FUTURE QUEEN % tomura shigaraki

THIRTY TWO

(rewritten)

CHAPTER THIRTY TWO : ROMEO AND JULIET

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"what's going on?"

everyone rushed outside, poised to attack the incoming threat. your mouth hung open as you craned your neck to look up at the monstrosity- as tall as a building, probably has shoulders wide as one too, and seemingly made of rock. it roared as it approached.

"is this it...?" you heard shigaraki mumble. glancing over, you saw a big smile on his face. he didn't look like he was used to it the happy stretch of his lips, but you found his wet cat grin very cute.

"so you're the successor of all for one?" it bellowed, addressing shigaraki. "well then, successor... prove your worth to me."

"huh?" shigaraki deadpanned. his eyes widened in disbelief, quickly dodging when the monster attacked. following suit, you widened your stance and prepared to trust your 'other side' if it came down to it, but shigaraki's hand found your wrist.

you paused and looked at him expectantly. "what?"

"stay... stay back. don't fight." he said.

you narrowed your eyes, coming closer to him to hear over the noise. you held onto his arm, your hand over his at your wrist. "i'm fine, if that's what you're worried about."

"you're our only healer. if you go into that stupor when you recklessly use that new power of yours, how are you going to help any of us get better?" he explained.

you sighed, nodding reluctantly. "okay..." you glanced at him through your lashes, and he was already staring back at you. a wordless conversation was exchanged as you stared at each other.

"yo, boss, stop trying to play romeo and watch out-!" dabi yelled from a distance and in the next second, shigaraki shoved you aside and the monster's hand slapped shigaraki's body up and away. he flew through the air with the impact.

you rubbed the soreness from your arms and sides. "shigaraki! shit, where the fuck did he land?"

you were tackled by dabi as the monster's hand swiped above your heads. you groaned as your chest slammed into the rocky surface below. can you catch a break? damn.

"does this make up for not being nice earlier?" dabi asked, getting up. you laughed weakly and gave a small 'yeah'. "good. now you stop playing juliet and be aware of your surroundings."

your face heated up and you nodded, though you were still scouring the battlefield for your romeo.

your eyes landed on twice and toga in some conversation before a slimy liquid sprouted from their mouths. your head cocked to the side, confused, before the same thing happened to you. for a moment, you couldn't breath and all you could see was black. in a matter of moments, you coughed the last of it from your lungs, transported somewhere entirely different.

shigaraki was the one that helped you up. you accepted his hand happily, giving it a squeeze before he let go.

nomu were everywhere, in tanks. screens were lit up at the far end of the room and the doctor was over there too. you didn't listen to much of their conversation, but you paid extra attention to shigaraki. he looked the most mature you'd ever seen him.

"you." the doctor seethed from the ground. you had to look down to see him. "how are you alive?" the doctor shrieked, his voice a whine of distress. he held his heads in his hands, pulling down on his sagging skin.