Remember (Todobaku)

Chapter Fifty-Two

Bakugo knows that it's a given that healing comes with it's bad days.

As finals approach, he expected to have more bad days then good with all the stress, but he doesn't.

Hasn't had one in quite a while and finals are just two weeks away.

With the way things are going, he doesn't think he'll even get an anxiety attack. A panic attack might be more likely, but not something he's worried about. He feels okay.

Like actually okay.

The bad days he does get are easier to manage. Easier to get out of and get through. He talks to his parents, his boyfriend, his friends.

When he goes to therapy, talking to Chinen is easier. He doesn't feel as shameful. Embarrassed.

It's something that was impossible to even imagine before.

And now it's slowly happening. Those bullshit sayings about how healing takes time, isn't actually bullshit, and it's blowing his mind.

The only thing he still struggles with, is that he thinks his scars are embarrassing.

Because people look. They stare and they know.

He hates that they stare.

It makes him feel small and like he's back in that room, cuffed and helpless because he's not in charge of where people look. He can't control that they know.

Just like when he was with them. They looked and he couldn't control that.

Bakugo hates not being in control.

He's still working on it.

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Mr. Aizawa notices things.

He has twenty students in his class, but he notices everything.

Hagakure putting herself out there more, volunteering and talking to people she never really approached before.

When Midoriya had a sprained ankle and still wanted to participate in training, he automatically found out and sent him straight to Recovery Girl.

That hadn't happened in a long time, but with the stress of finals coming, Aizawa figured that that was what caused him to be so reckless again. It had stopped slowly after All Might left, but stress does a lot and Aizawa knows that.

Aizawa notices things.

Denki's increase in grades after Bakugo started getting healthy again.

Todoroki's habit of making sure Bakugo always had something to eat calming down.

When Aizawa was at the dorms, Todoroki would be in the kitchen constantly. Whether it was making a small snack or a meal, he'd be down there, and sometimes he'd be on the phone with Bakugo, telling him he'd be up soon.

That made Aizawa particularly sad for the two teens.

They apparently talked it out, though, because Todoroki stopped being so anxious about that.

"So when you guys take the exam, remember you get extra credit for the essay. Got it?"

Aizawa watches as Mic finishes off class for the day before training.

They look relieved at the mention of extra credit.

"It's not a lot, but even if you try, you'll get some credit. I know you'll all do great, though. Keep doing what you're doing. At this point, I know none of you will fail. You got this," Mic ends, trying to lift their anxious spirits.