#explosive-ground-zero

@explosive-ground-zero

          the symbol of peace wasn’t the only loss the night that all might finally beat all for one. while katsuki was in the hands of the villains, & after all for one had been convinced that the stubborn blond wasn’t going to join their side, he had taken his quirk for himself. it was very powerful & useful, so it wasn’t a shock that the villain would want it— but it was a shock for everyone once they found out about it, including izuku. the thought of kacchan being quirkless was... well, it was unimaginable.

          the day they moved into the dorms, katsuki was even quieter than usual. izuku’s eyes were on him the entire time, full of concern. he could hardly think about anything else, & even during their little competition to see who had the best dorm, kacchan was all that was on his mind. how was he supposed to think about anything else ?

          once everyone had separated for the night to do their own thing or just to go to bed, izuku found himself on the fourth floor, standing in front of katsuki’s room. he was well aware that his childhood friend might just turn him away, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t try, & he wasn’t really planning on just letting him go through this all alone.

Izuku was feeling tense. Tense, anxious, and nervous. It was only the morning after his battle against Kacchan and there was a very heavy silence between the pair as they vacuumed the common area. 

Where did they go from here? 

They were proper rivals now, weren’t they? For once, Kacchan was treating him like a serious opponent and not someone who was looking down on him. It was nice and yet...

Izuku glanced back at Bakugou before looking in the other direction. They had spent so many years speaking past each other that finally being on even footing felt foreign to him. They weren’t quite near childhood friendship status, but he was hopeful. Maybe in time... 

He knew one thing though. This silence was killing him. He would be here for three entire days cleaning the dorms, being alone with Kacchan. Only three days away from school would make him behind his friends! He just had to get through his house arrest as quick as possible so he could catch up with everyone else! As for Kacchan, well...

Maybe discussing battle strategy was the best way to open up a conversation? 

“I think I managed to boost my output to eight percent,” he murmured loud enough for Bakugou to hear. “But my shoot style could still use some tweaking...”