My Hero Academia: Hell is a Mess

Inko?

Prompt: Inko is the UA traitor.I may be late, but better late than never!If it's a bit rushed, sorry about that too!Warnings: Angst, Anxiety, Bitches

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Izuku does not hesitate to burst through Nezu's door because he is pissed, "How long has my mom been gone, Nezu?"

Nezu looks at Izuku with something he can not decipher, "She has been gone since yesterday morning. She left the previous night and did not return."

"And you guys had the fucking nerve to hide that from me?!"

"Izuku, we needed you to focus on the current mission while still taking care of yourself."

"You thought that you could hide the fact you gave me my mother's own missing case?!"

"Yes. I should have known better, and I apologize. Since you are aware now, I am required to tell you your limitation: if you go overboard, I will remove you from this. Do you understand?"

"This is Shouta's order, isn't it?"

"It is one I would have added anyway. Do you understand?"

"Whatever," Izuku barely acknowledges him as he leaves. He has work to do.

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Three Days Later

"Izuku, take a break-"

"No," Izuku nearly growls at Shouta, but he catches himself at the last second.

Shouta starts to approach Izuku, "Come on," however, when he looks over Izuku's shoulder, he stops, "Izuku, what's going on? This is nothing like how you usually take care of your cases."

"This is a different case."

"You would treat it the same as every other case even if your mom is the victim. I'm asking you again: what is going on?"

"I'm not telling you until I have confirmation."

"Kid, you are panicking. You have enough evidence-"

Izuku explodes, "I HAVE PROOF THAT MY MOM IS THE UA TRAITOR, OKAY?!"

Shouta goes silent, watching Izuku for any trace of lie. When he sees his face pale and his eyes filled with pain, Shouta looks through the evidence himself silently to make sure.

With what Izuku has, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he's right.

Shouta goes in front of Izuku and grabs his shoulders, "Close your eyes and breathe. Focus on me. Izuku."

Izuku struggles to follow the instructions with the truth banging in his head.

"Izuku, you're bringing yourself into a panic attack. Please-"

"It's my fault." Izuku says suddenly. He looks up at Shouta with so much shame that the man has never seen from Izuku.

"It is not-"

"IF I WAS PAYING ATTENTION, I WOULD HAVE NOTICED! I COULD HAVE SAVED MY CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS FROM SO MUCH TRAUMA AND PAIN AND ANGUISH! HOW ELSE WAS SHE GETTING THE INFORMATION?! SHE WAS GETTING IT FROM ME! I MIGHT AS WELL BE THE UA TRAITOR-"

Smack!

Izuku goes silent, paying attention to Shouta who had raised his hand.

Shouta didn't even know what he did until he did it. He takes a deep breathe to figure out what needs to be said.

It doesn't stop Shouta from pull Izuku into as tight of a hug as possible. He can feel Izuku's heart pounding and his form trembling from so many emotions. The kid was ridden with guilt. He should not have slapped him, but the kid would have just kept spiraling until he collapsed.