Curate, connect, and discover
I know a lot of people (myself included sometimes) love versions of Katsuki (especially post-war) where he has a big group of friends/actively is a beloved member of the class, but there is something about withdrawn, asocial Katsuki that is so special to me. Like, Katsuki that has grown-up with the fear that having friends means having more people that might abandon him if he's "not good enough". Katsuki that doesn't know how to take up space in a room without shouting or lashing out to prove he's there (and thus, after the war and becoming less loud, becomes strangely quiet cause he doesn't know how to enter a conversation). Katsuki who sees every act of kindness from a stranger or acquaintance as an act of pity, terrified they see through the false confidence he has. Katsuki that's used to people being repulsed to him when they first meet him and never being given a chance. Katsuki who clings to people like Kirishima and Izuku, and would risk his life for them, because they closed the gap between them, because they picked up the slack and forged the beginnings of friendship because Katsuki was never taught how to, because (much like Katsuki feared) they saw that insecure person Katsuki was hiding yet still wanted to love him.