When I woke up the next morning, Shinsou was already awake and sitting up, his phone in hand. I didn't bother greeting him or even speaking. 

It had taken me a stupidly long time to fall asleep the previous night, so I was still exhausted. Probably not the best state to be in for the talk I was going to have, but it was what Ei and Kats were getting. 

I pulled myself out of bed, my whole body screaming in protest. The fall last night had hurt more than I had thought. I pulled one of my sleeves up, my elbow scraped up and raw. 

"Sorry... about that," Shinsou said in a soft murmur, breaking the silence of the room. 

I didn't look at him while I responded, "This isn't what I want an apology for." 

"Iz," he spoke, but I was already over the conversation. 

"Shinsou, whatever you're going to say, I really don't care. I have to go try and save my relationship, again, because of you, again." I was already up and walking to the window. I didn't know if the boys were up, and I didn't particularly care. I just wanted to be out of my own room. 

"So you're back to ignoring me?" He asked with a scoff. 

I whirled around, all of my anger from last night coming back in full force because of course I was getting blamed for this. "Until you can learn to keep it in your fucking pants? Yes, I will go back to ignoring you. I have to prioritize my fucking relationship now, something I wasn't able to for months, because I was prioritizing people's lives." 

My anger only seemed to fuel his. Great, we were back to yelling matches. "And who's the reason you don't have to worry about people dying anymore?" 

If looks could kill, I think we both would have been dead at that moment. "You're right," I forced out in the most even and calm tone I could manage. "I should have just gone with Shigaraki and never brought you into it, I get to live with that regret for the rest of my life." 

That cracked him, I saw the exact second he realized he'd gone too far and his face fell, all his anger depleting. "Iz, that's not-" 

"Save it," I said with a tired sigh. "I gotta go." 

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When I made it to Katsuki's room, I saw that the blond was asleep but Eijirou was already awake. He was sitting at Katsuki's desk, a notebook in front of him and a pencil in hand. 

"Hi," I mumbled, feeling more out of place in the bedroom than ever. 

"Hey, darlin'," he said back, a soft smile on his face. 

For better or for worse, I was my mother's son. My eyes filled with tears as I sped walked to him, throwing myself in his arms. "I'm so sorry I lied," I cried into his shoulder, his arms already wrapped tightly around me, supporting most of my weight as I collapsed into him. "I'm just so tired of fighting." 

"I know, baby," he said in a soothing voice, one hand gently combing through my curls. "We won't fight about it anymore, but we still have to talk about it. Can we compromise with that?" 

I nodded quickly, holding onto him even tighter. "I'll never lie or hide anything ever again, it's fucking awful." 

"Awe, look at that," Katsuki's gravel-filled morning voice spoke, startling me slightly as I turned so I could see him. "Ei finally learned how to clean up his own messes." He wore a teasing smile, clearly feeling very lighthearted about the entire fight. 

"You kicked me out," I said with a frown, hugging Eijirou tighter. 

His smile dropped and was replaced with a deadpan expression. "You were five seconds away from swinging, I kicked you out for your own good." 

I nodded, because he did have a point, but so did I. "But if we fight again, can you just... not kick me out? Banish me to a different room or something, but... but don't kick me out, please." Last time I got kicked out I relapsed on coke. I gave them a lot of shit for not trusting me with drugs, but maybe they had a point. I wouldn't trust a recovering addict either. 

Katsuki didn't need to be told twice, just nodded in understanding. He laid his head back on his pillow and lifted the blankets. "It's Saturday, we were all up way too late, and now it's way too early. C'mere." 

"I'm not getting in your bed in these clothes," I said, looking down at my jeans and sweatshirt, still covered in dirt from last night. 

"You didn't change last night," Eijirou pointed out, captain obvious over there. 

"Ei," Katsuki pleaded, a whine to his voice I hadn't heard often. "Please get him clothes so I can go back to sleep." 

"Whoa, Kacchan said the 'p' word," I said in awe. 

"Shut up, nerd," he snapped in response. 

I smiled widely. "And he's back." 

"Fuck off." 

"Awe, Kacchan, I love you, too." 

"Ei, for the love of god-" 

"I'm going, I'm going," the redhead said with a chuckle, lifting me from his lap and setting me on my feet as he climbed to his. I always forgot how strong he was until he picked me up like I weighed nothing. 

I was quickly handed a T-shirt and basketball shorts. The shorts were too big and kept threatening to fall off my hips (something I think Eijirou did on purpose), but they had strings. I ended up tightening them enough to stay, but then I just looked like an idiot. When my hoodie came off, Katsuki released a sigh and threw his blankets off. 

"What?" I asked, slipping the shirt on over my head. 

The grumpy blond didn't answer me, just grabbed my upper arm and dragged me to the bathroom, Eijirou following with an amused smile on his face. When I saw the first aid kit, it clicked that he'd seen my elbows. 

"Now we're all even," I mumbled, Katsuki already soaking a rag with disinfectant. 

"How the fuck did this happen?" the blond asked, placing the rag against my shredded skin and causing me to hiss from the sting. 

"I pushed Shinsou off a swing and he pulled me down with him. Landed on my elbows in a shit ton of wood chips," I explained as he moved to the other elbow. 

"Do I get to punch him for that?" Eijirou asked with a raised brow. 

I frowned, watching Katsuki start to wrap my scrapes. "No, but for the sake of honesty I'm gonna tell you guys everything that happened last night and you're not going to freak out, okay?" 

"We're not going to fight, I reserve the right to freak out," Eijirou said, his hands up in surrender.

"Fine," I said with a sigh because at least it was progress. "But you have to wait until I get through everything, okay?" 

They both nodded and waited for me to continue. 

"We were on the swings at the park, smoking and talking about back home and what we missed. Then he started teasing me because I'm not the stoner I used to be, so I pushed him off his swing and he pulled me with. I landed on top of him, but I was really fucking stoned and the fall hurt and I just didn't want to move, so I didn't. Then he called me cute, and I told him not to flirt with me, and he said some bullshit about if I can love both of you, then I can love him too. He said he'd kiss me if I didn't get up, so I did and we walked back and didn't talk anymore. There, that's everything," I said, taking a deep breath as I finished. I'd been so focused on getting it all out in the open, that I hadn't been breathing. 

The boys exchanged a silent look as my eyes darted between them, waiting for their reaction. They agreed not to fight about it anymore, but I wasn't sure if they'd hold to that. Katsuki turned back to me, his red eyes giving away how pissed he actually was. "Next time, you're moving." 

"Already planning on it," I said with a nod. "The only reason I didn't, was because if it was Ash or Kami, I wouldn't have either. I'm overly touchy with my friends when I'm high or drunk, that's all it was. I promise." 

Eijirou nodded from where he was leaning against the door frame. "We know, Iz. We're not mad at you." 

I felt myself relax at his words, thrilled that we were actually getting somewhere now and not just going in circles over Shinsou. "Be mad at him all you want, I'm pissed at him too." 

"I thought you wanted us to all hold hands and sing fucking kumbaya," Katsuki snorted, finally finished playing Nurse. 

I bent and straightened my arms for a second, seeing how well he did the wraps. I still had most movement, meaning I needed him to teach me how to wrap shit. "Once he pulls his head out of his ass and starts being my best friend again, then we can all convert to catholicism together." 

Eijirou let out a barking laugh at the joke, and even Katsuki cracked a smile. I was just glad they weren't so fucking tense anymore. People on edge put me on edge. 

"I don't think the Catholics are gonna like the whole gay, poly thing we've got going on," Eijirou said, motioning his hand to all of us. 

"Their loss," I said with a flippant shrug of my shoulders. 

"Can I go back to sleep now?" Katsuki asked with a groan. 

I chuckled at him, patting his ruffled hair. "Yes, Kacchan. We can go back to bed now." 

"Fantastic," he said sarcastically. He scooped me up into his arms and started for his room, Eijirou letting him lead the way. 

"You two realize I can walk and stand on my own, right?" I asked casually right before I was tossed onto Katsuki's bed. 

"Yes, we just like to hold you," Eijirou said with a laugh, sliding into bed next to me. 

"Got a fucking problem with it?" Katsuki asked, already lying down with his arms wrapped around me. The blond really did not play when it came to his sleep. 

"Not at all, just thought I'd remind you," I giggled, combing my fingers through his spiky hair. 

"Good, now shut up." 

"So god damn demanding." 

"Shut the fuck up." 

"Fine, fine. Go to bed, sleeping beauty." 

"I'm going to kill you." 

"Sh, we're supposed to be sleeping." 

I love that every chapter flips from KiriBakuDeku to ShinDeku and back again. Idek what's gonna happen lolz.