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đ Overview
This archive collects every active and completed project woven under The Codex of Ren, stories, poetry, prompts, and reflective works. Each entry links to its own post or tag page for exploration.
đĽ Active Projects
â The Hearthbreaker Plot
Camp Half-Blood roleplay saga | prophecy, flame, and fractured family.
Status: Ongoing | Discord Server | Tags: renyobsessed , camp half-blood , fires
đĽ Fire on Fire
My Hero Academia AU | legacy, identity, and love reborn in ash.
Status: Writing | Masterlist | Tags: renyobsessed , fire on fire ,
âž Moonlit Mirrors
Podcast project exploring myths and how they reflect on the self.
Status: In Development | Website | Tags: renonwrites , moonlit mirrors , season of becoming , moonlight
đ The Makerâs Notes
Rituals, routines, and reflections on structured transformation, life, love, and the human experience.
Status: Active | Masterlist | Tags: renyinspired , makers notes , codex-entry , fieldnotes , season of becoming
đŻ Completed or Shelved Projects
đ A Deathly Nightmare
Grief twisting into nightmare, blurring dream and reality.
Status: Completed | Read | Tags: renywrites , a deathly nightmare , archive
đ New
Realizing too late that moving on doesnât mean letting go.
Status: Completed | Read | Tags: renyobsessed , new - daya , bakugou x reader
âď¸ My Queen
The fragility of innocence; a childâs perfect world shatters as curiosity and tragedy reveal the darkness beneath her fairy-tale life.
Status: Archived / Redrafting | Temporarily Unable To Read | Tags: renywrites , my queen ,
â´ Future Works
đŽ WIP 20 / Lightfire
The Lightfire isn't just an aurora; it's a celestial force that brings magic, memories, or monsters whenever it touches the earth.
Status: Concept / Drafting | Tags: lightfire , the lightfire , original mythos
đŞ WIP 4 / Untitled
The story explores how responsibility, courage, and personal choice collide when a protagonist faces both literal monsters and the figurative monsters of family, trust, and complicated relationships.
Status: Outline / Semi-drafted | Inspiration | Tags: wip ,
⨠WIP 9 / When Stars Collide
Fate, found family, and the scars of survival | two broken souls collide beneath the stars and uncover the cosmic threads binding their pain and purpose.
Status: Concept / Drafting | Tags: when stars collide , constellations , astrology
âľ WIP 19 / Wanderlust
A broken family, a girl who runs away, and way too many bad influences. The Princess of this story, doesn't wanna be a princess anymore, running from her duties, but she can't outrun her past. Status: Restarting / Drafting | Drabble | Tags: wanderlust , princesses , pirates
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You know something? I really thought this time would be different. I really thought I could figure it out and have everything planned... But it doesnât work like that.
Stepping in on everyone else's problems doesn't fix mine. Helping them... does it change the endless void inside? I feel snowflakes on my face in the middle of summer.
I see the rain and think what a beautiful day. Is it depression if the world is still beautiful? If the snow on my face makes me smile because at least I'm still alive?
Is it fair to myself or to my family to really give up? I could change my mind in a matter of seconds, but just like the pain I felt... I would be giving everyone whose life I touched a little bit of pain.
What about them? What about the father who would lose his baby? What about the grandparents who would lose their shining star? What about the little cousins who just wanted to talk? What about the older cousins, who always said they would be there? What about the students who will never be able to forget what happened? What about me, what happens if I change my mind?
My teacher, in Astronomy, was the first one to notice something was off. I want to laugh about it and say it's just a joke. I want to smile and play pretend. But he knew better and I cannot even fathom how he could tell.
How do you say 'thank you' when you wanted to slip behind the curtains and finally let someone else take the wheel?
Chapter Two: Friday, after school, Katsuki Bakugou
Damn, she wants to know, and she asked ME. Should I tell her? No, if she finds out, itâll be from Aizawa or All Might, theyâre the only ones who saw me. And she wouldnât believe it coming from me anyways.
âYou should tell her.â All Might said, he always thinks he knows what Iâm thinking.
âTell who what?â I cross my arms, Iâm not heartless, but I can deal with being cold.
âTell Akari that you saved her, tell Akari that the only reason we kept fighting after we had you was that you wouldnât leave without her.â All Might smiled, which meant he was gonna tease me, âItâs very romantic.â
âShe was being hurt and I was able to change that, I was doing my job, same as you.â I had been telling myself that was it, for the past three months.
âA job that you couldâve skipped and stayed out of the hospital from.â
I winced, he wasnât wrong, taking Akari meant going straight for most of All for Oneâs insane traps. It landed me in the hospital, but I got her out. Getting in was the easy part, getting out with her was harder, and every exit was built so she could never escape easily, âTrue, but being a hero means risking your life, and she needed someone to take a chance on saving her.âÂ
âUh-huh, tell her and youâll stop beating up the rest of your classmates.âÂ
Whatever, she would just hate me, I already remind her of All for One, and knowing that the person who saved her is me would hurt her even more.
-Akari Aizawa-
I didnât end up sleeping or resting at all, I kept having panic attacks and not remembering what happened afterward. But at least now someone should be coming to tell me that I can finally go and workout, distract myself and try to figure out who else was there when I was saved. Three months and nobody will tell me anything, but from the rumours I heard, most of Class 1-A was there and they donât like me. Plus Bakugou acts like he kinda wished everyone was dead, from what I can tell he would never do anything to help someone unless it was morally unethical for him, I think. Aizawa walked in, with Bakugou? âHey.â I sat up, to Bakugouâs discomfort.
âYou should be laying down.â He is so serious all the time.
âBakugou take her to her dorm.â Aizawa was glaring at him, but if he was angry with him, why is he making me deal with him?
âWhy?â We asked simultaneously, Bakugou looked irked, but Iâm the one who should be uncomfortable, right?
âIâm not in the mood for either of you, so itâs either Bakugou talks to you about y-â
âFine, Iâll walk her.â He didnât want Uncle to finish that sentence.
âWait, whatâs the other option?â I didnât really want to be that close to him, he scared me.
Bakugou and Uncle shared a look, âThe other option was something I canât give to you, I thought I could but he changed his mind.â
âUgh, whatever, fine, letâs go.â I got up quickly, only letting the inertia hit me when I got to the door, I stumbled, and Bakugouâs hand shot out to catch me. I slapped it away, I didnât need help from someone so cruel to his classmates. I passed the fridge and decided that today was a good day to eat something, besides if I throw up, I donât have to deal with the people. âIâm getting something to eat.â I grabbed a couple of strawberries and a hard-boiled egg.
âIf youâre gonna eat something, at least eat something thatâll fill you up.â Bakugou went to the stove and turned it on, grabbing ingredients and bowls, and looked like he was about to run a cooking show.
âI donât need anything else, really.â
-Katsuki Bakugou-
Cooking will put me in a better mood, and ever since I found out how little she ate from the small fry, it started eating at me that I couldnât even make sure she learned how to eat a healthy amount of food.
âNonsense, you need to eat.â I guided her to the table and went back to cooking.
-45 minutes later-
âThis was really good, thank you, Bakugou.â She looked better, but she still needed rest, good food is only part of a good recovery.
Kirishima and the other guys walked in, âHey there Bakugou, whereâve you been?â
âGet out of the kitchen,â I called, they always make a huge mess when they try to cook.
âFine, come talk to me later, I want to tell you something,â Kirishima said, passing us to go upstairs.
âYou should go talk to him.â Akari looked down at her plate, âI should clean up, right? You made it, I can clean it all up.â
She went to clean the dishes, âNo, thatâs my job, go rest.â I followed her.
âBut I want to do it.â
âI said no.â
âBut I want to.â
âI donât care, you need some rest, you had a very traumatic day and you should sleep it off.â
âIt happens all the time, I have little blackouts every day, Iâm fine, really.
At that my resolve strengthened, she suffered so much and because of it she canât live a normal life and she still wants to do everything for everyone else, âNO, GO TO BED.â
âI canât!â Tears were streaming down her face, the pain she sufferedâŚshe thinks it was her fault.
âIt wasnât your fault,â I whispered it, but she heard, and she looked at me like I was the only person there, but it lasted only for a second and then we were normal, nothing had changed and she was going to fight until she had another episode or she did the dishes, âFine.â I made sure she heard it that time.Â
âOkayâŚ.thank you, now go have fun with your friends.â She looked soâŚdejected.
-In Kirishimaâs dorm-
I walked in to see Kirishima, and Kaminari sprawled on the floor, so I took a spot on the bed.
âHow was your date with the new girl?â Kaminari asked, his eyes narrowed.
âIt wasnât a date-â
âYou were totally on a date.â Kirishima interrupted.
` âI was supposed to make sure she was all right, thatâs all.â I looked away, I was supposed to take her to her room, but she didnât eat anything at all todayâŚ
âUh-huh, soâŚthoughts?â Kaminari asked, his eyes distant.
âOn?â Kirishima yawned.
âMy chances with the new girl.â
Kirishima laughed, âNone, you would get too tongue-tied and make a fool of yourself.â
âOuch, that bites, Kirishima.â Kaminari laughed.
âWhatâs your opinion Bakugou?â
âHuh?â I cleared my throat, âOh, I think that just by looking at her, she doesnât have a bad figure, she has good posture and she has appealing facial features, she doesnât know how to tell people no, and she has a very hard time interacting with people she views as scary.â When I finished, both of them seemed surprised.
âJeez, youâve known her for five days and you act like you know everything about her.â Kaminari chides.
It takes a lot for me to not retort that Iâve known her a lot longer than five days, but instead I just get up, âWell, itâs late, and Iâm tired, so, Iâll see you guys later.â
âNight,â they chorused.
-Akari Aizawa-
I finished the dishes pretty early, so I was in bed when Bakugou got back from hanging out with his friends. It makes me a little bit jealous, that even someone so mean could have more friends than me, but Iâve only been out of the hospital for a month. I rubbed my wrist, I could still feel the restraints, it was bad enough I was blindfolded, but I also had to be restrained or I wouldâve ended up hurting someone. Apparently, when I blacked out, I was also attacking anyone who came close to me, which makes me wonder if maybe the person who saved me came to visit and I accidentally hurt them. Mr. Aizawa assured me that I didnât hurt the person who saved me, but when he said that he always looked at the bed to my left. I kinda remember that someone was there, but I never saw their face. All I know is that they were badly injured, and they were let out a month before I was. I looked over at the clock, it read 8:oo, frick way past a reasonable time to sleep, oh well.
-Saturday, early morning-
I woke up around three in the morning, finally, a bit of regularity. I grabbed a towel and my clothes. I opened the door to find Bakugou also leaving his room, shirtless. I blushed, it was really early, wait, âWhatâre you doing up so early?â
This time a light shade of crimson flashed across his face, âI, uh,â He looked around, âI have a headache, I was gonna get something to help it, what about you?â
âOh,â I lifted my towel, âI was gonna take a shower, um see you later, I guess?âÂ
I took a breath and as he turned to go get the medicine, I saw that his back had a scar that flashed across it, going from his left shoulder to his right hip, it looked almost as if someone drew wings and then smudged it. I bit the inside of my lip, it was just like what I had drawn in therapy, a girl being carried in someoneâs arms, they had wings drawn, one was draped across the saviorâs back and the other was on fire. I shook my head, noticing that Bakugouâs scar really did look like something from a dream. I reached out, forgetting that he was not only older but also kinda terrifying. I touched the edge of his scar, feeling the muscle underneath twitch. Entranced by the way the skin melded together, I traced the edges. âWhat do you think youâre doing?â His voice was so deep, not threatening, but with a warning tone.
-Katsuki Bakugou-
Her hand froze, her fingers cold. She whipped her hand away, but the trail she made lingered, a trail of ice. âIâm so so so sorry, I-I didnât mean to, please forgive me.â I turned around, she was bowing down, hugging herself, it was something she did when she thought that All for One cared, or that she knew something was gonna happen.
âIt just surprised me, donât do it again.â She should never have to beg for forgiveness when she hasnât done anything wrong.
âOhâŚokay, sorry again.â She brushed past me, leaving the hallway feeling empty.
-Akari Aizawa-
Iâm so stupid, of course, that was weird, normal people donât do stuff like that, and just because he was nice this time, doesnât mean heâll be nice next time. I went to the bathroom, turned on the cold water, I wasnât allowed to have hot showers, and even though the rules are different here, I donât want to upset anyone, more than I already have.
-Right before school-
With a nice cold shower, some calming dawn meditation, and some breakfast behind me, Iâm ready for my hero course class. A one-on-one class strengthening my body and mind, and then normal classes teaching everything I missed when I was with him. I took a deep breath and sat down in the chair closest to the door to go outside, I grabbed my sketchbook and started drawing. I think Bakugou went back to bed, but heâs probably up now. That scar was a mix of beautiful and scary, I wonder what caused it, or who. I looked up from my sketching and saw some other people coming into the main lobby, I gathered my bags and went to my training room.
-Katsuki Bakugou-
I couldnât fall asleep, even after I took something to help. I was still trying to come to terms with the scar itself, and now she knows itâs there, but she doesn't know how or why, no one does, except for All Might and Aizawa.Â
-After school, in the school lobby-
Half of our class was staring out the window, âWhat is she doing out there?â Deku asked Uraraka.
âIâm not sure, but she looks soâŚweird.â
âWhat are they talking about?â Kirishima sat down across from me, I shrugged.
âJeez, what is that freak doing now?â Monoma asked sarcastically.
âBakugou, itâs Miss Aizawa,â Kirishima said softly, he glanced back, a little worry in his eyes. I got up, I wasnât planning on staying long anyways. Itâs just helpful to have a reason to not be here.Â
-The front courtyard-
âShouldnât you be in the lobby?â She got up, arms crossed, she was so formal, as if she was afraid of me.
âEh, the lobby was getting crowded, andâŚwell, I prefer fresh air to sweaty freshmen.â I meant it as a joke, but she took a step back nonetheless.
âOh, okay?â She turned around and started walking away.
This time, I noticed a scar, it ran from the back of her right shoulder to her wrist, and it looked like stitches. Ragged, careless, and haphazard, I clenched my fists, they didnât care, as long as she was aliveâŚ.
âAre you sure youâre okay?â She had turned around, she was much closer, she was reaching for my fist, the knuckles were turning white, when she saw where my gaze was she stopped, her hand returned to her side.
-Akari Aizawa-
He was strong, he was terrifying, he was beautiful...he was hurt, and I was making it worse. He was in so much pain, and every time I do anything, it just makes it worseâŚ
âAre you okay?â His hands slammed into his pockets
I swayed dangerously, I could feel another episode coming and I just wanted to collapse, just let everything fall away, âI-I need to get back to my room.â I shook it off, I couldn't break in front of him, so I turned to go back to the dorms.
-Katsuki Bakugou-
She was gonna have another episode, and wanted to be alone for it? âWait.â She stopped for just a second, âLet me come with you.â
âTo my room?â She laughed.
âThatâs not what I meant-â
âYeah, I know,â She looked at the ground, I could see her trying not to panic.
âCome on then,â I started towards the dorms, keeping my hands in my pockets.
âWhen you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing. Sometimes, you just need to relax, breathe, let go and live in the moment."
- My Step-mom literally just said this to me, because of school.
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Chapter Three: July 20, Thursday, Izuku Midoriya, after school
âWait, you have a girlfriend?â Uraraka gasped when she saw Kioko walking towards me, she had blown a kiss.Â
Not to me as always, she did that to annoy and embarrass me, and most of the time itâs just harmless, âNo,â I sighed, trying not to blush, âSheâs my sister.â I grimaced, waiting for the awful remarks about her.
âWhy did sheâŚ.?â Uraraka was confused, and Kioko was caught in some animatic conversation with someone on her phone.
âBlow a kiss? She does that to annoy me, itâs like her way of reminding me of all my mistakes.â I turned, she didnât have to babysit today so she would want to walk home with me, âBut, Iâll talk to you later?â
âSoâŚZez is gonna stay with us?â Kioko had finally met up with us, âHold on Mom,â She faced us, âOoh, is this your girlfriend? Cute, Mom wants me to tell you that Iâm walking alone today,â She turned to Uraraka, âHave fun with your boy-toy.â She left, continuing her conversation with Mom.
âSorry about her.â Uraraka was bright red withâŚ..embarrassment?
âNo, itâs fineâŚ.â We stood there for a minute going over what just happened, âSorry, I didnât mean- I mean I do- I mean, sorry.â
My phone started ringing, when I looked, it was Kio, âYes?â I shot an annoyed look at Uraraka.
âPut me on speaker, please,â I did, âKay, Izu is too wimpy to ask you out so yeah, if you like him just go on a date already.â She hung up.
âWhat?â
âSheâs crazy, she-â Ochaco turned away, shoulders slumped, âI-I mean I d-do like you.â
She perked up, spun around to face me, and kissed my cheek, once very light, then she walked away, âCall me, okay?â Her parents picked her up.
âO-okay.â
-Katsuki Bakugou-
âDid I seriously walk out just to seeâŚ.that? Come on, weak. If youâre gonna ask someone out, donât leave them with a little peck and a hopeful call.â Kirishima said blatantly like he hasnât been egging Deku on all year about it.
âLeave them missing what almost happened.â Kirishima looked shocked at what I had said. âWhat?â
âSince when were you the love expert?â Sparky came up behind us, draping his arms over our shoulders.
I shrugged him off, âIâm not, Iâm also not wimpy enough to get my little sister to ask someone out for me.â Deku turned.
âI-I didnât ask her to do that.â His face was beet red, good.
âCorrection: Iâm not stupid enough to let my sister know who I like.â
âWho do you like?â A combination of Sparky, Kirishima, Deku, and Pinky cried out.
-Izuku Midoriya-
Kacchan turned a light shade of red, he was glaring at the ground, trying to walk faster and avoid the question.
âWell? Who is it?â Mina asked, stepping in front of Kacchan, he stepped around her.
âShe doesnât like me so it doesnât matter.â It sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than us.
âWho?â Mina was practically in his face, leaning so close it was betting against fate that she would trip.
Bakugou checked his phone and grimaced, âSheâs burning the candle at both ends.âÂ
âWho?â Mina kept raising her voice.
âLeave it alone.â He sidestepped her and just left, ignoring the rest of everyoneâs questions.
-Kioko Midoriya-
I hated my brother, but Iâm glad that he was able to finally get a girlfriend. And Zez is coming to Japan next year, sheâs going to stay with us and sheâll probably end up as a third-year, but as long as sheâs hereâŚ.sheâll be my back-up. Mom had finished filling me in on all the details, and now I have to call her.
âZez?â I had stopped in my tracks, Zez was right there, with her whole family.
âKioko!â She tackle-hugged me, forcing all air out of my lungs.
âYo-youâre crushing me.â
âZezaria! Let go, show some decorum.â Her dad, a huge business model, is terrible. He used to be a drunk, and he hated me.
âSorry, dad.â She let go and I could see the tell-tale sign of problems at home, she couldnât stop fingering her little charm bracelet.
âWhatâre you doing here?â I couldnât contain my excitement.
âMom wanted to see where Iâd be living and check out the school, but I guess itâs your last day?â She looked past me, to someone behind me.
âYeah, come on, I can pick up Akemi and we can get ice cream?â It was a question for her parents, and plans for us.
âIsnât that Akemiâs super-model hot brother?â She was pointing to Bakugou, who was trying to get home without answering anyoneâs questions.
âHeâs not even cute, Zez-â
âSo I can have him?â She loved joking about Bakugou but she knows that if she did, we couldnât be friends.
âHeâs all yours.â We laughed, but now they were almost here, Bakugou ploughing through everything and everyone.
âIs she in our grade?â Ashido, trying to get in front of Bakugou and failing.
âDo we know her?â Kirishima, looking very confused.
âCan I have her number?â Kaminari, looking very out of place.
âKioko?â My brother, looked apologetic and then angry as he turned on me.
-Katsuki Bakugou-
Everything came to a standstill, Kioko met my gaze and I wanted to blast everyoneâs head off. I shouldnât have said anything. Sheâs hopefully not going to know anything about this.
âWhy are you torturing Bakugou?â Kioko asked, a hint of disgust in her voice.
âIâm not-â
âWeâre trying to find out who he likes.â Pinky interrupted Deku.
With this information, a grin spread across Kioâs face, a description of cruelty, she glanced at her friend and came to stand in front of me, âEasy, itâs the one person he should hate, but acts so gentle with.â
âBut heâs not gentle with anyone?â Kirishima said, glancing curiously at me.
âYes he is, you just have to look at it from his view,â She came right under me, âSee the people around him from his view. Izu reminds him of times when he wasnât strong enough. Looking at it like this, heâs really just a very calculating person.â
âCalculating?â I tried to make it a joke, and laugh it off, but it came out a lot darker.
Kiko moved away, closer to her friend, âYe-yeah, you never do something without trying to think it through.â
Pinky and Sparky just laughed, âThatâs hilarious, Bakugou? Thinking anything through?â They burst into laughter.
âOh shut it.â I turned and left, Iâm surprised I even stayed that long, most of the time they piss me off too much, and I walk away.
âHey, Bakugou, is it?â The man standing next to Kiokoâs friend called.
I glanced over my shoulder, he didnât look all that powerful so I kept walking. Only to have Kioko and her friend pop up next to me.
âIs Bakugou your first name or last name?â The girl had her hair styled to match Kiokoâs.Â
After a moment Ki said, âLast, but most people call everyone by their last name, not first.â
âEven if youâre friends?â The girl wrapped an arm around Kiokoâs waist, pulling in slightly.
âYeah, first names are more for lovers and families.â A soft blush spread through her face.Â
âI wouldnât mind being his lover.â She stage-whispered, and I tensed.
-Kioko Midoriya-
Bakugou was not amused by Zezaria, if anything he wanted her to walk away, far away. Zez gripped my side, not in a mean way, I think she was trying to be nice, but it squeezed my ribs. Her acrylic blue nails made crescents on the skin.Â
âI donât think heâs your type Zez.â I thought she knew that she could never like him, for me.
âWhat do you mean? Heâs blonde, tall, and hot-headed, heâs perfect.â Zaria pulled me closer, too close for me to be comfortable.
âI am right here, if you want to talk about me, do it to my face.â Bakugou was not happy with her words, which didnât make sense as they would be perfect together.
Zez let go to step right in front of Bakugou, âI would but the things I say might make you want to blow my face off.â She smiled, pecked him on the cheek, and ran back to her parents, âCall me!â I didnât know if that was meant for Bakugou or me.
âSo sorryâŚ.about that.â I sighed, I really wasnât sure what all that had been about.
âKem and you are going for ice cream today?â Bakugou didnât even turn around to see her go, his shoulders relaxed and he looked calmer.
âYeah, sheâs been begging me to take her.â I started walking, if we were going to be able to go to Kemiâs favorite place, we needed to hurry, I had placed my order before it closed, but they only held orders one hour after closing.
-At Kemiâs School-
âBig brother!â Kemi jumped into Bakugouâs arms, he swung her around twice before setting her down.
âHey there Akemi.â He put his forehead down to hers, âHow was school?â
âIt was really fun, and we need to get ice cream, do you want to come?â She kissed his forehead and pulled him towards the route we normally took for ice cream.
He looked at me, a hint of apology in his eyes, âIf itâs okay with Kioko.â
-Katsuki Bakugou-
âCome on, weâre gonna be late, and theyâll eat all our ice cream!â Fake enthusiasm drenched her voice.Â
Akemi phased in and out of sight, seemingly teleporting from place to place, Kiko jogging along with her. I walked along with them until all the running made Kemi tired, then I carried her to the last block and all the way back home, she had white cream covering her mouth. When we got home, Kemi started on her homework while Kioko talked to my parents about Kemâs sugar intake. We were moving into the next year, and I never had much to do after school but, since Akemi came, Iâve never had a free moment. Kio finished and sat out on the porch, talking to her friend on the phone, she had a heated moment then hung up. I went outside to ask if she was okay. âDonât. Talk to me.â She put her hand up, tears were pricking at her eyes.
âFine, then I wonât talk to you.â I sat on the railing, âSo my little sisterâs babysitter has this friend, her friend did something really weird today and then Iâm guessing they fought about it, so the babysitter probably feels bad and she doesnât wanna talk to me but judging that since she hasnât left yet she probably wants to talk about it.â
She sighed and rolled her eyes at me, a smirk creeping on her, âYour friend sounds kinda weird.â
âDonât let her hear you, sheâll kill me for insinuating that weâre friends.â I shuddered, sixth grade still gave me nightmares.
She glared at me, âHmm, flambe sounds more like it.â She lit her forefinger on fire, a small flame that flared before going out.
I gulped, she would go through with it too, âBut last I heard she went to reformatory school in the states.â The same group of girls from before came around the corner tittering.
âI didnât go to a reformatory school, Bunny.â She spat, fire lighting her fingers.
âWhat did you just call me?â The smaller girl asked.
âNevermind.â Her fire went out, she grabbed her stuff and pushed me aside when I tried to stop her.
âKo? You didnât say good byeâŚâ Kem opened the door, she didnât like strangers, and the bigger girl was wrapping an arm around Kioko.
âGo inside, cupcake.â She was firm, so I pushed her inside, giving Kiko one last look.
-Kioko Midoriya-
He wanted me to cry for help? No, I would never ask him for help again. We stepped into an alley, and I knew I was in trouble. I backed up as far as I could, but the Inari kept coming, and I had no place to run. She grabbed me with a vise-like grip, pulling me close, and then punching me. I felt the pain of a broken nose, and then another blow to the stomach. I was bleeding, but none of them stopped, continuing to batter me until I couldnât move. I lay there alone in the dark. It reminded me of the States, people would mug you with a beating on the street, here I was beaten because I was better than them. It was late and Mom was calling me, I let it go to voicemail, Dad and Izu tried too.Â
*I threw us into the flames*
At Bakugouâs ringtone I got up. I hated worrying everyone, so I called Mom, âIâm fine. stop calling me.â I hated how coarse my voice sounded.
I was about to hang up when I heard Bakugouâs voice, âWhere are you?â I could hear someone crying in the background and Izuku was mad at Katsuki.
âWhy isnât Akemi asleep? And why do you have my momâs phone?â I checked the time, I mustâve fallen asleep, it was almost midnight.
âShe was asleep until your mother came over crying because she couldnât reach you.â The phone switched hands, and Zukuâs voice came through, âNext time you decide to hang out with some girls, call first.â He had no idea.
âWhatever, Iâll be there in ten, love you, see you soon.â I hung up, Zuku had passed the phone to someone else but I didnât know who.
-Katsuki Bakugou-
âLove you, see you soon.â She left my house at five with the girls, even if she got a beat down she shouldâve been able to get home by at least nine. She shouldâve answered her cell, and she canât blame Kemi for being woken up by a hysterical woman and her annoying son.Â
âWho did she leave with again?â Deku asked for the third time, he was pacing back and forth, wearing a stupid All Might shirt.
âHow should I know?â I did know, but I wanted revenge before he got all up in it.
âThey were here, they picked her up, thatâs how you should know.â His face was turning red, he was actually mad for once.
âCome on Kem-cake, back to bed.â I picked her up, her little unicorn onesie tear-stained.
âIs Kioko gonna be okay?â She was phasing, and I just needed her to go to sleep.
âSheâs fine, probably just took a nap somewhere and forgot to tell her mommy and daddy.â I smiled, âNo reason to worry, okay?â
âOkie.â She yawned and I tucked her in.Â
We sat in silence, the only sounds coming from my mother trying to comfort Mrs.Midoriya until Kioko came in, a black eye and broken nose, her shirt ripped and torn, cuts on her shins and arms, âIâm here.â Her voice was hoarse.
âGo clean up, Katsuki, Izuku, make sure sheâs okay.â Mom shooed us out, Mrs.Midoriya had started crying again, so Mom was trying to comfort her.
We walked in silence behind her and when she stepped inside she slammed the door shut, not aggressively just enough to tell us she didnât want to answer our questions. That didnât stop me from pushing the door open, or stop Deku from opening his mouth, âWhat the hell happened?â
âNothing. Katsu, can you grab me a shirt from Kemiâs room?â Kio turned on the water, splashing her face as I walked away to grab her a shirt.
-Kioko Midoriya-
My nose throbbed, I was gonna have to put it back in place. Izu was talking but I blocked him out, scrubbing the caked blood off of my arms before gingerly taking off my shirt, wincing as it pulled at the scabbing bruises. Since when did I call him Katsu? What did that heathen do to me? What did-
-Izuku Midoriya-
She was crying, full on sobbing as she attempted to scrub herself clean, but she either didnât notice or didnât care. I grabbed the bandages from Mrs. Bakugouâs cabinet, wrapping Kioâs wounds and stilling her hands. âHey, Twinkle Toes, no more tears, okay?â I swiped away her tears and itâs like we were back in sixth grade, her broken body covered in her own blood, her mind in its own world and pure fear breaking through her tears.Â
âYo-you havenât called me Twinkle Toes since that day.â She mumbled, wiping away her own tears and somehow managing to smear more blood on her face.
âYou look the same.â My throat was closing up, so many regrets from that day. âBut youâve always been the baby sister, so youâre Twinkle Toes, even if you didnât manage to wriggle out of this one, kiddo.âÂ
-Kioko Midoriya-
I leaned forward into a hug, no arms, just my head on my brotherâs shoulder, before he pulled me into a real hug, rocking me as I cried, stroking my hair and muttering as usual. It felt like that stupid game had never happened, and we were still friends. âPut on a shirt, kiddo.â Came Bakugouâs voice, he saw the same thing we did, it was that day all over again, except this time, Kacchan was helping me.Â
âNot your kiddo, Bakugou.â My normally sharp voice was dulled by the hoarseness, and the tears.
-Katsuki Bakugou-
âGood, I donât want another little sister.â She looked so vulnerable, a part of me wanted to join the hug, or take her from Deku. But the larger part knows I canât, I canât touch her. Grabbing her hand earlier was a mistake.Â
âYeah, but if youâre gay for my brother here than you canât really avoid it now can you?â
-Kioko Midoriya-
Izu pushed me away, lightly, not jarring me as I looked for Katsuâs reaction. His brain shut off. Radio silence as he stared at me, âIâm not gay. And this is getting weird, so Iâm gonna go tell Mom youâre not gonna die so we can leave.â And he walked away, glancing at me before closing the door.
After I stood and finished cleaning up his brain mustâve reconnected with his body as he looked at me before grabbing my waist and pulling me close, he leaned close, âSorry, sweetheart, but the girl I like is a firecracker.â My breath hitched in my throat, itâs not me. Right?
Chapter One
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Itâs WIP Wednesday, time for a little accountability, sharing your work, and getting a kick in the pants.
Hereâs how it works:
In a reblog (or new post w/ rules attached), post up to five (5) filenames of your WIPs; not titles, file names.
Post a snippet from one of them. Snippet must be words you wrote in the last 7 days. Weâre posting progress here. If you havenât made any, go make some and come back to post!
After youâve posted, people can send you an ask with one of your file names. You must then write 3 sentences in that file. If the filename is one you can't share from (for example, an event fic), write 3 sentences on it anyway, and then 3 more on another to share.
Thatâs it! You can invite others to join in, or just post. Iâll be searching the reblogs to find people to send asks to!
If youâre reading this, youâre invited!
If you see someone posting a WIP Wednesday Game snippet, send them an ask! Make them write!!
My Snippets:
WIP 1: Love Letters
- âYep, you are very silly.â He took out a charcoal pencil, tapping the tip of Liaâs nose with it. Lia screeched, smacking his hand away and turning to pout.
WIP 34: Untitled (Denki x OC)
- "When you walk past that park near your apartment now. Do you think about me?" I shot at my new ex, Katsuki.
WIP 29: Keys
- Lying just out of sight was some shining thing, its exact nature unclear from our vantage point. I reached down and grabbed it, holding it up for Elijah to see.
WIP 23: The Dragon-Touched Girl (w/ @fakegingerrights)
- It was getting late, the sun was setting and Ariadne was traveling with new people. A black dragonborn, an aasimar, and Alistair, she couldnât help but look over her shoulder a couple times and scratch at her right forearm.
WIP 2: Fire On Fire
- After I stood and finished cleaning up his brain mustâve reconnected with his body as he looked at me before grabbing my waist and pulling me close, he leaned close, âSorry, sweetheart, but the girl I like is a firecracker.â My breath hitched in my throat, itâs not me. Right?
âAkari Aizawa?â The principal asked, knowing before even looking away from his laptop that it was me.
âYep.â I chirped.
âItâs the third time today, what are we going to do with you?âÂ
âI donât know why I have to be here, all I did was pass out.â
âWho helped you?â
âDonât know.â
âNo, we canât let you off campus yet.â Whatever.
âOkay, well this has been nice and all, but Iâm gonna go now.â
âActually, can you run an errand for me?â
âSure, what?â
âTake this to Katsuki Bakugou.â He gives me a folder that says:
Do not open
âOkay. Bye.â I left, heading to Class 1-A.
-6th period-
âIâm looking for a Bakugou?â I say bored, looking down the hall.
âBakugou, go talk.â I turn.
âN-â Heâs already there, bored and intimidating.
âYou gonna give me the paper or sit there?â His voiceâŚ
âPlease,â I say sarcastically, walking farther into the hall.
âWhat do you want?â He takes a step in my direction. I feel my shoulders tense up, he takes a half-step back, in fear?
âHere, Nezu told me to give it to ya.â I push the folder at him and walk away, blushing.
-Tuesday, Lunch-
âWow, no more than two episodes, youâre doing better,â Nezu said.
âYeah, well, whatever, I wanted to ask you something,â I say, Nezu looks more alert.
âYes?â
âCan I move into Class 1-A? You can put cameras or bodyguards or whatever on me, but please?â I look at the floor embarrassed.
âYes, I think that will be a great idea, with restrictions.â
ââCourse, but when do I move in?â
âToday, I will notify the students and make arrangements from there.â Shoot, heâs gonna tell them to keep an eye on me.
I groan, âOkay.â
6th period, Mr. Aizawa
âA student will be joining your class.â Nezu waited for the students to calm down.
âOh!! I canât wait, this is so exciting!â Mina Ashido piped.
âI know right?â Kyouka Jirou said.
âSettle down,â I replied in a stern tone.
âWhen will be the best time for her to move in?â
âToday, I guess.â Ochako Uraraka, said glumly.
âPerfect, Iâll let her know.â
7th period, Akari Aizawa
âYou can move in today. However, if I hear a single complaint, you are coming back to the care center, okay?â
âYep, Iâll go pack, bye!â I ran outdoor and sprinted to my old room.
8th period, Aizawaâs room
I grabbed my clothes and shoved them into the blue suitcase on my bed, I grabbed the rest of my stuff, toiletries, posters, the stuff that made my room mine. I went to the 1-A dormitory.
After school, 1-A dorms
âOh! Sorry I didnât know where you wanted me to go.â I stood and bowed in greeting.
âAre you the new girl?â I nod slowly, back to a standing position, âPerfect!, do you have a room already?â I shake my head trying to remember this girlâs name, âWell then, Iâll show you to your room, right this way.â
After school, Aizawaâs new dorm room
âWait is- is this MY room?â I asked in awe.
âYep, all yours.â Some other kids came with us.
âAwesome.â I tripped on a rug.
âAre you okay?â A brown-haired girl asked me.
âYeah Iâm fine,â I stand up, âUm, could I settle in on my own?â
âSure thing, come on guys.â They left and closed the door behind them.
I sat down on the bed, it was comfy, it had baby blue covers and a pillow that said âPlus Ultra!â in ginormous red and yellow letters. I started unpacking.
-Wednesday, 6:oo P.M.-
*knock knock*
âWho is it?â I said, half-asleep.
âItâs me, Momo Yaoyorozu.â
âCome in, itâs unlocked.â She opened the door.
âOh okay, thatâs bright.â The lights from outside shined in my face, so I turned away.
âThatâs the new girl, Akari Aizawa.â I sighed.
âWow, sheâs really pretty.â Huh.
âI mean she looks a lot like Mr.Aizawa, but yeah, sheâs cute.â I looked up at my uncleâs name, knives hidden in my hand.
âWait, do you mean, Shouta?â I asked.
âYeah our teacher, you look like him.â I saw that it was the brown-haired girl from before.
I got up, still hiding the knives, walked to the hall, and sprinted away.
âWAIT! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?â She yelled after me.
7:3o P.M., on the lawns
I threw one, two, three knives at the ground.
Why, why did I have to freak out like that? Canât I just fit in? Wait, whatâs that noise?
All of a sudden, an explosion flew past my head, barely missing me and singeing my black hair.Â
âWhat the heck Kacchan?â I see Midoriya and Bakugou fighting, Bakugou shooting explosions at Midoriya, all while Midoriya is just trying to land a hit.
âWould you shut up already?â Bakugou lands a hit on MIdoriyaâs back, sending him across the lawn.
Bakugou was stalking towards Midoriya, who was writhing in pain, I wanted to do something, but I couldnât move, it was too similar, too much like what All for One did to me.
âKnock it off.â Mr. Aizawa walked outside, his eraser quirk flaring, leaving Katsuki and Midoriya almost evenly matched, âMidoriya, inside, Bakugou, come here.â
âYes, Mr. Aizawa.â Came Midoriyaâs reply.
âWhat do you want?â Bakugouâs shirt was ripped up, pieces on the ground, and he looked so angry, but sad too.Â
âI want you to make a good impression on our transfer student.â Aizawa pointed to me.
Shoot, they know Iâm out here. Iâm gonna get sent back, Iâm gonna be forced back into the chains, theyâre gonna-Â
âCome on out, Akari.â
âSorry, I didnât know anyone else was out here, and then I kinda-â
âItâs fine, Bakugou, please show MIss Aizawa around.â
âNO! Really, I donât need to be shown around I can find my room on my own, promise.â
âWhatever.â Bakugou left, the back of his shirt was almost destroyed, leaving his very toned muscles visible, and a strange scar.
âSorry again.â I walked towards the dorm entrance, passing Bakugou, my head down, tears pricking my eyes, as soon as I turned the corner I ran to my dorm room.
-8:oo P.M.
âHey.â His low voice startled me, his eyes were pinned to the floor, his fists clenched, his hair was wet, and a white towel wrapped around his shoulders.
I was still sitting outside my dorm room door, too scared to go in and too arrogant to leave. This time I kept my head down because tears were flowing, I couldnât stop them, they just kept coming.
He slammed his fist against the wall, trying to make me acknowledge him, âHey, youâre blocking my door, move it.â
I pulled my legs to my chest, freeing the space he needed to get into his room.Â
He didnât move, he crouched down and put an arm on the wall to steady himself, âItâs late, go to bed.â When I didnât move he punched the door again, âAre you deaf? Go to bed!â This time, the punch was close enough to my head I flinched back, I froze, my body going completely still, I risked looking into his eyes, but they werenât angry, just tired. âAre you okay?â
At the simple question, I got up turned around, and went inside, I wasnât okay, I would never be okay or safe until All for One paid. I heard Bakugouâs door close, and all was quiet. I waited maybe half an hour and went outside again. I looked back up at the dorms, only one room had the lights off, it was the one across from mine, Bakugouâs. I could see movement in the window, it looked like he was punching something, I smiled, I had a punching bag in my room too. I took a deep breath of the night air and went to collect my knives, but when I looked at the spot I had thrown them, they werenât there. I looked at Aizawaâs window, but I couldnât see anything, so I went back to my room and blacked out.
-Thursday, early morning-
I woke up on the floor next to my door, blankets were strewn about the room, and my room looked like the aftermath of a hurricane. Well, this isnât the worst thing thatâs come from my black outs.
A very loud bull horn sounded in the dorm room lobby, but my head was already killing me so I went to Aizawaâs room instead, I knocked on the door, âDo you have any pain meds?â
âTheyâre in the kitchen, only take one,â Aizawa said, sleep evident in his voice, but I understood, the quirks that run in our family give the users constant headaches.Â
As I was walking back to my room to get dressed, Tenya Iida walked up to me, âAs class president, it is my sole responsibility to formally welcome you to the class.â He cleared his throat and saluted, âWelcome to class 1-A, Miss Aizawa.â
âToo much talking, too late in the day, try me again at three a.m., now I need to shower, so see you.â
âOh, we have to do morning work-outs.â Tsuyu Asui said.
âI have a different routine, check the fridge.â I havenât even had breakfast yet, leave me alone.
âYep, she does, she wakes up at 3:oo, showers for 15 minutes, meditates for half an hour, then eats a breakfast of an egg sandwich and fruit, then does her hero courses, skips lunch and does her normal classes, then she works out for three hours and eats a slightly bigger dinner.â Minora Mineta took a breath, âShe then does knife throwing for 15 minutes and falls asleep around 7:3o.â
Everyone looked at Mineta in a mix of awe and disgust. I was blushing from embarrassment, but I couldnât say anything, because I would look stupid saying it. I took a deep breath about to say something or attempt to at least-
âMemorizing someoneâs entire routine is creepy, small fry.â He said it so calmly, but you could see how his eyes were pinned to Mineta in the most threatening way.
âNo itâs not-â He didnât even get the chance to explain himself before he had a bruise forming on the left side of his head.
Everyone took a step back, Bakugou had punched Mineta, not all that hard, butâŚhe hit him, he leaned down to Mineta, âIf you ever claim that what you try isnât creepy again, I will make sure blood spills.â
I couldnât help it, the tears started trailing down my cheek, I never thought that memorizing what other people do was creepy, but I wasnât even around very many other people up until recently.Â
âHey, are you okay?â Izuku Midoriya, had a small bruise forming on his arm.
At this Bakugou turned around, noticing that he was still crouched down, he shot up, brushed himself down, and cleared his throat, âIâm sorry.â It was so low only Midoriya and I could hear it, but he left before I could respond.
I grabbed a banana and went back to my room, I needed to change. Iâm sorry, Mineta. I didnât mean to get you hurt. I didnât mean to make Bakugou even more upset. Iâm so so sorry, everyone. I changed into my altered UA uniform, with two slits in the back of my shirt, no jacket, and the pants were just shorts.
I walked out of the safety of my room and into the outside world, to see All for One. Itâs just the panic, not him, not him, not him, please anything but him.
-8:oo A.M., Katsuki Bakugou-
Damn small fry, he doesnât deserve to know anything about her. Damn stupid Deku, trying to- No, damn me, for scaring her, when I looked back, I could exactly what she saw. All for One coming after her for the smallest things, small as she couldnât reach something because she was too short. The things I saw when the League kidnapped meâŚthey showed me videos of her, being tortured because All for One couldnât get her quirk. I took a deep breath, letting the small things get to me could make me lose focus. I opened my eyes, going to the door when I heard her voice, crying out for mercy, the same way she did in the videos, the same way she did when Shigaraki grabbed her, the same way she did in the hospitalâŚI opened the door walking towards the sound.
âPlease, anything but him.â She was on the ground, her eyes white, ethereal wings sprouted from her back, if she was steady she wouldâve been terrifying, but now she just looked broken, like someone had taken her spirit. She looked around and saw me, except she wasnât seeing, her eyes were rolled into the back of her head, âGo away, please, leave me alone, donât hurt me, please.âÂ
At the last word, my resolve broke, I couldnât leave her again, âItâs okay, heâs not here, calm down,â I kneeled next to her, this was awkward but the only thing able to break her out of the trance, I put my arms around her, pulling her close to me, the way I saw Aizawa do that night. It surprised me how small she was, just looking at her you would think she would be fine, but she was raised on barely anything, Iâm surprised she can even hold herself upâŚ
-8:15, Akari Aizawa-
Please, no. I felt a warmth surround me, smelling of caramel, and very strong. I could still see All for One unleashing his insane minions on me any time I did anything even remotely wrong. I froze. Sometimes he would do this too, so I would give him my quirk, so I would give up my being.
-Katsuki Bakugou-
She tensed up, but didnât stop crying, she needed something to wake her upâŚbut I donât want to leave her like this, sheâs in so much painâŚ
âPleaseâŚâ She kept repeating that word, but itâs exactly what has happened every day since she came back I guess, they told me she wouldnât be in our class, or even allowed to come to UA, they lied. My grip tightened, they told me they would keep her out of danger, and instead, they put her in the one class that deals with her captors weekly.Â
âStop, please.â She was still frozen, but I loosened my grip, maybeâŚ
-Akari Aizawa-
I woke up in Mr. Aizawaâs room, laying on my back, Bakugou sitting on the bed, Aizawa sitting in the chair across from me. They were talking aboutâŚ.me, and why I was in UA?
I tried to sit up, Bakugou jumped, and almost shoved me back into the bed, âLay down.â He didnât meet my eyes, only looking at Aizawa, who nodded slightly.Â
His tone was so grim, it reminded me of the day I was rescued, itâs still fuzzy but I remember someone with a really deep voice who was yelling at everyone and smelled like caramel, he carried me to Mr. Aizawa. He just felt safe, and right now, safe is what I wanted, âWill you tell me who saved me that day? You were there, right? You mustâve seen who it was, right?â Bakugou tensed up, he looked almost scaredâŚ
âAizawa?â He nodded, and Bakugou left.
âNow will you tell me who it was?â
âNo.â
âWhy not?â
âThe person you think saved you would rather not have you know.â
âAgain, why not?â
âHeâŚhas reasons that he hasnât even explained to me, but you need rest. Stay, Iâll be back after school.â