𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 +K. Bakugo X Reader+

61. Trusted

The quietness from Katsuki's walk to the dorms was unpleasant. He was pondering over what the taxi driver had said. Things you had kept from him. Your father. Who was your father? Lion's den? Wolf in sheep's clothing?

The trust between the two of you was shriveling, and you both had no power to stop it. Nearing the dorms, you stopped in shock at the sight of your dorm trashed. Trash bags, banana skin, rotten fish, eggs, apples...

This was the cost of normality. No matter what, you wanted this. Even if it meant suffering for the rest of your days. Katsuki helped you set things away without a word. And then he helped you clean your room because, why wouldn't he?

And then you both sat in silence.

"I want to tell you."

He glanced at you. You moved closer to him and grabbed his hand.

"I want to tell you everything. I'm so scared. I was always so scared that you'd hate me or you'd want to kill me although I know it's irrational."

Katsuki wondered what was it that made you think that way. He wasn't, in any way, a murderer.

"I'll tell you everything. Please don't get mad."

"I promise I won't. Just tell me." He was impatient for answers.

You got closer to him. "When I was kidnapped, we weren't taken to the same place. I was taken to a different place, where Izuku had went. When I had awakened, it smelled like putrid death. There were nomus everywhere."

Katsuki was disgusted. The smell of death is something he'd have to handle once he becomes a hero but he still wouldn't want to smell it.

"There was a man. He smelled like death the most. I was terrified. He was All for One, the most wanted villain."

Katsuki's eyes widened. All for One? That was One for All's nemesis. How ironic that you met All for One. And Izuku, one for all.

"His skin was ragged and he looked much like a potato. There were no eyes in his sockets. It looked as if his face was melted."

Disgusting.

"And then he asked if I remembered him. There was no way I'd know that man. I would've remembered such a horrid face."

Katsuki played with your hands, tracing the folds of your palms.

"A long, long, time ago, when I was a baby, Inko divorced my father. And each took one twin. Inko took Izuku. I was taken by my father. I remember his face. White hair, grey eyes.... And then, All Might came to arrest him. Katsuki, my father..."

Katsuki stopped playing with your hands.

"Izuku and I are twins. My father favors me mostly because I took after his quirk. We are his children, Katsuki. All for one is our father."

A sudden chill and dread filled his stomach. You kept this from him?

"I hadn't know that he was. The moment he revealed it, I couldn't believe it. There was no way it was possible. And then he manipulated me. I cried a lot. I trusted him for a few moments. It felt like I had an actual family, even if it were for a few moments. I feel so guilty."

Tears stung your eyes.

"I wish I didn't trust him at that time. I just wanted someone I could rely on. I just wanted a mom. I just..."

Katsuki didn't move to comfort you or to criticize you. He was blank.

"And then we ate dinner. He said that I can't stay here. I had to become a hero. So he hurt me. So that he could form memories in my head so that I would believe that he hurt me so much more. And then that intense feeling of pain..."

"(Y/n)."

"I don't ever want to experience it again."

"(Y/n)."

"Oh Katsuki, I'm so sorry. I didn't want to keep this from you but I felt so guilty and I didn't want you to think I was a villain and-"

"Don't touch me."

"Huh?"

In a second, you were thrown onto your back. You sat up and saw Katsuki glaring at you.

"I thought you had gone through experimentation. I thought you were so hurt that you would never become normal. That you needed me and my support. But you betrayed me. You betrayed me and my feelings. I fucking trusted you to handle my emotions with care. I trusted you to be true with me. But you weren't. You fucking weren't!"

You hung your head as he berated you. It was true. You lied to him. You took his support for granted. You destroyed every single trust he had left for you.

You were a terrible person.

"I need time. You..." He almost grabbed you but he stopped. "Don't fucking forget that I love you. I still need time. Got it?!"

Tears streamed down your face as you nodded. Your heart weighed heavy.

"I'm not breaking up with you, stupid. Think about what you've done. And then come to me."

Did he handle this the best way? No, probably not. But at least he didn't ruin his relationship with you. You taught him that. If there's one thing he doesn't want in this whole world, it's to break up with you.

If he ever did, he'd punch himself in the face ten times. Or maybe ten times that amount. Maybe it was when he was a child that he loved you. Maybe he thought he hated you.

And maybe, he still trusted your heart.