clearing up his stuff from the bed so he can get it all comfy for when Katsuki eventually regresses.
"Just felt like it" Katsuki frowned but started to clear up his desk as well, so they can properly enjoy their snacks. This is perfect, they're setting up the mood and now any minute now Katsuki will get comfy enough to regress! "I didn't know we had a bunny cut out?" Izuku looked up and saw Katsuki holding his sandwich with delicate hands observing it then taking a big ol' bite out of one of the ears "we don't, I borrowed it from Sato" he hummed and gently twisted in his seat.
Katsuki's age range is around 5-2 years old, but it varies depending on his mood. However most of the time his triggers are the same, and cute yummy food is one was to get him all fuzzy. Izuku sat down and started munching on his own sandwich before grabbing his laptop with his other hand to look for something to watch while they fill their bellies. Whilst logging in he threw a handful of cashews into his mouth, just now realizing how hungry he actually was.
Katsuki noticed this and leaned in "whatcha' gonna put?" Izuku thought for a sec, they could go for a classic All Might movie but he doesn't want Katsuki to get too into it. He tries not to encourage screen time while the blonde is little cause he genuinely gets sucked in to the screen like a total iPad kid which doesn't seem healthy. Especially since it doesn't allow him to enjoy just being little, what's the point if he's just distracted the whole time?
So he decided on my little pony equestria girls, cause it's entertaining, it has catchy songs, it's not too babyish that it'll just throw Katsuki off and push him out of the fuzzy state he's currently in. And it's not that long, so he clicked it. Katsuki perked up at the fun colors on the screen and adjusted his position so that he can view the screen better.
Everything was going smoothly, Katsuki was clearly interested in the movie as he hasn't said anything against it. And he's slowly making his way through the snack plate, almost half way gone. Izuku couldn't help but take a good look at him, the way he was slightly leaned in, the focus in his eyes, the puff of his cheeks when he chewed. Before Izuku knew it he was full on admiring his boyfriend, only snapping out of it when Katsuki giggled at a funny scene and looked at Izuku for a split second to catch his own reaction. Only now to raise an eyebrow at catching the obvious stare "you ok?" He asked, taking a bite of his brownie.
"Oh! Yeah yeah just… admiring you" the slight flush that spread out in his cheeks was enough to make Izuku's heart warm up all over again. He huffed and turned back to the screen "You're supposed to be watching the movie idiot" Izuku leaned in gently rubbing his face next to Katsuki's like a dog tryna get his attention "what the-" Katsuki tried to push him away, but that only encouraged him to go deeper and place down his tray next to the laptop.
Katsuki started giggling at the ridiculously affectionate action "you're not a puppy Izuku stop it" that gentle light tone made his heart flutter, he loved hearing Katsuki laugh. That charming smile complimented those dazzling eyes. It looks good on him "you're right I'm not a puppy" he gently gave him a kiss on the cheek "but I am a love sick nerd who's very happy to see his baby enjoying himself" a pause.
Katsuki's pupils seemed to dialate as his shoulders relaxed and he leaned in towards him, relishing in the feeling of a warm blush creeping onto his cheeks and spreading out to his ears and neck "you're silly" he mumbled and slowly went back to watching the movie.
After the movie finished Katsuki was sucking on his thumb, tummy full from the now empty snack plate. But slightly shifting clearly indicating that someone might need to be changed into something more comfy to properly indulge in his headspace. So Izuku got up closing the laptop and stretching his achy limbs, he's noticed that his joints get sore pretty quickly lately ever since his fight with muscular. Sighing he looked at Katsuki and gave him a smile "you wanna get changed into something comfy?" He immediately perked up and nodded.
Reaching up towards Izuku with grabby hands and eager smile "wanna wear my nappy" that made him chuckle"you got it bub" he gently lifted the blonde into his arms and headed towards the dresser to grab a soft plain white diaper, a changing mat, baby powder, and wipes. He placed them on the floor beside him and opened up the changing mat with one hand, struggling a bit to lay it out smoothly but eventually getting it set up. He laid Katsuki down on the mat and couldn't help but smile at the little giggles "you happy daddy's getting you all comfy?" He began to take the baby's pants off.
"Mhm, cause den I can play and an' not get fussy" Izuku smiled at that, finding it adorable how the little one finds comfort in communicating his thought process. He's glad that they were able to build this trust between each other "that's very smart of you Kacchan" after slipping off his undies he unfolded the diaper. Katsuki having been used to the process by now, gently lifted up his bottom so Izuku could slide the diaper right under him "I smart" he said casually, squirming a tad bit at the cold wipes hitting his sensitive skin. But quickly feeling much better, once it came time for the baby powder Katsuki pushed himself up on his arms and reached up.
"Hm?Oh no baby we're not done yet" Izuku placed his hand on the little one's chest trying to get him to lay back down, Katsuki whined making grabby motions with his hand "nooo I wanna put powder!" He lightly kicked his foot for emphasis, Izuku blinked a bit confused at the request but not really seeing a problem with it. So he reached towards the baby powder and twisted the top open, handing it to him "alright then but be gentle, we don't want too much" Katsuki nodded, sitting up fully to grasp the bottle with both hands and lightly sprinkle a teeny tiny amount in his open diaper, his caregiver chuckled at the seriousness of his expression "you can add a little more it's ok" so he shook the bottle a bit too roughly and it slipped from his grasp.
A little puff cloud hit them right in their nostrils making them both back away. Katsuki scrubbed his face with the back of his hand giggling "it went boom!" He laughed, Izuku roughly blew out a sharp huff to try and get the powder out of his nose. But finding it silly as he looked down to inspect what kind of mess was left, not as bad as he expected actually. Just a small pile and any extra was on the changing mat not the carpet thankfully. "It did go boom huh?" He gently laid the baby back down so he can rub in the extra powder on to the baby's tummy and inner thighs, then closing the diaper up and taping it nice and snug "there all done!" He put away everything, making sure to wipe the changing mat clean and folding it back up and into the closet.
"You wanna pick out a differnt pair of pants or are we ok with these ones?" He held up the pair Katsuki was wearing before and the prominent pout on his face said it all "hmmm how about your cute kitty pants? Yeah you like those right?" Izuku attempted as he rummaged through the drawer to find said pants "nu uh!" That made him stop, he looked back at Katsuki who was now headed towards his toy box in just a red t-shirt, his diaper and socks. He looked back into the drawer and pulled out a pair of shorts instead "how about some shorts then?" Katsuki was pulling out his little picnic basket filled with toy foods and haphazardly threw them on the ground beside him.
"No pants then, got it" Izuku cringed at the loud clacking noise, but finally seemed to get the hint that the baby doesn't want to wear any pants and is perfectly content without them restricting his playtime "mhm! No pants" he sat down on the floor wiggling a bit, relishing in the feeling of his bare legs against the semi-cold floor. Izuku sighed and went towards the basket of blankets beside the bed. Grabbing the little boat themed one and gently laying it on the floor "well since you don't want pants, how about you sit on your blankie so your little tushie doesn't get cold" crouching down he smoothed it out, looking at the baby expectantly with his hands interlocked and resting a top of his knees. Stopping a bit at the slight glare he got "not a tushie" he mumbled and gently dragged his toys towards the splayed out blanket. "Ok not a tushie my bad" he chuckled and decided to grab the baby his pacifer, the gently stacking the snack trays tgether and the crumpled up juice boxes "daddy's gonna be right back, I just need to put these in the kitchen ok?" He stopped in front of the door checking if his little one will be alright.
"Ok!" He yelled back, barely even looking away from his toys. Izuku smiled, leaving the room and softly closing the door behind him , he headed towards the communal kitchen.
Katsuki has always been independent, and that doesn't change when he's in little space. They've talked about it before and it turns out that being given little tasks while he's small is very self fulfilling. It makes him feel capable and reassured that even while he's regressed he's still capable. And that really reframed his perspective around regression, it's not a burden or a grudge it's just something he does to help him cope with everything. In order for him to be his best self he needs to take time to readjust.
And Izuku is so so proud of him for putting in the time and effort to take care of himself. Cause honestly Izuku struggles with that a lot, and taking care of Katsuki is a great reminder that he needs to take it easy sometimes. It doesn't always have to be a life or death situation, it can simply be sitting with your partner and coloring in the new coloring book you got him as a reward for not having a meltdown over an exam. Cause yes even the simplest things can and should be celebrated.
At the kitchen he found Sato, Momo, Iida, and Ochako. They volunteered to make dinner for the class tonight, it was one of those rules they implemented themselves. Basically they agreed that the dorms were a great opportunity for all them to learn how to cook, considering once they graduate U.A they'll most likely all move out to their very own apartment. Or you know stay with their parents until they're ready. Lunch Rush's food is great! But either way learning how to cook is an important skill they need to have. So throughout the week anyone in the class who's interested can volunteer to cook a meal for the class. And the best part is if they mess up badly, they can always just head to the cafeteria and enjoy Lunch Rush's awesome food.
"Hey Deku!" Ochako waved at him as she mixed something in the pot, it looks like curry. Izuku threw the crumpled up juice boxes in the trash "hi Uraraka, hi you guys! How's everything going?" They all greeted him as Iida - who was beside the sink - dried his hand and scooted to the side where he was pealing potatoes "everything's in check! We should be done in twenty minutes or so" Izuku hummed in acknowledgment and began to wash the snack trays, Momo who was on the other side next to Izuku noticed the trays and smiles "Bakugou feeling little today?" She asked, this caught the attention of the others "oh yeah! He's playing in his room right now" he set the trays on the frying rack and decided to help out by finishing the rest of the dishes in the sink.
"Oh man I promised I'd let him help me bake cupcakes last time, but I don't think we'd have time after dinner" Sato said disapointedly "aw that's so sweet of you Sato! But yeah the little guy has an early bedtime" Izuku chuckled, Katsuki has an extensive night time routine to ensure he sleeps through the night without any night terrors "ooh do you think he'll be little tomorrow too? It is the weekend!" Ochako cheerfulky asked as she gently blew on the curry sauce so Momo could taste it and tell her if it's missing something.
"I hope so, he hasn't regressed in a while so I'd like for him to take as much time as he needs to recuperate before going back to ahundred percent" Izuku wiped his hands dry with the hand towel "you take such good care of him it's very admirable" Iida gave him a pat on the back which made Izuku blush out of embarrassment "haha… thanks! Well I'll leave you guys to it, can't really keep him by himself for too long" they all undertsood and got back to work, as Izuku headed up to Katsuki's dorm room.
Upon entering the room the first thing Izuku noticed was that it was quiet, except for a soft rustling sound "you ok in here baby?" He gently closed the door behind him, he heard a soft hum and as he peaked his head around the bed that was blocking his view of Katsuki. He came in to view the most adorable scene right in front of his eyes.
Katsuki sitting on his blankie with his teddy in hand and one of his diapers as he struggled to try and diaper up his teddy bear. He gently crouched down and sat beside him "aww sweetie you taking care of your teddy?" A frustrated little grunt as he couldn't seem to figure out how to put this thing on "it not workin'!" He huffed, folding his arms in a fussy fit "well the diaper is pretty big on him… you want daddy's help?" Katsuki's teddy was a pretty decent size, big enough that he could wrap his arms around him comfortably but still small enough that the nappy looked huge on him.
"Uh huh pease" Izuku had to stop himself from smiling, just so proud of his baby for accepting help so openly. He handed him the teddy and Izuku placed him on the blankie, opening up the diaper and placing it under the teddy's bottom. Making sure the legs are situated he lifted up the front of the nappy and made sure to stick the tabs on as tightly as he can so it won't fall off "there, all padded up" but when he lifted the teddy up the diaper dropped, making Katsuki pout and look sternly at the stuffed toy " you gotta wear your nappy! Bad teddy!" Icuku gave him an amused look as an idea popped up in his head. He layed teddy down and decided to roll up the top of the diaper to get it to some what fit.
Sure it looked clunky now but at least it won't fall off now "ok now it won't move" he handed it to the eager little who smiled "he got a nappy like me now" he giggled hugging his teddy tight "is that so, huh?" Izuku gently ruffled the baby's hair "yeah! Now teddy gets a picnic and I get my paci" those are some strange rules but ok. Izuku handed him the pacifer, watching as the little one happily suckled on it and began to sit up the toy food.