And everything went red. || Iida angst

In the Dormitories

[In this chapter, there will be a depiction of a panic attack, be safe]

It was a few days after Iida's little slip up.  A majority of the students were sat inside of their rooms, most likely relaxing or doing homework. The few that decided to not go to their rooms were Bakugou, Todoroki, Uraraka, Midorya, Iida, and Ashido.

Iida was sat at the dining table doing homework, he couldn't stand looking at the his room, not right now at least. It was messy, he hated messy places, but he just couldn't bring himself to clean it.

Todoroki, Uraraka, and Midorya were all sitting on the couch, watching a movie. Todoroki was sat far away from the other two, who were practically cuddling.

Bakugou was standing in the corner of the living room watching the movie as well even though he couldn't hear it from with far away. Especially since Ashido was standing right next to him practically shouting into his ear about all the 'tea' revolving other classes.

Iida continued to try and do his work but suddenly his mind went completely blank, there was too many noises going on right now. People talking in the movie, background music, Ashido practically yelling, Midorya mumbling about the movie, Uraraka and Todoroki reminding Midorya to be quiet.

Iida couldn't pay attention. He set his pencil down and covered his ears, the sounds weren't getting any quieter.

People talking in the movie, background music, Ashido practically yelling, Midorya mumbling about the movie, Uraraka and Todoroki reminding Midorya to be quiet, the sound of Iida's leg bouncing and his shoe tapping against the floor.

Iida shut his eyes tightly and focussed on blocking out the sounds, but trying to block things out only makes you recognize more things.

People talking in the movie and background music getting quieter, Ashido practically yelling, Midorya mumbling about something else, Uraraka and Todoroki responding to him, the sound of Iida's leg bouncing and his shoe tapping against the floor, The sound of Iida's quick breaths.

Iida layed his head down on the desk and used his arms to cover his head, as if shielding himself from the noise, but..

The movie being paused, Bakugou shushing Ashido and Ashido arguing, Midorya's whispers, Uraraka and Todoroki standing up, the sound of Iida's leg bouncing and his shoe tapping against the floor, The sound of Iida's quick breaths, The sound of his heart beat pounding.

Iida's hands gripped at his hair and tried to maintain his breathing. He didn't feel right? What was happening to him? He never got so worked up over noises before.. So why now?

The TV being shut off, Bakugou telling Ashido to 'shut the hell up', Ashido scoffing, Midorya standing, Uraraka and Todoroki whispering, the sound of Iida's leg bouncing and his shoe tapping against the floor, The sound of Iida's quick breaths, The sound of his heart beat pounding, The constant thoughts in his head.

Iida wanted to stop feeling this way. He despised this new feeling, this new panic within him. Why can't he stop? Why is he shaking?

Bakugou whispering, Bakugou, Ashido, Midorya, Uraraka, and Todoroki walking, the sound of Iida's leg bouncing and his shoe tapping against the floor, The sound of Iida's quick breaths, The sound of his heart beat pounding, The constant thoughts in his head, never stopping. Why can't he stop?

Iida knew they were coming over. He felt embarrassed. Why was he acting like this? He's fine. He doesn't want them to see. They can't see.

He hears their footsteps stop in the doorway to the dining room. Someone started walking again, but no one followed. The ones that stayed behind whispered. He could only imagine them talking about how hilarious this was. How could they not? The class president, acting like that.. It's something that deserves mockery.

Iida feels a gentle hand, placed onto his back. Iida felt his heart practically jump into his throat. He was so mortified right now. How could he ever be a hero if he was scared of people he knew wasn't going to hurt him? They would never hurt him. They.. Would never hurt him, right?

The gentle hand rubbed circled against Iida's back, whoever it was, they were trying to comfort Iida. They leaned down, close to Iida, and began to whisper comforting words. Iida couldn't tell who it was from their voice. He could only tell that it was a guy speaking to him.

The gentle words of reassurance and comfort eventually managed to calm Iida down, his body relaxed, but the person continued to comfort Iida even after he was calm. Iida's fists slowly released the grip they had on his own hair and just rested on his head now.

Whoever was comforting Iida stood up again, they must've shoo'ed the rest of the people away because after they stood, Iida could hear a group of footsteps walking away.

The person crouched back down next to Iida and just sighed.

"What the hell is going on with you?" The person asked in a whisper.

Iida didn't respond, he just turned his head to look at the person. He was surprised to see Bakugou.

Bakugou stared at Iida for a few seconds before looking away from him and standing up straight.

"Are you okay now?" Bakugou asked.

Iida very slowly nodded.

Bakugou relaxed slightly, pleased that Iida was alright now. He then sighed and grabbed Iida's sleeve, pulling him out of the chair and dragging him.

Iida blinked and tried to pull away "What are you doing?" He asked, his voice quiet. He was stuttering.

"We're gonna have a private talk, alright?" Bakugou asked, taking Iida to his room and walking inside.

Iida just slowly nodded, deciding not to go against him. Bakugou lead Iida to his room and walked him inside, he then lead Iida to a chair in the corner of his room and had him sit down.

Iida was confused, usually Bakugou didn't let anyone into his room. This must've been serious, did he do something wrong?

"We're.. all worried about you, Iida." Bakugou muttered in a hushed tone as if he was the one nervous to say it.

"What?.. There's no reason to be worried about me. I am perfectly fine. As class president, I should be the one to worry about all of you." Iida said in a kind tone, if Bakugou hadn't seen it, he would've never believed that Iida had a panic attack mere moments prior to this conversation.

"Don't give me that shit, four eyes. This is the second time this week you have acted.. strangely." Bakugou said in a more harsh tone than he intended, but that's how he is.

Iida just sighed and slowly stood up. "I need to go finish my homework."

Bakugou caught Iida by the wrist before he was able to walk out. "See, that's another weird thing. You usually don't wait so long to get homework done. You do it the night it was given, not the evening before it's due."

Iida tensed automatically when Bakugou grabbed his wrist. Without saying a word, he tried to pull free, but..

Bakugou tightened his grip when he realized Iida was planning on just walking out without having this conversation. He didn't tighten it enough to hurt him, he only wanted to keep him there for now. "Iida, why won't you talk to anyone. I get not talking to me, but you're not talking to Deku or any of his friends either."

"Please let go of me, Bakugou." Iida said in a stern tone. Sterner than what was usual from Iida.

Bakugou blinked, he didn't expect that type of response, not from Iida. He needed to make sure the class president was alright. He told Asui that he would be able to. She was worried about Iida too. "Iida. Please, tell someone, anyone what's going on with you."

Iida was hesitant to respond, after a few seconds that felt longer than they should've, he nodded. "I will, Promise." He whispered.

Bakugou sighed of slight relief and then released Iida's wrist.

Iida walked out without another word, Bakugou should've known better than to trust him to open up to someone.