𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤

- Chapter 16 -

You heard the 1B student call out to you, but their words began to slur and become more like a noise rather than cohesive sentences.

So you quickened your pace to the closest door possible. Your heart began to bear out of your chest, and beads of sweat formed as you were basically running now.

I forgot how damn much I hated public speaking, I forgot how much I hated talking to crowds, or crowds in general. I hated it, I hated that. Ugh why did I act so confident, was I too confident? Too much? Ugh I'm losing my damn mind.

Your anxiety was beginning to form at the pit of your stomach, your hands shaking as a wave of panic drenched your body. You tried to breathe and slow down, but your heart and mind were going a mile a minute, you needed fresh air.

"Hey, wait up!" You manage to hear from a distance, turning around to see Uruaka, Izuku, and Iida run towards you.

Fuck, why are they coming. I usually walk alone, I look and feel like a mess, c'mon Y/N keep it together for another moment.

You inhale, then exhale. And plastered the best face you could to indicate how not panicked you are, trying to focus your senses onto your friends rather than your rattled mind.

"Phew, you bolted real fast. We could barely keep up!" Uruaka huffs, wiping her brow from her own sweat due to running after you. However she was the only one who was truly tired, as Iida and Izuku both looked at each other and then at you.

"What you said back there, was really... something." Iida states, searching for the right words to say.

"Something? It was amazing! Not only did she disconnect us from Bakugo's words earlier, but she gave them a smack of the truth!" Uruaka says excitedly, pumping her fists in the air.

"Mhmm, it was maybe a little harsh but... your right, it's just that none of us could find the right way to say it." Izuku adds, smiling at you, which finally began to calm your heart.

Anything he did admittedly made you feel safer, you had so much trust in him, and he always made you feel better without even realizing it.

"Th-thanks." Was all you were able to spit out, the three students slowly realizing that your a little shaken up.

"Is everything all right Y/N, you look uh-" Izuku starts.

"A little nervous, is everything alright?" Uruaka furrows her brow in worry, stepping closer to you hoping to hold you. However out of habit you step back, and her hand hitches at your action.

"S-sorry I just." Your walls were beginning to falter, you old timid self peeking through, and all your alarms were going off. Showing your own emotions makes you feel naked, vulnerable, exposed, it makes you feel a hundred times smaller.

My god Y/N, keep it together. You look and sound insane right now, just breathe and-

When you look back up from your concentration, you catch the gaze of Izuku's beautiful forest eyes. Looking at you with such gentile concern and worry for you, you could hear his emotions play the tune of comfort and desire to help you, and you suddenly remembered a time where you heard a similar song before.

Flashback

You were on the roof of the UA dorms, the evening sky scattered with millions of stars, illuminating the area around you with a soft white glow. It was beautiful, juxtaposing the situation you were in right now.

You were curled up in a ball, your wings hugging your body, and your h/c hair was tangled and messy. Your body ached due to all the crying and yelling, sore from the pressure your face had whenever one shed tears.