[He has to admit Katsuki's quick confidence at the moment helps Izuku more than he would like to admit. He realizes it must be something he's used to relying on because he feels instantly convinced that he must be right. That their hands together like this must be real. But it also, at the moment, makes Izuku wonder if they're ...
... More? More than just? Friends? If they're holding hands like this? What kind of friends hold hands like this?
.........??
He clears his throat quickly. Fumbling to nod at Katsuki's deductions. Maybe he just won't ask Katsuki what he's wondering. It's too embarrassing. There are more important things to wonder about right now.]
Y-Yeah. Maybe you're right. Maybe we've been friends for a long time. It looks like we've always gone to the same school.
[But the next picture looks a little darker... Once again it's the two of them standing together in a crowd of unfamiliar students. Wearing the same uniforms. But there's something strange about his expression. Izuku looks perturbed or upset about something. And if they look closely they'll see that Izuku is holding something metal under his sleeve...?? And Katsuki seems to have his head turned to talk to some of the other students, completely unaware or completely ignoring Izuku.]
he can't help the automatic body response to kacchan
... More? More than just? Friends? If they're holding hands like this? What kind of friends hold hands like this?
.........??
He clears his throat quickly. Fumbling to nod at Katsuki's deductions. Maybe he just won't ask Katsuki what he's wondering. It's too embarrassing. There are more important things to wonder about right now.]
Y-Yeah. Maybe you're right. Maybe we've been friends for a long time. It looks like we've always gone to the same school.
[But the next picture looks a little darker... Once again it's the two of them standing together in a crowd of unfamiliar students. Wearing the same uniforms. But there's something strange about his expression. Izuku looks perturbed or upset about something. And if they look closely they'll see that Izuku is holding something metal under his sleeve...?? And Katsuki seems to have his head turned to talk to some of the other students, completely unaware or completely ignoring Izuku.]
... Eh?