MHA oneshots

taken (erasermic)

(this is set a couple of years before the anime)

3rd POV:
5 months, 6 days, 13 hours. thats how long Shota had been gone. it felt like decades to Hizashi. 5 months, 6 days and 13 hours ago, his husband had been taken on patrol, while Hizashi slept soundly in bed. he hadnt found out until the morning that his husband wouldnt be coming back home. he and his coworker/friend Nemuri Kayama - also known as pro hero Midnight - had searched day and night every day, exploring every single possibility. they were starting to feel like it was impossible. everyone else had given up. it felt like everyone had forgotten about him.

11 months, 19 days. Hizashi had stopped keeping track of the hours. he barely remembered the days. he rarely got out of bed anymore. only if there was a promising lead. Nemuri was still looking. Hizashi couldnt thank her enough. but she had almost given up too. its nearly been a year.
his screen lit up with a text message, and he checked it wearily. he tried to ignore his reflection. despite not getting out of bed, he didnt get much sleep. the text was from Nemuri. shed found another promising lead. she insisted this would be the one. she was even getting All Might, Endeavour and Hawks involved. Hizashi knew it must be promising if she was getting the number 1, 2 and 3 heroes involved.
he decided it was worth it. he got up and changed into his barely-worn hero costume, but decided to just put his hair up in a bun. it wasnt worth all the effort of the gel. not if there was only a possibility of him being found.

the five heroes stood in front of a door, waiting for the right moment.
as soon as it came, they burst in through the front door, to see a scene they never thought theyd see.
the league of villains in a room set up like a living room, Toga sat on a beanbag playing mario kart against someone else - they couldnt see who, kurogiri stood at a bar-like desk cleaning a glass and shigaraki sat on a stool near him, with a smaller man in his lap. the man had long black hair, his arms tied behind his back and covered in scars, and he looked almost.. defeated. he wasnt as muscly, but there was no doubt in Hizashi's mind that it was his Shota.

as soon as they walked in, Shigaraki had stood up, causing Shota to fall down to the floor. he didnt react at all. he just laid there, his head down in shame.

"good boy~ stay where you are and maybe ill let you have a blanket tonight~" Shigaraki said to him, nudging him in the stomach with the toe of his boot. Shota didnt reply. "what do you want?" Shigaraki asked the heroes before him, "were being civil here."
"you stopped being civil when you kidnapped my husband," Hizashi replied, glaring at the young villain.
Mic held his breath and looked at Nemuri. she motioned for the other heroes to hold their breaths and let off her quirk, forcing all of the villains - and shota - into slumber.

Hawks, the number 3 hero, scooped Shota up into his arms.
"ill get him back to UA so recovery girl can check him over, yeah?" the other four heroes nodded and he flew out, Hizashi sprinting close behind. Hawks of course arrived there first, taking Aizawa to Recovery Girls office as he promised.
"oh goodness, i thought he was dead," Recovery Girl said before kissing him gently on the forehead. "ill have to keep him here, im afraid he wont wake up for a long time."
Hizashi ran in right as she said that, and instantly decided hed stay right by Shota's side. somebody had to, and of course itd be hizashi.

two days, four hours. thats how long Shota had been back. he woke up 7 hours after hed arrived in Recovery Girl's office. Shota had insisted on going home, so Hizashi took him back to their shared teacher dorm. hed offered to make Shota some dinner, but he just went straight to bed. he made no comment when Hizashi got on with him, but it was strange when he didnt cuddle up next to Hizashi like normal. Hizashi decided he could survive without cuddling his husband for a little longer if it meant getting to sleep in bed with him at night.

13 days. Hizashi still felt like he was sleeping alone. but Shota no longer curled up right at the edge of their bed, instead he slept in the middle of 'his side' of the bed, but he still faced away from Hizashi. some nights, once he was sure Shota was asleep, Hizashi kissed him on the forehead or cheek. it was gentle, barely even there, but it made Hizashi feel a little better.

25 days. the two had established a nightly routine by now. eat, shower separately, get dressed in the bedroom separately, sit on opposite ends of the sofa and watch disney films until 10, get in bed on their own 'side' of the bed and go to sleep. so you can imagine Hizashi's surprise when Shota both sat next to him on the sofa and moved closer to him in bed. he still didnt say anything though. he didnt want to discourage Shota.

30 days. the two had gone through their routine as usual, but then instead of Shota getting in first, he waited for Hizashi to get in bed first. once he was in, Shota got into bed and curled up against Hizashi, relaxing fully for the first time in just over a year. and Hizashi froze up.
"im sorry.." Shota whispers
"for what, Shota?"
"being so distant.."
"thats not something you have to apologise for, sho, i understand.. i promise.."
"no but really, im sorry. and.. you dont have to be scared of touching me.. im not made of glass.."
"i just dont want to make you uncomfortable," Hizashi tucks a stray piece of hair behind Shota's ear.
"you wont.. as long as you dont hold me too tight.."
Hizashi wraps his arms lightly around Shota, one around his shoulders and the other draped over his waist.
"this ok?"
"more than ok.." Shota presses himself into Hizashi's side, happy to be back where he belongs in his husband's arms. Hizashi kisses Shota's forehead even though hes awake because hes no longer scared of, well, scaring him. he hasnt kissed his husband in more than a year, and hes dying for one right about now, but he decides that a small kiss on the forehead is better than nothing. but Shota hasnt had a kiss from his husband in more than a year, and hes sick of it.
"i just fucking told you im not made of glass, Hizashi." Shota slams their lips together, and finally everything feels right again.

Hizashi decided he would take some more time off of work so that he could be with Aizawa. they could both easily retire if they wanted, its not like they dont have enough money, so they didnt have to worry about the time off affecting them financially. they just wanted to be together for now.

so thats what they did. they both took more time off of work, and they went on dates (Shota very reluctantly leaving the house, and outright refusing to go anywhere near where he was taken from), they made blanket forts in the living room, they adopted two cats that the called Vanilla and Coffee after their favourite ice cream flavours, and they just existed together as husbands. the one thing they didnt do is have sex, because even after finally trusting Hizashi again, that was the one thing he felt like hed never be able to trust anyone with again. thankfully, Hizashi didnt really care if they never had sex again. not as long as he had his husband. and they didnt, not for a long time. but they did, and it was great. and loud. their poor cats.

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sorry i had to add something light hearted at the end, you know how i am with angst😅😅