probably some mha angst

I'm really fkin bad at titles

Over the next few days Izuku's condition worsened, mentally and physically. He had started to get better the first day in the dorms, but as the week went on, his fever got worse, his arms hurt more, and he got more anxious about telling anyone anything about what had been happening.

There was a day, Thursday, he felt so physically ill he couldn't leave his dorm. He couldn't even get out of bed.

He knew he was gonna have to explain something later and that thought made him feel so much worse. He could try and make an excuse or he could tell the truth.

But opening up was terrifying. Especially since he could die if Brody found out he'd told someone. He felt a tear slip down his cheek, before he knew it he was sobbing.

He was so hot and yet he was getting chills. He knew he was sick but he didn't know how to get help. He knew he needed to reach out but he was so scared.

Terrified.

And just like that there was a knock on his door, "kid. It's aizawa, can I come in?"

He hadn't even been on his phone. He hadn't checked the time. He didn't know how to answer. He felt stuck. He couldn't make a decision this fast.

"Yeah." He said weakly, but it was loud enough for Aizawa to hear him and peek his head in.

Aizawa rushed to his side, "hey what happened? You look terrible."

Izuku couldn't open his mouth to say anything, he just let out another sob.

"Is there something you need to tell me?" Aizawa asked, "this is a safe space kiddo, nothing bad is gonna happen to you." He couldn't shake the way Izuku looked absolutely terrified.

Izuku nodded after a minute or two, like he was deeply considering whether to tell him or not, little did Aizawa know that's exactly what was happening.

"I- I'm sorry." He stuttered, "for not coming to class." Aizawa raised his eyebrows slightly, "kid that's the least if my concerns right now. What's going on?"

Truth was Izuku didn't know where to start, but he felt like Aizawa deserved something other than intense silence.

"I'm sick." He said, though that was barely scratching the surface of the story.

"Okay. Is it just a bug or is it something else?" Aizawa asked calmly.

"It's something else." He said quietly.

"Can you tell me what that is?" Aizawa suggested. Izuku looked like he was about to break down, "I don't want to." He said, "I'm scared."

"Are you being threatened?" Aizawa asked, fearing he already knew the answer. Izuku nodded his head, his hair bouncing.

"By who?" Aizawa asked, afraid he already knew the answer.

"I'm scared." Izuku said, he could barely manage to say anything else.

"I know. I know but you're gonna be okay, you're safe here. You know that right?" Aizawa asked. Izuku nodded his head, "I know I'm safe here. But what if-"

Aizawa cut him off, "no what ifs. You are safe here." Izuku nodded slowly.

"Can we- can we get recovery girl?" He asked wearily. Aizawa nodded, "yeah. What hurts?" He asked.

Izuku rolled up the sleeves of his hoodie revealing the bandages that he hadn't changed since the day before.

"Brody." He said after a few minutes.

"He did this when he saw my self harm and now it's infected and-" He couldn't finish the sentence. He felt ashamed for everything. The self harm. Not telling anyone what was really happening.