Quirkless

Chapter 21 - Dinner

The members of the Bakusquad stared at the text with wide eyes. Katsuki was seeing a therapist... That's why he left so suddenly... Majutsu looked at them with worry and curiosity, wondering what her new classmate and friend answered to silence them like this. They came into their dorm loud and obnoxious and immediately grabbed the attention, just like Katsuki always described them. Their happy faces turned sad and disappointed when they found out their blonde Pomeranian wasn't here though.

"What did he say?" Majutsu asked, seeing Kirishima sigh as he pocketed his phone again.
"Guess we should've known things weren't gonna be so easy... Uhm, I-I don't know if we're allowed to tell you though" the red head answered, sounding a lot less cheerful than he did before.

"Unless...you already know what's going on?"

"Yeah, you sounded so serious and worried for him earlier, like you knew-" Mina trailed off, stopping herself from finishing her sentence. They were still standing in the common room and they didn't want this information getting out without Katsuki's consent. The ash blonde would murder them in cold blood, or worse, completely break down.

"Yeah, it's uh... It's bad..." Majutsu whispered, not knowing they were referring to different things. In the eyes of the Bakusquad it was unheard of for Katsuki to get help from a therapist of all people if things weren't seriously out of hand. Majutsu didn't know about the therapy, but she did know about the self-harm and was very worried for his well being and self image.

She was actually quite surprised he just told them over text like that, not seeing Katsuki as the kind of person to be open about it. At least, that's what she got from his reaction when she walked in on him and how he behaved afterwards... Hopefully he was getting the help he needed.

"So what now?" Denki asked.
"How are we going to act around him when he comes back? I mean, h-he's not doing okay, he's not himself right now a-and I just don't know..."

"We'll support him, like we always do. He's still our angry Pomeranian, no matter what happens" Ashido stated confidently. Majutsu smiled a little, letting out a relieved sigh.
"I'm glad Bakugou has such good friends to support him... I'm sure he's going to need you to get through this" the dark haired girl said.

"Of course! We'll do anything to help each other out, no matter what!" Kirishima smiled, holding up his fist.
"We're gonna make sure Bakugou knows we're there for him!"
"Well, if you need any help, you'll know where to find me" Majutsu smiled, waving them off as the group left the support course dormitory.

She sighed when the last one left the door, her smile faltering almost immediately. They were definitely right about one thing, Bakugou really isn't behaving like himself... Majutsu wondered if he ever truly acted like himself around her to begin with... Whether or not this had been going on from the start... I mean, she was there at the sportsfestival and she saw how he acted in normal circumstances back when he was part of the hero course.

At first she thought it might've been his persona, you know? A character he played on the battlefield to scare his enemies? That maybe he was actually a fun and calm guy... But perhaps she was wrong about that... Perhaps this was all due to him not feeling well, losing confidence in himself, in his life... What other options were there for the ash blonde to harm himself? By the looks of it, it definitely wasn't the first time that happened either... It made her worry more than she'd like to admit.

Hopefully her new friend will get better soon...

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Izuku hummed as he set the table for dinner, a song stuck in his head. He still couldn't believe his dad was actually living with them again! It was weird and took some adjusting, sure, but it was more than Izuku could've ever hoped for. Coming down in the morning to see him sitting at the table with a coffee, looking at his phone as he read the news and checked his mail.