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Katsuki does not live in Readswell, Michigan by choice. It’s got to be the smallest, most hideously boring town in America. He is not attending this stupid community college by choice either, and he certainly didn’t choose to lose his hearing and have countless audiologist appointments filling up his calendar. Top it all off with living under the same roof as Deku, and life is just fucking dandy, thanks for asking.
The only real choice Katsuki has made recently is to tutor Kirishima Eijirou. An airheaded jock like that would typically be last on his list of potential friends, but the guy is so pitiful and earnest that Katsuki can’t help but be intrigued. Every hour spent together reveals a new layer to Kirishima, proving that he may be more than the oblivious, lazy athlete Katsuki assumed him to be. As he learns of Kirishima’s dreams and struggles, Katsuki fights hard to keep hold of the realities that come with being gay in a small town.
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Katsuki needs to learn that loving others doesn’t make him weak. Kirishima needs to learn that loving himself doesn’t make him selfish. It’s not your average tutoring session.
Read this sweet, small-town, Americana-vibes-having fanfic HERE! Chapter 1 - A Losing Game, up now on AO3!
