🥀 Withered 🥀

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'SHOTO!!!'

'Katsuki!? Why are you here? I thought I told you to forget about me and live a happy life!? Besides how can you find your true love if you are here?'

'You are my true love half-n-half... I will live happily as long as I'm with you...'

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Bakugou couldn't believe it...
After all this time...
He finally found Todoroki!  Guilt took over him. Why did he not realize his love earlier? Why was he so dense and got both of them in this situation?

He looked up at the taller male. Nothing was different about Todoroki's appearance besides those big pair of wings on the his back. Blue and red at the edge of the puffy white wings,  tiny pink flowers decorating them. Todoroki smiled at him, Bakugou was mesmerized in his gaze. Oh how much did he miss those eyes?  

"You look gorgeous-" Bakugou blurted out. He was way too drawn to the male in front of him. He let out a soft sigh, not bothered to hide the light tint of blush like he used to.

Taking a closer look at Todoroki's face, he noticed a bloody red rose on the male's left eye, completely covering the scar and making Todoroki's skin paler than he originally was. It looked terrifying how red the rose could be. It's like blood was going to drip down from it any second... It was the rose that made Bakugou feel guilty. The red rose symbolizes Todoroki death from the Hanahaki disease. And who was the cause of Todoroki's death again?

He, Bakugou himself.

Tears streamed down Bakugou's face uncontrollably as he just stood there lost in words again...

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Todoroki was having mixed emotions. Sure he was happy that he got to see Bakugou again, but wasn't it a bit too early for his love to be here? In heaven?

Putting all the questions that flooded his mind aside, Todoroki was more than pleased to see his loved one. Todoroki took a closer look at Bakugou's face, his heart ached when he saw the tears streaming down the latter's face. Gently, he wiped the tears off and hugged him. His heart fluttered when his lover lean into his touch, slightly nuzzling his chest. 

"So... Why exactly are you here Bakugou? Isn't it a bit too early for you to be here?"

"I don't want to talk about that now but I came here... for you." Bakugou was slightly hesitated but then decided to wrap his arms around his lover's neck, burying his face on the curve of his neck.  "Like I said earlier, you are the one I want. I came to find you."

"What do you mean-"

"It means I love you dammit! I want to stay with you! Wake up and the first person I see is you! No one else!" Never did Bakugou ever imagine he would say something like that. He cringed at what just came out of his mouth but did he regret saying that? No, not at all. In fact, It made him feel much better. 

"You really mean it?"

"Yes, yes I do."

Just as he heard those words, Todoroki felt something different. The pedals on his left eye were slowly withering. Swiftly drifting down, revealing Todoroki's bright turquoise eye. With a beam of bright light forming on his head, a halo appeared.

"You really do mean it..."

Bakugou was dumbfounded. And as if Todoroki could read his mind, he answered the question. 

"As far as I know, having a halo in the afterlife means that you have no major regrets left in your life. Now that you returned your love to me and we mended our problems in the past, I guess there is nothing for me to worry about anymore! I have never felt so light and free..."

Todoroki looked at Bakugou for a moment and spoke again.

"By the way... I don't see you having a halo. Nor a pair of wings. What are your regrets anyways. Maybe I can help?"

"I honestly don't know..." Bakugou muttered, "It is not like I need that shit."

"How about I show you around, Katsuki?"  Todoroki offered.

"Sure, whatever." Bakugou huffed.

He would never admit how much he love the way his name rolled off his lovers tongue. 

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Bakugou found that heaven isn't much different except for the calming aura it gives off. He always liked staying in quiet and tidy place despite his loud and grumpy personality. They happily talked about what had been going on after they got separated. The pair's laughter filled the air. They have never felt this happy.

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Besides from everything else, Bakugou found his chest aching. It wasn't much of a big deal then but now it was getting unbearable. Todoroki noticed the way Bakugou wince every now and then and decided to ask about it?"

"Whats wrong Kats? Did I make you feel uncomfortable? Are you okay?"

"My chest hurts. It shouldn't be much of a big deal though, It'll go away soon. "

"Huh? Your chest is hurts? Let me check. You are not supposed to feel pain. Aren't you dead?"

Taking Bakugou by surprise, Todoroki placed his hand on Bakugou's chest. Bakugou's face is now completely red.

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU'RE DOIN-"

Todoroki just simply covered his mouth with his other hand. A moment later, his eyes widen in shock.

"Bakugou, you are still alive."

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