The scene appeared hazy yet strangely clear all at once.
Katsuki was standing in an empty expanse, a white space with no floor, walls, or ceiling, only soft light illuminating everything.
In this abstract place, Katsuki noticed himself marching ─ his younger self, and a little boy was following him. The boy's messy green curls framed a round face, and big starry green eyes glistened above chubby, freckled rosy cheeks.
「Wow, you're so lucky! Your Quirk is amazing, Kacchan!」 his voice carrying innocence and admiration.
「No matter what power you end up with, you'll never be able to beat me, Deku,」 the younger version of Katsuki echoed with confidence.
The young Katsuki never glanced back, as if the young nerd would forever be in his shadow.
Then, the scenery shifted.
Katsuki saw the back of a teenage boy in a hero costume striding ahead. He remained smaller than Katsuki, yet appeared a newfound confidence.
「I'll finally beat you with my own power,」 The young hero's determined voice echoed.
In pursuit, a teenage Katsuki chased after his childhood friend with a mix of fury and desperation.
「How dumb do you think I am? I can't stand it! Don't stand in front of me!」 he yelled.
His palms unleashed flames towards the answerless back, shrouding his view in smoke.
and then, the third sceneary.
Katsuki could see an adult hero standing in front of him, facing him. This hero was someone Katsuki met at a school reunion, in the same clothes, appearing taller, more muscular, and somehow self-assured.
And that face.
the freckled face looking so younger for his age when he smiled fondly.
「Kacchan.」
Katsuki tried to utter his name.
「Izu─」
「Izuku!」
Katsuki's voice intertwined with another voice.
A little girl run excitedly towards Izuku, her arms outstretched. Izuku turned around, catching her with a loving embrace, showing his back to Katsuki.
「Eri, my princess, my daughter!」 Izuku exclaimed joyfully, lifting her into the air.
「Would you like to watch the thunder, Eri?」 Izuku asked, a wide, happy smile gracing his lips.
Katsuki stretched his arm out toward them, trying to halt Izuku as he moved away with his daughter.
'No, wait! There's something I need to tell you, Deku! Please─' Katsuki's plea hung in the air.
「Oh,」 Izuku paused, but it wasn't for Katsuki.
「Say hello to mommy, Eri. She's over there!」 Izuku pointed ahead.
Katsuki's breath caught as he gazed in that direction.
A faint silhouette stood there ─ a slender, alluring figure with long hair, much like the little girl's.
'Deku, wait─' Katsuki's words faltered.
Yet Izuku seemed unable to hear him. He joined the woman ─ his wife. Katsuki watched as the two adults enfolded their daughter between them, sharing a tender kiss intimately.
The scene before Katsuki was heartbreakingly beautiful, but it make him urge to cry out.
─Please, don't leave...!
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Fanfiction「I'll always be by your side, Eri.」 Izuku promised to Eri when he rescued her from Overhaul. True to his word, Izuku adopted her, and they had been living together for two years now. During this time, Izuku struggled to find their own happiness toge...
