𝗆𝗈𝗈𝗇 • 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗄 | Young Gran Torino

Chpt. 8 | Welcome Home

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒:
• Family Drama
• Jealousy
• Argument
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Bold ~ Toshinori/All Might
Italics ~ Nana Shimura
❤️ ~ Haruto
🧡 ~ Haru
💙 ~ Selene
💜 ~ Estelle
🩶 ~ Esra
🩷 ~ Evrin
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Rōjin ~ Old man
Hīrō ~ Hero
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             Luna growls lowly as Toshinori pins her to the ground, dirt coating the teen's back as she struggles under his tight grasp. Toshi smiles victoriously, enjoying the change in positions. "Ugh! You're getting stronger, and heavier." Luna groans and pushes at her friend's abdomen, annoyed that he's not even trying to get off of her. "Toshi, get the fuck off of me before I let a blackhole eat you!" This startles the young male. He quickly scrambles away from the teen, not doubting she would actually do something like that.

             "Good job, Toshinori. Lea, you need to try harder." "I am trying. His quirk is just getting stronger." "That's no excuse, kid. You need to try harder." "Fuck off, rōjin," She spits, annoyed that they're all ganging up on her over something so trivial. "I'm trying my best." "Well your best isn't good enough." "Fuck all of you! I'm trying, okay?! Stop putting so much pressure on me!" Luna stands up and stomps to her backpack, slinging it over her shoulder before rushing through Torino's house and out the front door. "What did I do?!" "Go after her." Nana glares at Torino with crossed arms. The male scoffs but does so nonetheless.

             "Damnit kid. Why are you always running off?" The hero mumbles as he rushes down the street, following the unsuspecting teen. She twists and turns down different streets, focused on reaching her destination. Which is anywhere but her home and with the group. "Luna!" Torino calls out, startling the teen. She quickly turns around and watches with furrowed brows as the male approaches. "What do you want, Torino? Did you come to berate me some more?" "No... I didn't." He sighs and stops in front of Luna, covered eyes staring into her multicolored ones. The duo stare at each other for a moment before Torino pulls Luna into a nearby alley. "What are you-" He quickly takes off his mask so his pretty brown eyes are visible. Luna watches the man with confusion and curiosity. Why is he taking his mask off? Why does he seem so upset? "I'm just trying to help you, kid. I don't understand why you're so upset." Luna's brows furrow as she begins glaring at the hero. She scoffs before crossing her arms.

             "And here I thought you were gonna apologize." "Kid, I don't apologize. So get used to it." Luna clenches her jaw with a small smile, lips quivering and eyes watering as she tries to hold everything back. "Okay," She whispers softly before turning around, ready to leave the alley but a familiar hand wraps around her wrist. Soft sobs escape Luna's lips as she hangs her head. She didn't want to cry in front of Torino. Not now, not ever. It's embarrassing to her, not having control over her emotions and feelings. Luna feels like she should have more control over herself. But instead, she's constantly fighting with her burning emotions. They're all over the place, all of the time. "Luna-... shit kid, I'm-... sorry." Torino sighs as he turns the teen around and pulls her close. One hand lays on the small of her back as the other wraps in her hair, keeping her head in the crook of his neck.

             "It's fine, I'm fine!" She quickly pushes herself away from him, a forced smile on her face. "It's, it's whatever, ya know? I'm fine. It's all good," Luna stutters and mumbles quickly as she backs away from the hero. Torino sighs and wraps his arms around her waist before she can get away. He pulls her to his chest, breathing steady and even as he holds her. "You're not fine, and it's not okay. I don't know what's got you so worked up, but I know you're stronger than what we saw today." Luna sniffles as she snuggles into the taller male, contemplating if she should tell him or not. "I'm trying my best. Why can't anyone see that?" "I'm sorry." "I thought you didn't say that phrase." "Fuck off." "You have to let go first." Instead of letting go, Torino squeezes her even closer. Luna giggles softly as she pulls away enough to wipe her eyes. "You really wanna know what's going on?" "Does it involve me knowing more about you than I should?" "Absolutely."