Mine //~Baku x Todo

4.5 ~weak

It's been nearly a week since Todoroki first had that nightmare...or at least since I first noticed it.
He's had nightmares nearly every night since then and it has woken me up every single time. But today's different. Just as I was about to get up to sit by his side again, he woke up. The moment he shot up, I closed my eyes again and pretended to sleep. Heavily panting, he looked around and started rummaging around in his bag. I debated whether or not to get up under the pretense of him having woke me up, but before I could decide, he apparently found what he was looking for and rushed out of the room.
I went after him and am now standing infront of the locked bathroom door, yet again debating on what to do next.

"For fuck's sake."
I sigh and sit down, leaning against the wall next to the door.
"Why can't I just go back to sleep?"

I knock against the door twice and am answered by silence.
"Icyhot. I know you're in there...."
I say

"Uhm....I...."
I have no idea of what to even say in a situation like this, so I just stop talking.
I rest my head on my knees, that I pull up against my chest.

After a few minutes, I hear the bathroom door click and see Icyhot peeking out. He looks down the hall, not seing me in the dark. He let's out a sigh of relief and starts walking. When he enters my room again, I get up and follow him, just to find him standing in the middle of the room, staring at my bed. The door clicks as I close it and
he flinches, now staring at the floor.

"Icyhot. What did you do?"
I ask.

"U-use the toilet. Why are you awake?"
He mutters.

"Did you have another nightmare?"

"I don't need your pity"

"Who's talking about pity? Dude, I can't stand you and even I am worried."

"There's no need to be"
He eventually says or better he manages to choke it out, sounding like he's crying and doesn't want me to notice.
I slowly walk over to him and turn him around by putting my hand on his shoulder.

"Jeez"
I sigh when I see his face covered in tears.
"You crybaby"

"I'm not a crybaby"

"Uh-huh. I see that"
I put my arms around him and pull him into a hug, to which he responds by doing the same. With his arms around my neck, he presses his face into my shoulder.

"It was just a dream. You'll be okay"
I say after a while of us just standing there and him heavily sobbing.

"No! Because it's true!"
He sobs
"I'm too weak to do anything"

"What?"
I pull away and look at him with a serious expression.
"Icyhot, you're not weak. I mean, sure...you're kinda ugly, just average when it comes to intelligence and intellect and your reaction time is shitty, but you're not weak. Even without your quirk"

He looks at me and sniffs, then smiles a little
"Was that a compliment or insult?"
He chuckles.

"Neither. It's a fact"

"You're saying it's a fact that I'm ugly?"

"That's what you took from that?"

"Kinda. But thanks anyways"
He rests his head on my shoulder again.

''What are you doing?"

"Just a little longer, please."

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