A Ray of Hope for Tenya Iida

Grief

(TW: Swearing, partial mentions of 18+ behaviors [barely tho, nothing detailed whatsoever, the idea doesn't even get one word finished] depressive thoughts, grief, guilt of death, mild injury, and extreme emotional distress.)

Bakugou's pov: Four eyes just returned from whatever dumbass conversation he was having with Aizawa. His smile was fucking off, it looked like he was trying to hard not to react to some news. Did that nerd get in trouble for the first time? He sat in his seat, and right as the bell rang, he got up and left the room. We had a bit more of a break than most schools did, so he didn't need to rush, no matter where he needed to go in the school. Four eyes was hiding something and I knew it. But what was he hiding? It's not like there was anything worth hiding that wasn't dark, he didn't even try to have a fun life. He really wasn't raised to be fun since he always acted like he had a stick up his ass. I looked at Raccoon Eyes and Dunce Face, who looked back at me with determination in their eyes. We were all going to follow him, we'd just decided. The dumbass squad was tagging along with me as we snuck through the hallways, following him as he weaved through the different people. He held onto his books pretty tightly, his knuckles were turning white from how hard he was squeezing those damn books. It's not like I cared, but it was stupid when someone did something that wasn't helpful to their well being, and I hated seeing people do dumb shit. He needed some other thing to grab like that, the dumbass was gonna break his books or something. We followed him all the way to his dorm, where he held the handle too tight for a little too long before slamming his door shut a little harder than he probably meant to. Four eyes was upset about something, but what? Dunce face still looked like he felt guilty as fuck, so maybe he knew something. 

"Oi, Dunce face, the fuck are you thinking about?" He jumped a bit and looked startled. Motherfucker already knew I was onto him. 

"Huh? Oh, I'm wondering what he's doing in there. It's probably not good for him to be alone if he's feeling upset, right? He deserves comfort like all of us do." Raccoon Eyes looked at Dunce face for a bit.

"Just the other day you were complaining about how uptight and strict he is and saying things to him you wouldn't say to anyone else. What's suddenly changed?" She put a hand on her hip. Tape Elbows jumped in.

"Yeah, dude, you're acting weird..."

"C'mon guys! I'm not being weird! It's just that I'm concerned about him and I changed the way I'm thinking about things! Is it that hard to believe that I can change for the better without something suddenly happening?"

"Yes." Everyone said at once. I had to hold back laughter as he got more upset, it was too good to see everyone gang up on him. I can admit I joined in too, but it was hilarious to see everyone knew he just doesn't improve without learning something new. Suddenly, there was a loud thud from Four Eyes' room, it wasn't like someone falling, more like something was thrown or someone kicked or punched. The fuck was going on in there? I banged on the door. 

"Yo, Four Eyes! You good in there?" I was the only damn person to know what to do.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Bakugou. Now go away, please. I don't feel like talking to anyone right now." His tone was dry and sounded a little forced. Something was up.

Iida's pov: I slammed my door way too hard, it was very loud, but I felt like someone was watching me and I wanted to deter them. I tried to hold back the tears, but they started slipping almost as soon as I closed my door fully and walked a few steps into my room. Why? Why did this happen? Why did this have to happen to me?! Why did he have to die?! This had to be a lie, right? Someone had told the school something false, someone thought he died, anything! This wasn't true, this was a sick prank on me to mess with my head so people could finally see me crack. Well, too bad for them! I wasn't going to crack! I'd go and visit the hospital to see him awake and happy, laughing at how ridiculous I've been, being sad about what was going on. He'd tell me I'm too tense and that I need to think about having fun just as much as being a hero. He'd give me a comforting hug and apologize for such a cruel prank and tell me he'd be more careful. I'd tell him it was an unheroic joke and I'd scold him for not being more careful in the first place, and then we'd go out and talk about what's been happening in our lives lately and how much we'd missed each other since I started UA. Anything but this, we'd be doing anything and everything other than what was happening now. I wouldn't believe it, I couldn't believe it. If I believed it, that would make it true, and I couldn't make that the reality. I couldn't live in a world without Tensei. He was my brother, we didn't always share the same interests or do the same thing, but he was always there, he was a constant in my life, and those were rare at this point.