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Even after getting together with Shouto, Katsuki still tends to shy away from public displays of affection.
It’s not like he’s embarrassed about showing affection to his boyfriend, he fucking loves it, just not in front of all their friends and family. Even less in front of extras when they’re outside. They keep to themselves, mostly preferring to let loose in the privacy of their shared apartment, where they feel most at ease to be vulnerable with each other.
That doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.
Shouto’s really fucking pretty and Katsuki’s pretty fucking whipped for him. So to keep his hands to himself hasn’t always been an easy task. Not when Shouto’s hands are just as eager to latch themselves onto himself as well.
From twined pinkies in crowded spaces, to knees bumping under tables at izakayas and even heads leaning on shoulders on crowded metros late in the evening. While they’re no strangers to showing their relationship in public, they don’t like to advertise it so to speak.
Katsuki already hates it when couples with practically swallow each other in public and he’ll have the displeasure of witnessing that, he’s not about to do the same. And on top of that, he wouldn’t like to have strangers and creeps ogling him and Shouto in public.
But there are instances where even considering all that, Katsuki’s human after all, and when he’s around Shouto, it’s pretty fucking hard to pay attention to anyone else but him.
So forgetting he’s streaming to thousands of people, and being watched by just as many pairs of eyes, often goes over his head when met with the sight of his otherworldly attractive boyfriend.
I.
The first time it happens, it’s not long after they got together. Maybe four months into their relationship when Katsuki’s slip up happens.
He’s checking out a new game recommended by his viewers, another fantasy game, although more action focused than the one Shouto voiced in. While the dating sim had been a sweet kind of torture for Katsuki, he’d much prefer the adrenaline that comes with a good fight – even if it’s a virtual one – than the heady frustration that involves hearing Shouto’s deep voice flirting with him through a pixelated princely rendering of himself.
“Watch me kill this guy with one shot! Fucker doesn’t even know what’s coming.” Katsuki boasts into his mic, eyes flitting between his main screen and the chat.
@mavmalt: just got here but Dynamight’s looking good today :)
@mavmalt: I’m also liking the atmosphere of the game
@GYUHAOWONHUI: yeah, never thought I’d be into this genre, but it’s growing on me
@GYUHAOWONHUI: but I think it’s due to how good Dynamight is at the game lol
@Rikusuki_ST: waaah Dynamight’s kicking some ass! I’m having so much fun!!
@ily_rdj: I’ll never get tired of hearing Dynamight’s commentary, even if I have to lower my headphones volume for his streams lmao
His chatters are as lively as ever, popping in to watch him play or leave his stream to run as background noise for those stuck at work or doing chores at home. The more he streams, the more accustomed he grows to the wave of viewers who tune in for him.
“Told ya’, I’m the fucking best. Now let’s take care of that damn dragon.”
It’s certainly great for his self-esteem, but their presence also serves as good company when Shouto’s at work. Their schedules don’t align as seamlessly as they’d like to, even less now that Katsuki has both his main job and his streaming gig.
But it’s a lot of fun, and along with a wide audience of loyal subscribers, he’s managed to make some extra money on the side. He and Shouto live pretty comfortable lives due to their jobs, so when the opportunity arose for him to raise money for charity, he went all in. Even did one of those 12-hours livestreams and had a few of his friends join in.
So, yeah, he’s done some great things with the help of his viewers – it’s still weird for Katsuki to call them his fans – and that’s why he always does his best to give it his all during the streams.
“What was I supposed to bring for this fight?” He inquires, a little too impatient to wait for his chatters to type in their comments, before he starts charging towards his next opponent, “Ah fuck it, I’ll just take him head on!”
@weecometofar: no, it’s not gonna work!
@lxyzhx: Dynamight you need to bring the restoration potion with you!
@hylianpwinces: it’s useless guys, he never listens to us!!
@weecometofar: Dynamight is always a ‘do now, think later’ kind of person haha
@Camron16160234h: he’s got great strategies
Katsuki groans and curses under his breath when the dragon kills his character with a swift motion, the bloody “Game over” writing taking up most of his screen.
@Camron16160234h: most times
@babykaymeadows: LMAOOO HE DIED SO FAST OMG
@Quiet_Maria: the dragon burned him to a crisp fr T.T
“No no, I’m not going down so easily. It’s revenge time, you big lizard!”
With the combat music drumming in his headphones and his own voice drowning out all the noise outside of his streaming room, Katsuki doesn’t hear when the door opens, nor does he notice his boyfriend walking in.
Katsuki’s with his back to the door, so unless he turns around or looks at his second monitor where he’s got the facecam opened up, he can’t see that Shouto’s currently standing behind him.
Obviously, his viewers notice right away, since some of them seem to always be so fucking aware of his surroundings.
@mavmalt: It’s Shouto!! Hi Shoutoooo
@GYUHAOWONHUI: oooo Dynamight’s boyfriend is hereeee
@Rikusuki_ST: Shouto looks so good in black!
@ily_rdj: Is that Dynamight’s hoodie?? O.o
@B3anaX3na: That's def Dynamight's hoodie!
When he notices his boyfriend’s name flowing in the chat, Katsuki presses pause on his game and whirls around on his chair, coming face to face with an amused Shouto.
“Say something when you come in, dumbass.”
Shouto regards him with a fain tilt of his mouth. He walks closer to Katsuki’s desk, still keeping himself in frame, but now only his torso is visible. Katsuki has to crane his neck to look up at him, lifts a curious eyebrow towards the man.
“I don’t think you would’ve heard me anyway. You sounded pretty immersed in the game.” He points out, referring to Katsuki’s loud voice.
The room is isolated to be as soundproof as they could get it, so Katsuki could record in here and be as loud as he wants without worrying about their idiot neighbors complaining all the goddam time. But it’s still mediocre at best, since they’d rather invest in buying a new house rather than modifying an entire room in their rented apartment.
Katsuki clicks his tongue, very gently kicking Shouto’s shin with a socked foot. The put-on affronted look on his boyfriend’s face brings a grin to his face.
@weecometofar: why is it so cute when Dynamight smiles at his bf like that???
@lxyzhx: ugghh I want someone to look at me the same way Dynamight looks at his boyfriend
“Did you need something or did ya’ come in here to get mouthy with me, halfie?”
“I’m making dinner, it’s almost done.” Katsuki’s eyebrows fly up at that. He’s usually the one cooking for them. “I came to ask if you’re eating here or in the kitchen.”
His boyfriend tilts his head, an involuntary habit at this point whenever he poses questions to someone, but so endearingly cat-like too. The way his eyes stare straight at Katsuki, never missing a beat, soft mouth pursed into a thin line while he’s waiting for a response.
“Yeah? You sure you’re not coming to tell me the kitchen’s on fire, baby?”
The pet name escapes him without his notice, because it’s become so easy to look at Shouto and just have all these stupid and mushy nicknames come up all the goddam time. And when Katsuki’s tongue lets loose, it’s hard to tie it back into a secure knot.
Not that he’d want to do that around Shouto, not anymore at least.
Shouto shakes his head, amusement etched on his face, mixed with the faint echo of pride.
“Nope, everything’s in order and the food’s almost done.” He leans against the table, hip bumping lightly into Katsuki’s desk, “Made some spicy side dishes for you.”
Katsuki hums in delight, feeling his stomach twist at the promise of a delicious dinner. His hand reaches to grab Shouto’s, as if on autopilot, and interlocks their fingers together. He squeezes his boyfriend’s hand once, twice, then waits for Shouto to do it a third time.
“Lemme kill this boss and then I’ll end the stream.”
He doesn’t say it outright, but from these words alone Shouto understands that Katsuki wants to eat dinner together and not cooped up in his streaming studio. He has no issues with eating on stream, but he’s been live for a few hours already, having started a little before his boyfriend got home, so they didn’t really get their ‘welcoming my boyfriend home’ fill in.
And Katsuki’s not going to be one of those assholes who ignores their partner for a game. His viewers are very understanding, and every time Katsuki’s happened to catch a glimpse at other streamer’s audiences, he’s grateful his own is the way it is. He wouldn’t have kept up with this streaming thing otherwise.
“I’ll keep the food warm until then.” Shouto informs him, before pushing himself from where he was leaning against the desk to walk out.
They’re still holding hands, and the further away his boyfriend gets, the more Katsuki’s chair swivels off to the side. A shared chuckle and a knowing look later, their fingers come undone and Shouto’s leaving the room, door closing behind him.
@hylianpwinces: THEY’RE HOLDING HANDS AAAA
@Camron16160234h: Dynamight is so cute, holding onto Shouto’s hand until he’s out of the room!!
@babykaymeadows: Look at the size difference in their hands!!
@Quiet_Maria: Dynamight is so gone for him, it’s practically written on his face!
@B3anaX3na: omg this is the best day of my life!
The incessant ping in his chat directs Katsuki’s attention back to his screen, where red eyes go over the messages. Fuck, he completely forgot that these fuckers could see them.
“Oi, mind your own fucking business!”
It’s not a secret that he and Shouto are together. Not after the stream of them kissing, and after he had to announce it to his chat that no matter how much they try to flirt with Shouto, he’s now Katsuki’s boyfriend.
But what he’s trying to not do is give these stalkers material for them to clip and make compilations of, as the short snippet of Shouto and him kissing – even if it wasn’t a proper kiss, hidden behind Katsuki’s hoodie – went viral shortly after he ended the stream.
Now Katsuki has to deal with videos of him titled “Heart eyes Dynamight” consisting of the many times he’s happened to look at Shouto during his streams. And while it’s pretty apparent even for him that he has a certain look in his eyes when he looks directly at Shouto, who the fuck can blame him. He bets the idiots watching his streams have the same awestruck look on their faces when Shouto comes on screen.
“Don’t get off track, I thought we were here to kill the dragon.”
Katsuki attempts to reign his audience back in, diverting the conversation in chat from the topic of how sappy he gets around Shouto to the game he’s currently playing.
Dynamight decides to not pay any attention to the comments pointing out the lingering flush in his face nor to the way his hand is still tingling from holding Shouto’s own.
II.
Their second slip up happens not too long after their first.
Though, it’s much later in the day this time, with the moonlight peering in through the window of Katsuki’s streaming studio, ring light beaming in his face from where it’s set up above his computer monitors. Tonight’s stream is a more laidback one, Katsuki having opted to just talk to his viewers and maybe react to whatever videos they decide to send over to him.
While he loves playing games and providing commentary and entertainment to his audience that way, some days he prefers to take it slow and catch up on things. His chatters tend to get a little too invested in his high school stories – most of them consisting of Kirishima and Kaminari’s blunders – and Katsuki tends to also get a little too into the storytelling of it, so it’s a win on all sides.
@LaEclipse3: we wanna hear more UA dorms stories!
@Arsobars: yeess we want more! your stories are always so funny
@matriarchmoon: it’s still so surreal to me that Dynamight attended high school with RedRiot and Chargebolt
@LaEclipse3: ikr?? they need to do another joint stream together, it’ll be so much fun
@Arsobars: I wanna see Chargebolt and Dynamight bickering again!!!
“You want those idiots back on here?” Katsuki skims over the chat, “Y’all already know spark plug’s gonna try and rope me and Kiri into playing some dumb game.”
His mouth quirks up when people in the chat start sending sad face emotes and continue spamming Red Riot and Chargebolt’s name.
“You don’t care? Alright, I’ll ask dumb and dumber when they’re free to play something. If ya’ have any recommendations leave ‘em in the chat and I’ll make some notes. Don’t wanna get stuck playing UNO like a dumbass if we can’t find another game.”
Katsuki also checks the time, frowning at the late hour and the absence of his boyfriend. He knows Shouto’s recording session ran late for whatever reason, his boyfriend texted him that he’ll be a little late today, but it’s unusually late for him.
“Ah, I remembered a good one.” He starts, recalling another story when more comments asking about his high school days flow in, “Some fucking idiot tried to make tea in the microwave, but forgot to put water in the mug. You can only imagine my face when I hear a goddam explosion in the kitchen!”
@Bennap2006: making tea in the microwave should be illegal
@ratatoeskr2: how could anyone forget the water???
@xNothingx2xsayx: ngl I did this once and my microwave started sparking T.T
With one hand hovering above his phone, Katsuki debating whether or not should he call Shouto and check where he’s at. He wouldn’t want his dumb pretty boyfriend being stranded on the streets this late at night. Katsuki will go there and drag him out of the studio himself if he has to.
His contemplating comes to a halt when he hears the front door open and close, along with the loud jingle of Shouto’s many keychains clinking against the lock. The tension in his shoulders – unknown to him until this moment – lessens at the noise, and Katsuki slumps further into his seat.
The conversation topic in his chat changes again, from what new games are about to drop to what Dynamight’s new merchandise items should be, so Katsuki uses the opportunity to keep an eye on the door. He switches on the nearby floor lamp, bathing the studio into a warmer glow than the one coming from his ring light.
@swimallthetime: Dynamight is ignoring chat again -.-
@highlands2716: I think Shouto got home, otherwise he wouldn’t be so distracted hehe
@soban00dle: most def, he always gets fidgety when Shouto’s home lol
Katsuki isn’t looking at the screen when the door opens revealing an exhausted looking Shouto. His hair is damp, along with the high collar of his shirt. He sees damp patches on his jeans as well, and lower his boyfriend is barefoot.
“I’m home, Katsuki.” Comes the tired voice of his boyfriend. Katsuki’s expression softens immediately, but his concerns don’t deter.
“Did you run home in the rain, Shou?”
“Maybe.”
Shouto at least has the decency to look guilty about it, but he doesn’t dwell too much on it. It seems the rain is the last worry weighing on his shoulders at the moment.
“Shitty day?”
“Mhm.”
His boyfriend is trudging towards him then, looking ready to tip over at any moment. Shouto doesn’t add anything else, only comes behind Katsuki’s chair and wraps his arms around his shoulders. A damp head nestles itself in the crook of his neck, wet hair tickling at Katsuki’s face.
The angle must be killing Shouto’s back at the moment with how he’s bending forward, but the close contact doesn’t come as a surprise to Katsuki. They’re quite similar when it comes to decompressing after a rough day – being close to each other is surefire to ease all the hardships of the day.
A shiver runs through him when Shouto presses his cold nose into his cheek, their faces so close that if Katsuki leaned just so he could capture his mouth in a sweet kiss. He reaches with one hand and threads it through red and white locks, feeling the cold rain water seeping into his fingertips.
A hot bath should do the trick on his boyfriend’s exhausted form. And Katsuki could join him too, although the bathtub in their apartment is pretty cramped.
@Daiaj9: omg is Shouto okay??
@Bennap2006: I think he’s just tired guys
@ratatoeskr2: Katsuki get off stream and tuck your boyfriend into bed asap!!
@xNothingx2xsayx: Shouto deserved to be tucked in like one of those fluffy kittens!
@soban00dle: you guys are so cute im gonna combust!!
@swimallthetime: it’s so nice to see you two being so comfortable with e/o ahhh
@highlands2716: Dynamight, I’m kindly asking, how much do we have to pay you to kiss Shouto on stream?
@Daiaj9: I’ll break the bank to see them kiss omg
Katsuki glares at his chat, feeling a little dumb at forgetting that he was live yet again. You’d think that given for how long he’s been streaming he’d be more aware of his surroundings. But, when Shouto’s involved, Katsuki’s compass will most definitely be pointed on him and him only.
“Oi, don’t get funny ideas! I’m not getting coerced into doing weird shit for you voyeurs!”
At his loud voice, Shouto’s head jolts up, mismatched eyes, only halfway open, peer at the screen.
“Oh, are you streaming? Sorry, I should’ve asked…” His boyfriend is already making to get off, but Katsuki only clicks his tongue and swivels his chair to face Shouto.
“Don’t gotta apologize, Shou. You’re about to conk over any second now.”
Shouto shoots him a sleepy smile, hand still lingering on his shoulder. Katsuki feels the collar of his own shirt now damp from rain water. His boyfriend’s touch is burning so hot where he’s still latching onto Katsuki, most likely holding himself up from how he starts to sway from left to right.
Katsuki wants to pull Shouto right into his lap and stroke his hair while his boyfriend takes a well-deserved nap. But with the way grey and blue eyes are flitting back and forth between his own face and the still running recording camera, he’s not sure Shouto’s too keen on displaying more of their mutual affection to his audience.
@ratatoeskr2: this might be a trick of the light, but I swear Dynamight looks like he wants to kiss Shouto
@swimallthetime: poor Shouto, he’s about to fall asleep on his feet >.<
@highlands2716: Dynamight just say a price, we are willing to pay!
With a hand over his mic, Katsuki scoots closer to Shouto and whispers to him. “Go change while I wrap up here and I’ll run a bath for us. How’s that sound, Shou?”
Shouto nods, eyes closing in what looks to be a pleased hum. “Sounds good, ‘Suki.” Then he’s leaning down once more and envelops Katsuki in his arms, resting his wet and cold half and half head over Katsuki’s ash blond spiky mane.
As soon as he pulls back from the awkward angled hug, Shouto drags his feet out of the studio, most likely complying to his boyfriend’s suggestion and going to change out of his work clothes.
When Katsuki turns back to look at his monitor, his chat screen is filled with smug emotes along with curious eyes floating about.
“You idiots better not fucking clip that!”
@ratatoeskr2: Dynamight caught in 4k!
III.
After the previous two incidents, Katsuki doesn’t even know if there’s any reason left to try and prevent his viewers from seeing how embarrassingly sappy he gets around Shouto. Not when it’s becoming less and less possible for Shouto to avoid the camera.
They’re not trying to hide it, but Katsuki likes his privacy.
And while most of his audience has a positive reaction when Shouto pops into the stream from time to time, there’s also a lot of weirdos who’ll leave negative comments just to get attention. Katsuki knows not to interact with those people, but it does become annoying at one point and those unsavory watchers tend to pick fights with his subscribers.
To say the announcement of their relationship had been a smooth run would be a lie. With both of them being relatively public figures – Katsuki as a streamer and Shouto as a pretty well known voice actor – various types of reactions were bound to appear online. And there was no shortage of the negative kind, though they both knew to ignore them.
So Katsuki tries to keep the whole pda thing off screen, mostly because he doesn’t want to add more onto Shouto’s plate. He really doesn’t want his boyfriend to lose any business deals because of the hate he gets online on his relationship with another man.
That’s not the only reason he doesn’t want to get all sappy with Shouto on stream, as Katsuki tends to get pretty possessive over his boyfriend.
He’s the only one who gets to see how good Shouto looks when he’s just been kissed, to feel how warm his cheeks and how soft his hair is. No one else deserves to see that, no matter how much money they throw at him.
Along with moving into their new house, Katsuki has a new space for streaming.
Today, he had to move his setup around for the new game he’ll be playing, as it requires him to move around. It’s one of those Virtual Reality horror games that he’s been pretty excited to try out. Kirishima gifted it to him on his birthday along with some other stuff, saying that’ll be fun if he played the game on his stream, since it’s pretty popular now.
It takes a few minutes for him to get used to the sensation of the VR headset and how real everything feels, but he quickly picks up on the controls and required movement. Katsuki tinkered about with the settings so his chat shows up in the low corner of his screen, this way he could still read his viewer’s comments if needed.
@EmiODelPaso: guys this is getting a little too creepy for my liking
@Goldengoldener: it’s late at night and I’m home alone, this wasn’t the right moment for me to come on stream T.T
@starfirekatsuki: Dynamight you said you were good at horror games, but you sound pretty scared~
“I’m not fucking scared! S’just too fucking dark in here for me to see anything. Where’s the fucking flashlight…”
Katsuki has been wandering about in an abandoned mansion for the past half an hour, collecting clues and getting jumpscared by the dilapidated state of the house and tree branches bumping into the broken windows. It doesn’t help that outside – in the game – there’s a thunderstorm, and the booming sound of the thunder only adds to the eerie atmosphere.
Although he’s not afraid of monsters and blood and shit like that, Katsuki doesn’t do well when things jump out at him. He still remembers when Kaminari – ever the victim of his wrath – once scared him as he was coming down the stairs into the common room and Katsuki ended up punching him in the nose.
His reflexes are a little too tuned in for people to get careless like that and try to pull a fast one on him.
So, while he doesn’t bat an eye at the gorey images in the game, any kind of sudden loud noise or shadowy figure that appears before him will most likely get him to jump a little. Maybe even grunt in fear, because he’s not about to fucking squeal like a schoolgirl over here.
@etoelric: guys, I don’t buy it, I think he’s bluffing
@TheBoudicca: Dynamight doesn’t get easily scared.
@TheBoudicca: he’s been consistent at clearing out horror games in record time
@nara_shinju: yeah, Dynamight has to be the only streamer I’ve watched who had no reaction when that body fell out of the locker
@LeviA091368: you didn’t see enough then
@Samanth15555100: yeah, Dynamight’s a scaredy cat lmao
“I’m turning off chat if you guys are going to continue bullying me like that.”
He threatens his chatters, but he can’t lie, the atmosphere of the game paired with the sensation of being in the game doesn’t bode well for him. Katsuki feels almost reluctant to open the door to the next room.
With a clenched jaw and no doubt white knuckles holding onto the controllers, he makes his character walk forward and grips the door handle.
@zZZzZZZpnd: there’s someone there
@icyhot_dynamy: who’s that behind you, Dynamight?
“Very funny, guys. That’s not gonna work on me.” He doesn’t look back, because at this point he can’t trust his chat to not be making fun of him. Especially given his current situation. He’s so sure something is going to pop out of this room as soon as he opens the door.
@EmiODelPaso: no, there’s someone behind you
@Goldengoldener: omg he’s gonna scream so loud
@etoelric: headphone users lower your volume!
@starfirekatsuki: Dynamight’s about to get his shit rocked!
“What the fuck are you talking about-“ Katsuki’s already halfway through opening the door in the game, when a white figure pops out in front of him.
He jumps back, the heel of his foot landing on the cable of his headset, which spooks him out even further. Katsuki attempts to straighten himself when he feels a pair of hands grab him by the shoulders and a loud “Boo” echoing out right into his ear.
“Fucking shit- what the fuck was that?!” Katsuki yells out, one arm swinging to the side to hit whoever the fuck is behind him, headset coming off his face.
His arms get tangled in the cables, causing him to stumble backwards and land on his ass. The headset falls off his head and onto the carpet with a sound thump. Harsh light comes from the windows, causing Katsuki’s eyes to squint, vision blurry from wearing the headset and only seeing the darkness bathed mansion for so long.
@TheBoudicca: That was a pretty rough fall, I hope Dynamight’s okay.
@nara_shinju: OMFG THAT WAS GOLD
@LeviA091368: CLIP THAT CLIP THAT
@starfirekatsuki: I’m saving this and rewatching it forever
A rapturous laughter catches his attention, halting Katsuki in the process of trying to understand what the fuck just happened.
Shouto is standing a few steps away from him, holding onto his stomach while losing himself into a fit of laugher. His cheeks are red and dual colored hair falls into his face, shoulders and knees shaking from how the giggles rack through him like tremors.
@icyhot_dynamy: I cant evrn see the keybwoard from how hrd im lqughing
@zZZzZZZpnd: Shouto is always so funny omg
“What’s so fucking funny, huh?”
Katsuki asks from where he’s still sitting on his ass on the floor. It hurts, if only a little, and no doubt his whole chat saw that. He hopes they’re at least having fun and laughing along with the menace that Katsuki calls his boyfriend.
Shouto wheezes – fucking wheezes – and points to him. “You- the way you just…oh my god, ‘Suki-“ He can barely form coherent words, all coming out in a mess of giggles.
On shaky feet, Shouto steps forward and extends one arm in Katsuki’s direction, a wordless offer at helping him up onto his feet. Instead of hauling himself back up, Katsuki drags his boyfriend down on the floor with him.
Shouto lands hard, knees hitting the carpet with a resounding thud.
“Ow. Was that necessary?” His boyfriend inquires, lips twisting into an innocent pout, as if he’s not the one responsible for Katsuki falling on his ass like an idiot on stream, in front of thousands of people. Not that it really matters, it’s all for entertainment after all.
“Yes.” Katsuki quips back, not taking his eyes from his boyfriend’s alluring and flushed face.
Shouto still looks high on laugher, cheeks a healthy red, teeth and dimples showing, half-moon eyes shining with amused tears. Katsuki’s still a little mad, but, it’s Shouto.
And he can’t help himself.
Katsuki pulls his boyfriend forward and crashes their lips together. Shouto goes along easily, pulled in like a tide and latching onto Katsuki like magnets. A hand cups his jaw to angle his head for a deeper kiss. Their lips mold together so fucking easily and perfect and good that Katsuki’s mind turns to mush the moment he feels Shouto’s tongue licking at his mouth.
When his hand wanders lower to grope at his boyfriend’s ass, Shouto jumps as if burned. Wide mismatched eyes turn to look at Katsuki’s filming setup.
“You’re still streaming.”
“Fucking hell-“
He doesn’t even have to look at the comments to know what they’re saying.
@EmiODelPaso: NO FUCKING WAY THEY’RE KISSING
@TheBoudicca: they’re so fricking cute I’m screaming into oblivion
@icyhot_dynamy: I wish that was me T.T
@highlands2716: and I didn’t even have to pay for it this time, hah
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Shouto is very confident in his and Katsuki’s relationship.
No matter how many times they bicker and butt heads with each other, or even on the heavier days, where the usual harmless argument would turn cold and sharp and hurtful, they always find their way back to each other. They learned to communicate, to gain the courage and talk things through, because they love each other.
And Shouto would rather give up on everything else he has than lose Katsuki over something as ridiculous as pride or a meaningless clash.
Many people think that with the life of a public person like them – Shouto wouldn’t consider himself a celebrity, but he is pretty well known on the internet and gets recognized on the street pretty often – comes relationship issues.
Shouto would like to disagree, but unfortunately he can’t.
In exchange, what he can do is ignore the negative, and sometimes downright hurtful, feedback he and Katsuki are receiving on social media platforms due to the nature of their relationship. Those people aren’t worth their time and he knows almost nothing will change their opinion when they refuse to educate themselves.
It’s also why he and Katsuki are prone to keeping things to themselves and trying – but unfortunately failing miserably – at keeping the PDA to a minimum. Especially on Katsuki’s livestreams.
It’s not easy when they live together, but it’s not like the hate comments bother them now. Well over a full year has passed now since they got together, so it doesn’t faze Shouto anymore.
They’re still private people when it comes to physical affection.
Although lately…Shouto has been feeling a little torn.
Not too long ago, Katsuki started a new game series which brought along new viewers to his streams. And while Shouto is very proud of him, Katsuki deserves all the support he gets, these new ‘fans’ are getting rather bold.
From compliments bordering on blatant flirting to donations requesting Katsuki to do all sorts of things, all of this would make Shouto guess those people either don’t know Katsuki has a boyfriend or they simply don’t care.
Shouto is watching the stream on his phone, the manga he was previously reading now resting face down on their bed. It’s nothing new for him to be watching his boyfriend’s streams, yet this time Shouto is paying more attention to the chat than to Katsuki.
@JamoncitoFail: this new series is so good, can’t wait to try the game myself!
@FaelynnDawn: ikr, I ordered the game just bc of Dynamight!
@DynaWife: you look so hot today, Dynamight
@ur_one_and_only: will you take your shirt off for us, sir?
@MirzaGarca3: I’m finally on time! I love watching your streams, Dynamight!
Shouto’s mood sours at the very suggestive comments, lost in the sea of many other pretty normal ones. He can’t really blame the mods for not being able to keep up with them all, there’s a pretty big number of people who tuned in tonight’s stream.
It still irks him, every time he sees the name of a new viewer who makes their attempt at flirting Dynamight up.
There’s really no reason to get worked up over some strangers online who think his boyfriend is hot. Even Katsuki’s older subscribers, who’ve been with him since his early days of streaming, will comment positively on his appearance from time to time, although it’s all in good nature from what Shouto’s seen. Not bordering on harassment.
@m0an4m3: I wanna lick Dynamight’s sweat
@cherry.cream.pie: I’m so down bad for him it’s insane
@mrs.stealyourman: I bet it’s so big omg
@DynamightsbigD: ugg~Dynamight….faster! Ahhh~
@cr3mebruleeme: where’s that clip of Dynamight standing up, I’m tryna see sum
He almost can’t believe that some people will be this insensitive and leave these kind of comments. Almost like they forgot they’re sending them to an actual human, not some kind of puppet that’s there to entertain them. Shouto is impressed at how easily his boyfriend skips over those comments, not giving them the satisfaction of getting a reaction.
Fortunately, those people are just the loud minority and will quickly get reprimanded by the supportive people on the stream.
@ka1rou_: let’s be respectful here guys.
@kohreeander: Dynamight is here to play the game and have fun, not read your thirsty comments.
@ch4rly_h3: not cool guys, Dynamight is a taken man *side eye*
@DamDawson09: geez, get a life guys. Don’t listen to these people, Dynamight, we’re here to watch you yell at NPCs and beat up the bad guys!
@Bella_Mia_kb: I think I have the same headset, that’s so cool we’re matching
And the flirty comments stop for a while, only for the floodgates to break open the moment Katsuki stops to take off his hoodie because the heat is turned on. His boyfriend tends to run hotter anyway, so it’s no surprise that with the large hoodie – his new merchandise that he wore mostly to advertise the release of a new collection – he’d get a little too warm.
Shouto can’t even appreciate the view of his boyfriend in a tight black tank top.
Not when so many comments are jumping to compliment him in the most invasive ways, along with other things.
@mrs.stealyourman: I wanna kneel under Dynamight’s desk and suck his d-
@m0an4m3: now take that off too
@candy4mykitty: choke me daddy
@BigMoneyLove27: I think I need to bleach my eyes after these comments
@katty: Shouto come get yo man
@waterlouly_: are y’all not embarrassed omg
Shouto should just turn off the stream, go back to his manga and wait for Katsuki to come back to bed. Then he’ll get to enjoy the fact that Katsuki is his and no one else’s.
That these people can send as many comments as they want, ‘thirst’ over his boyfriend however much they want. But at the end of the day, Shouto is the one who goes to bed with Katsuki and still the only one who gets to wake up next to him.
Shouto’s the only one chocking on his-
He should turn off the stream.
But a better idea hits him.
Maybe not a good one, but it rings as the next best thing he should do in this scenario.
So Shouto gets up from their bed and walks downstairs to Katsuki’s streaming room. With his new setup, he’s directly facing the door, so now whenever Shouto walks inside, the camera won’t be directly on him.
When he comes in, Katsuki’s stare lands on him from behind the monitor. He offers Shouto a small nod of acknowledgment before he turns back to his stream. His boyfriend probably thinks he’s here to grab something from the room or whatever.
His surprise is evident when Shouto walks closer to his chair, causing his boyfriend to look up at him, a curious eyebrow quirked up into his hairline.
“Hey, Shou. What’s up?” He can’t look at Shouto for too long, as he’s still pretty engaged in the game, and Shouto can’t blame him. He did come in the middle of a pretty big fight.
“Just wanted to watch you play.”
He knows he can do that from anywhere else in their house, there’s no need for him to be on camera while doing so. Shouto was just doing that moments ago. Katsuki looks like he wants to say the same thing, but then he skims the room with his eyes and jerks his chin towards the second gaming chair they have in there for his collab streams.
“Sure, you can sit over-“ Shouto doesn’t let him finish, as he lifts one of his boyfriend’s arms and plops himself directly over his lap. “…there.”
Katsuki looks a little lost, rightfully so, as Shouto’s never done anything like this to him while he was streaming.
They did talk about their more… out there fantasies involving Shouto and Katsuki’s streams. But with how observant his audience was, there’s no way in hell they wouldn’t figure it out, as neither of them can really hide their physical reactions when it comes to the other.
This is very tame compared to what he’s whispered in Katsuki’s ear a number of nights ago.
“What are you doing, Shou?”
“I’m watching you play.”
“You know we have another chair.” Katsuki’s voice is weirdly calm, most likely to not cause ruckus on the stream.
“If you want we can switch. I don’t mind.” Shouto suggests, grin hidden behind the back of his hand.
Katsuki isn’t the only one who takes note of his unusual behavior, as the chat goes wild when they see him.
@MirzaGarca3: Is that Shouto???!!!
@ka1rou_: guys I think I’m hallucinating, am I seeing this right??
@kohreeander: omg he’s sitting in Dynamight lap
@katty: Shouto came for his man, as he should!!
“Hello everyone! Are you enjoying Dynamight’s stream?” Shouto feigns innocence as he turns to look at the chat while Katsuki’s attention is stolen by the game once again.
A flood of responses come in, along with the people who flirted with Katsuki just a few minutes ago.
@DamDawson09: Hi Shouto! Hope you’re doing well!
@Bella_Mia_kb: Your hair looks so nice, what shampoo do you use, Shouto?!?!
@BigMoneyLove27: I’m doing well, Shouto. What did you eat today?
@waterlouly_: Yes, Dynamight is keeping us entertained!
@m0an4m3: uhmm, excuse me but who are you?
@mrs.stealyourman: Dynamight who’s this? I thought you were mine
@DynaWife: no, Dynamight is MY husband!
Shouto holds himself back from glaring at the chat and instead makes himself more comfortable in Katsuki’s lap.
He hums to himself in satisfaction when he feels his boyfriend spreading his legs further apart to make room for him in between them. Katsuki’s chest pressed against his back sends a pleasant rush of warmth through him that makes Shouto all the more smug.
“I’m doing good too,” Shouto drags out the last syllable, then looks up at Katsuki with a small smile, “Very good actually. Katsuki cooked traditional Japanese dinner for us today, it was delicious. His food is always so good.”
Shouto is no stranger to popping during his boyfriend’s stream just to brag about how amazing and good Katsuki is, in general and to him. There was no ill intent behind his words in the past, but now…he can’t lie and say there’s no hidden intent behind his actions.
There’s some people watching the stream who he has to put in their place. No matter how childish that sounds.
“Who I am? I think you’re new here if you don’t know who I am.” Shouto questions out loud, reading one of the many comments demanding to know who the person on Dynamight’s lap is.
A chuckle slips past his lips.
With both elbows perched on the desk and his face propped in his hands, Shouto stares directly at the camera and flashes his trademark smile, the one he gives to the cameras during interviews for another one of his voice acting gigs.
“I’m Dynamight’s boyfriend. And he takes very good care of me.” Shouto says, makes sure to emphasize his words with a very obvious roll of his hips right over Katsuki’s bulge – one only he can feel – expression unfaltering. “So I would appreciate it if you stopped with the advances, Dynamight is very happy with me.”
Leaning back, Shouto lands softly in the hold of Katsuki’s arms, who’s almost rendered speechless behind him, faces millimeters apart. “Aren’t you, Katsuki?”
At his own confident grin, Katsuki flashes his own mean smirk in Shouto’s direction. With fingers gripping onto Shouto’s chin, Katsuki’s stare flits over to the camera, “Really fucking happy,” before crashing their lips together in front of the thousands of stream viewers.
@mavmalt: I think this deserves a celebratory toast omg!
@ratatoeskr2: YOU TELL THEM SHOUTO
@swimallthetime: you’re so right, Shouto, speak your truth
@EmiODelPaso: they’re so in love I’m going to literally explode!!
@katty: DynaShou are THE standard
@highlands2716: I’m glad my donations were worth it!