"You're graduating early?! You've only been here a year?! Less than a year!" I frantically stammer as my heart feels like it's twisting and going to pound out of my chest. He can't leave me. He just can't. I also can't believe Keigo is just now dropping this bombshell on me. Surely he's known for weeks. Rumi is awkwardly watching me try not to have a nervous breakdown in the middle of the dorm as I start pacing like a maniac in our room.
"I'm taking third year level finals and getting my license next weekend. Happy birthday to me. I guess," Keigo sighs as he stares at the floor with his hands in his pockets.
' Fuck this is the worst thing to ever happen to me. He's breaking up with me. I just know it. Of course. Why did I think I could ever be happy. Stupid STUPID Toya. You should've known better.'
"So...so what does this mean...like...for us..." I force the words out of my mouth as I feel my world crashing down around me. I feel like I'm going to have a massive panic attack, and it's taking everything in me to not tremble and break down as I automatically assume the worst. I brace myself for the words I expect to hear, and I feel my stomach dropping to the floor, but Keigo instantly whips his head up and looks at me with a mortified expression.
"No, no, no, Toya. Dude, there's no way you're getting rid of me that easy. I'm still going to make time for us. It'll just have to be around my hero schedule. I've already signed a contract with an agency, and they want me to be the new face of it if I can beat their boss' record," He rambles, waving his hands in a "don't worry" motion.
"So...?" I hesitate, still not entirely convinced.
"Todoroki, you dolt, he wouldn't leave you if I said I'd give him my parents' Tesla. I know. I tried after I found out," Rumi chuckles, punching Keigo in the arm.
I breathe a sigh of relief as I feel all of my anxiety subside and pull him into a bone-crushing hug.
"Thank fuck, you had me scared there, Featherhead," I whisper in his ear, and he smiles.
"Yes, so you can go into your last two finals knowing your handsome soon-to-be Pro Hero will be waiting for you all the way until you graduate. And then, you two will have a seat at my agency when the time comes," He says proudly, flapping his wings.
"So you're taking all your finals today? That's terrible. What a shitty birthday present," Rue laughs, and Keigo rolls his eyes.
"I had no real say in it. Bittersweet sixteen. You guys just have your Hero/Villain Psychology and Close Combat left, right?" He asks, and the two of us nod.
"Do me a favor and pass so you graduate on time," Keigo slaps me on the back as the three of us walk out of the room.
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"You may start as soon as you get the test. I got this straight from the Hero Commission Office, so it is to the highest standard. You all have been preparing for this all semester. Don't disappoint me, children," Lady Nagant remarks authoritatively as she begins passing out the test. This Final would analyze our personalities and place us on a spectrum of hero, villain, or civilian based on how we acted in situations. The purpose of the Psychology course for first years was to figure out how to properly shape our conscience through the Academy, whereas the next two years it focused on how well we could analyze the psychology of heroes, villains, and citizens. I stare at the Psychology Final and blink as I read the first question:
You see someone you care for getting kidnapped. What do you do? A) Call the authorities B) Take matters into your own hands (take the one you care for back by any means necessary) C) Do nothing D) Apprehend the kidnapper without harming them
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PHOENIX: A Pro Hero Toya Todoroki AU
FanfictionFor most of his life, Toya Todoroki was a loner. He was a scrawny, broody kid only known for getting in an explosive fight that led to him being held back. That is...until he met Keigo Takami. Navigating love, his own demons, and the road to becomin...
