Remember (Todobaku)

Chapter Nineteen

Communication.

That's what everyone wanted.

It's kind of hard for Bakugo to do that when he's anxious about everything he does.

He glares and yells and explodes. Sure that's all easy, but his mind runs at a million miles per hour telling him he's falling behind, he sucks, he needs to try harder.

Communication.

That's what he's been doing. He tells Mina when she gets too close. Tells Kaminari when he's being too loud with his movements like slamming doors. When Sero says something that sends him into a flashback. He even started being more open with Kirishima.

Todoroki isn't the jealous type, Bakugo figured out.

Anyway, finally talking to his friends again was helping.

Shinso never really did anything to trigger Bakugo or make him uncomfortable, so he was fine.

It was good. Of course, he still felt horrible and couldn't sleep most nights. Chinen had said to wait for another week to see if he could find something that would help him fall asleep, but now he was getting another consultation.

He'd be staying overnight at a facility where they'd watch him try to sleep throughout the night.

That situation does not seem right for Bakugo. Like at all, but it's the doctors' orders.

So at this point in time, Bakugo is still struggling. He's not eating every day, not sleeping, and not treating himself right. He tries to sometimes.

Like a relax day here and a tastier breakfast there.

He did small things that would bring him more joy or relaxation than usual. He's hardly ever relaxed, but it's getting easier.

The anxiety pills have yet to start working, but the depression ones are starting to kick in.

It's like he's still in that dark spot in his mind, but now there's a small ray of light. It's so small that you usually wouldn't be able to see it, but since the place he was in was so dark, the ray of light seemed like the brightest thing in the world.

Progress was still progress, and that's what he wanted. He just wanted to start getting at least a bit better.

"Bakugo, I'm gonna ask you to go get cleared by Recovery Girl," Aizawa says as he approaches him.

All Might doesn't like going near him and Bakugo can't blame him. He's the reason he's all bones and no skin now. The reason his career ended.

But Bakugo listens to Mr. Aizawa as he eyes All Might who turned away the minute Bakugo looked his way. It sucks being avoided by your idol. Or, what used to be his idol. Now it's Aizawa.

So Bakugo looks down and nods at his Homeroom Teacher's command.

Aizawa notices, though, because he always does, so he looks in the direction of All Might.

By the time Bakugo is looking back up, Mr. Aizawa is walking away in All Might's direction. Since there isn't really any reason for him to stay, Bakugo starts walking away to Recovery Girl's.

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Mr. Aizawa was probably a dumbass. He knew that All Might was treating Bakugo differently. It was painfully obvious in the way he skipped over him sometimes or just stayed clear of him.

It was obvious when Bakugo took notice and felt hurt.

The thing was, Mr. Aizawa didn't want to interfere and thought they'd talk it out soon.