THE SIMPLER THINGS IN LIFE ᰍ bakugou katsuki !
“Is that a statue?” you ask, squinting at the fishpond. A few turtles were lazily swimming about, and two in particular were perched up on a rock. “Wow, these look so realistic. This is where our taxes go: turtle maintenance in parks. Can’t say I’m disappointed, though.”
Katsuki snorts. “Don’t think it’s a statue.”
“But I think it is,” you insist with a small frown. “Can—“ you glance at the sign, “—Red-eared sliders really stay still for that long?
He shrugs, shifting a bit of his weight against the railing. A few people are staring at you (mostly him, because he was Dynamight), but he didn’t care in the slightest. Katsuki finds himself just staring at you, and the rest could just blow themselves to bits. “Want me to look that up?”
“No, because you’re going to be right, and I have too much pride for that.”
Katsuki chuckles at the honest answer. He loves that about you. Well, he loves many things about you. How you could be forward and honest with him without feeling the need to be intimidated. There’s nothing to be afraid of; he’s not that scary, he thinks.
“I am way too invested in this as a 29-year-old,” you murmur in awe. The turtle was trying to climb an elevated rock but kept slipping. Each time it slipped, you groan but continue cheering for it.
“What’s age got to do with being amazed by some reptiles?” he asks.
“Nothing,” you admit. “Aside from the fact that I haven’t even seen one until today.”
He stills. “What the fuck? Really?”
“Really, really,” you answer. “Honestly, now that I think about it, you can leave me here all day and I’d be entertained for the whole 24 hours.”
That doesn’t feel right. It’s a simple thing—to see at least a turtle once. It’s not like it was the most out-of-touch thing to experience. People can go to the zoo or a theme park.
Or maybe because Katsuki’s been exposed to these types of things at a young age, he forgot that not all had the same experiences as him.
“Let’s go to an aquarium museum this weekend, then,” he offers gruffly.
You nod happily, not even fighting the excitement you felt. “That’s— I won’t be able to sleep a wink this whole week, Katsuki! I’m so excited!” you laugh as he holds your cheeks with just one hand to hush you. “‘m seriouws! Ish goin’ to be awesome!”
Despite Katsuki’s slight flush, he only smiles at you. Yeah, he’ll learn to appreciate the simpler things in life alongside you.
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