Monster (izuocha)

Just a monster

Feel like I should quickly mention that Ochako is 156cm tall and Izuku is 190cm tall. K bye hope you enjoy!

No one's pov

The brunette walked closer to Izuku.
"What's wrong?"
He looked at her baffled before he felt his own face.
It was wet.
"Huh would you look at that. I am crying. I can't remember the last time I cried."
He giggled.
She didn't know what to say.
He was acting different. Almost vulnerable.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
He shook his head.
"No it's fine I.......I don't even know why I'm crying."

She nodded before sitting down. She figured she'd start on homework whilst she waited.
He pulled out his phone.

Ochako's pov

He said he didn't want to talk about it but I can't stop thinking about those scars. They were huge. Almost every inch of his body was covered in them.
I looked down at my homework. I tried putting pen to paper but my mind was completely blank. The only thing on it was the thought of Izuku's scars.
'Forget it, I'll just do it later.'

I pushed my things back in my folder and walked over to the bed to sit down.

"Can I ask you a question?"
"You just did." He replied, not looking up from his phone.
"Ha Ha. But seriously, can I?"
"Fine."
I paused.
"How did you get those scars?"
"Pink cheeks I already told you. It doesn't matter."
"It does. You're now one of my classmates which makes us family. Now please, tell me."
He sighed.

Izuku's pov

I rubbed my eyes before looking at her again.
There was a strange feeling I had. It was almost like she was telepathically telling me I could tell her anything. My deepest darkest thoughts would always be safe with her. It was comforting to say the least.

"Fights. I got them during fights. Usually from low life gangs and petty thieves, nothing too bad."
She thought for a moment.
"Can I......can I see them again?"
I hesitated before standing up and pulling off my shirt. I didn't realise what I was doing. It just felt right.

She stood up and moved closer. She reached out her hand and lightly began to run her fingers over them.
She stopped at one on my arm.
"What happened here?"
"Some kid was about to get kidnapped, so I stopped the perp. Turned out he had a knife."
"But your skin, it heals doesn't it?"
"It does but it's not magic. It doesn't make the wound disappear, nor does it make the injury hurt any less. It's more like it speeds up the healing process. The wound will close but the scar will always remain."
Her fingers ran over my chest and up my neck.
"W-what about here?"
"A guy was trying to rape a woman. I intervened but he slashed my neck. Fortunately the wound wasn't deep enough to cause long term damage."

Her hands finally met my face.
She closely inspected the scar which ran all the way down it.
"And what about here?"
"That one......was from Bakugo."
She looked at me in confusion.
"We used to know each other. He used to bully me. Torture me. Remind me everyday that I was a monster. Nothing more, nothing less.  This scar was given to me the same day my mother......killed herself. It serves as a constant reminder that I killed her. That I was the reason she was so miserable. That I am.........just a monster."

No one's pov

She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
He had been through so much yet he never spoke to anyone about it.
He had been alone for so long and it showed.
It all made sense to her now, why he was so cold, so distant. It was because he was afraid of getting hurt again.
She didn't know why but she felt determined to change that.

"Izuku you...you are a lot of things. Arrogant, annoying, mean and definitely rude. But you are not a monster. You are a hero. You saved me and refused to take credit for it! Even if you say you didn't care what happened to me I think, deep down, you did. You are an amazing human being, not a monster."

Her words stunned him.

Never before had anyone, not even his own mother, said anything like that to him. He couldn't keep it in anymore.
Tears began to trickle down his face. Tears which she wiped away with her fingers whilst she cupped his face. He leaned into her palm before he made eye contact with her.
Her eyes.
They were so warm. So loving. So welcoming.
They told him that it was okay. He was allowed to be vulnerable, just this once.
He began to sob uncontrollably into her arms as she hugged him.
She comforted him whilst he rested his head on her shoulder.
It felt so right.
She ran her fingers through his hair as his sobs filled the room.

'I know you've been hurt Izuku Midoriya. But I promise, no one will ever hurt you again. And I promise, I will never leave your side. I'll be with you till the very end.'

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